Lodging
$174/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,736
Max per month
$7,523
Cocoa Beach (Brevard County) has a GSA lodging rate of $174 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,736 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Cocoa Beach is about $2,496 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($5,220/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Cocoa Beach
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,455/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,455/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,356/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · 20 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Acute Care Hospital$2,296/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · 80 wks · dayTravel Surgical Services OR Tech / Surgical Tech$1,812/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · dayTravel Surgical Services OR Tech / Surgical Tech$1,812/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · dayTravel Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics RRT$1,721/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$1,695/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$1,695/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$1,695/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cocoa Beach, FL · daySource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.