Lodging
$185/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,897
Max per month
$8,220
Fort Lauderdale (Broward County) has a GSA lodging rate of $185 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,897 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Fort Lauderdale is about $2,697 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($5,550/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Fort Lauderdale
Travel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,477/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 60 wks · dayTravel Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse$2,408/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,408/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · dayCath Lab RN$2,135/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 13 wksIR RN$2,135/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,120/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · dayRegistered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care - PICU$1,995/wk
AMN Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FLTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$1,964/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · dayTravel Cardiac Tele Registered Nurse$1,810/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, FL · dayTravel Telemetry Registered Nurse$1,810/wk
Aya Healthcare · Fort Lauderdale, 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.