Lodging
$165/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,715
Max per month
$7,432
Fort Myers (Lee County) has a GSA lodging rate of $165 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,715 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Fort Myers is about $1,719 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,950/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Fort Myers
Emergency / Trauma Travel Nurse Job in Fort Myers, FL$2,913/wk
Advantis Medical · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksMedical / Surgical Travel Nurse Job in Fort Myers, FL$2,908/wk
Advantis Medical · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$2,725/wk
AMN Healthcare · Fort Myers, FLJoin the Sunshine State: ER Nursing by the Beach!$2,725/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksExperience Paradise While Saving Lives in Fort Myers!$2,725/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$2,725/wk
AMN Healthcare · Fort Myers, FLMedical / Surgical RN$2,270/wk
Soliant Health · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksJoin the Healing Waves of Fort Myers Now!$2,127/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Fort Myers, FL · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Case Management- Case Manager$2,125/wk
AMN Healthcare · Fort Myers, FLRegistered Nurse – Case Management- Case Manager$2,125/wk
AMN Healthcare · Fort Myers, FLSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.