Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Tampa (Hillsborough County) has a GSA lodging rate of $113 a night and a meals rate of $68 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,267 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Tampa is about $1,930 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,390/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Tampa
Spinal Cord Injury - Chief Nurse$3,181/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Tampa, FLTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Tampa, FL · 40 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Cardiovascular Operating Room$2,694/wk
AMN Healthcare · Tampa, FLAssistant Chief Nurse SCI$2,624/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Tampa, 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.