Lodging
$154/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,596
Max per month
$6,916
Athens (Clarke County) has a GSA lodging rate of $154 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,596 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Athens is about $1,782 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,620/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Athens
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,636/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Mammography Tech$2,546/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 20 wks · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,444/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 60 wks · dayTravel PACU Registered Nurse$2,394/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,374/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 92 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,373/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,347/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,286/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 44 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,260/wk
Aya Healthcare · Athens, GA · 40 wks · dayExplore Athens: Care with a View!$2,187/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Athens, GA · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.