Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Columbus (Muscogee 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 Columbus is about $1,331 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 Columbus
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,957/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Ultrasound Tech Maternal Fetal$2,878/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,826/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,657/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,654/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,654/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 40 wks · dayTravel Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse$2,649/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 40 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PTA Acute Care Hospital$2,594/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 40 wks · dayTravel Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse$2,573/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 20 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,296/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, GA · 20 wks · 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.