Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Alton (Madison 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 Alton is about $1,003 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 Alton
Travel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,687/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 80 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,649/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,643/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 28 wks · dayEmergency / Trauma Travel Nurse Job in Alton, IL$2,636/wk
Advantis Medical · Alton, IL · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,623/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 80 wks · dayTravel Outpatient Clinic Infusion Registered Nurse$2,387/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Mammography Tech$2,286/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology X-Ray Tech$2,209/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 80 wks · dayMedical Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse$2,174/wk
Nomad Health · Alton, IL · 13 wksTravel MS/Tele Registered Nurse$2,101/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alton, IL · 12 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.