Lodging
$123/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,421
Max per month
$6,158
Aurora (DuPage County) has a GSA lodging rate of $123 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,421 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Aurora is about $2,294 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,690/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Aurora
Travel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,638/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,617/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,061/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 76 wks · dayTravel Outpatient Clinic Registered Nurse$1,996/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · dayTravel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse$1,971/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum Registered Nurse$1,971/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel Surgical Services Certified OR Tech / Surgical Tech (CST)$1,808/wk
Aya Healthcare · Aurora, IL · 40 wks · dayCT Technologist – Nights – $59.85/hr
Sable Corporation · Aurora, IL · 13 wksRegistered Nurse (RN) - Women's Health Float Pool
Advocate Health · Aurora, ILWomen's Health Float Pool RN - weekend program
Advocate Health · Aurora, ILSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.