Lodging
$119/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,351
Max per month
$5,854
Joliet (Will County) has a GSA lodging rate of $119 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,351 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Joliet is about $1,675 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,570/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Joliet
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,710/wk
Aya Healthcare · Joliet, IL · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,497/wk
Aya Healthcare · Joliet, IL · 20 wks · dayCardiac Icu Travel Nurse$2,491/wk
Nomad Health · Joliet, IL · 13 wksPediatric Icu Picu Travel Nurse$2,467/wk
Nomad Health · Joliet, IL · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Cardiovascular$2,226/wk
AMN Healthcare · Joliet, ILAdventure Awaits: RN Role in Charming Joliet!$2,226/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Joliet, IL · 13 wksCVICU RN$2,179/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Joliet, IL · 13 wksCritical Care Travel Nurse$2,080/wk
Nomad Health · Joliet, IL · 13 wksTravel CCU Registered Nurse$1,938/wk
Aya Healthcare · Joliet, IL · 36 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$1,905/wk
AMN Healthcare · Joliet, 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.