Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Kankakee (Kankakee 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 Kankakee is about $1,204 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 Kankakee
Travel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Outpatient$2,763/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Outpatient$2,763/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,074/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · 32 wks · dayTravel Telemetry Registered Nurse$2,028/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · dayTravel Medical Surgical Registered Nurse$2,028/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · dayTravel IMC Registered Nurse$2,028/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · dayTravel Telemetry Registered Nurse$2,022/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · dayRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$1,964/wk
AMN Healthcare · Kankakee, ILTravel Rehab Registered Nurse$1,957/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · 76 wks · dayTravel Telemetry Registered Nurse$1,957/wk
Aya Healthcare · Kankakee, IL · 76 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.