Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Mount Vernon (Jefferson 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 Mount Vernon is about $992 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 Mount Vernon
Travel PCU Registered Nurse$2,815/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 44 wks · dayEmergency / Trauma Travel Nurse Job in Mount Vernon, IL$2,727/wk
Advantis Medical · Mount Vernon, IL · 13 wksTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,593/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 92 wks · dayTravel Medical Surgical Registered Nurse$2,563/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 28 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Acute Care Hospital$2,518/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 60 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Home Health$2,302/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 40 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Home Health$2,302/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,212/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 32 wks · dayTravel PCU Registered Nurse$2,172/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 36 wks · dayTravel PCU Registered Nurse$2,096/wk
Aya Healthcare · Mount Vernon, IL · 68 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.