Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Springfield (Sangamon 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 Springfield is about $1,178 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 Springfield
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,844/wk
Aya Healthcare · Springfield, IL · 52 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,745/wk
Aya Healthcare · Springfield, IL · 76 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab$3,334/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$3,322/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$3,322/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$3,322/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$3,273/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$3,273/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$3,273/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, ILRegistered Nurse – Cardiovascular$3,273/wk
AMN Healthcare · Springfield, 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.