Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Columbus (Bartholomew 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 Columbus is about $1,385 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 Columbus
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,781/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,781/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 60 wks · dayTravel NICU Registered Nurse$2,393/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 84 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,171/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 80 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Outpatient$1,974/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 60 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$1,967/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 20 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Outpatient$1,883/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 80 wks · dayTravel Step down Registered Nurse$1,815/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 60 wks · dayTravel Step down Registered Nurse$1,815/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 60 wks · dayTravel NICU Registered Nurse$1,740/wk
Aya Healthcare · Columbus, IN · 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.