Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Frankfort (Franklin 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 Frankfort is about $989 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 Frankfort
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room$3,366/wk
AMN Healthcare · Frankfort, KYEmergency / Trauma Travel Nurse Job in Frankfort, KY$2,673/wk
Advantis Medical · Frankfort, KY · 13 wksER RN$2,405/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Frankfort, KY · 6 wksTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation OT Home Health$2,174/wk
Aya Healthcare · Frankfort, KY · dayPost Anesthesia Care Unit Pacu Travel Nurse$1,941/wk
Nomad Health · Frankfort, KY · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - PACU$1,935/wk
AMN Healthcare · Frankfort, KYExperience Kentucky's Charm While Caring for Patients!$1,935/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Frankfort, KY · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - PACU$1,901/wk
AMN Healthcare · Frankfort, KYJoin the Heart of Kentucky: PACU Travel Nursing Adventure!$1,901/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Frankfort, KY · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$1,896/wk
AMN Healthcare · Frankfort, KYSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.