Lodging
$125/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,435
Max per month
$6,218
Lexington (Fayette County) has a GSA lodging rate of $125 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,435 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Lexington is about $1,631 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,750/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Lexington
Registered Nurse - Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Service/Deputy Nurse Executive$4,056/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Lexington, KYTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,237/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,236/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,236/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 60 wks · dayRegistered Nurse - Chief Nurse of Mental Health and Emergency Department$3,220/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Lexington, KYCath Lab Travel Nurse$3,201/wk
Nomad Health · Lexington, KY · 13 wksTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$3,034/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,994/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 60 wks · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,958/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,957/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lexington, KY · 40 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.