Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Alexandria (Rapides 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 Alexandria is about $1,148 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 Alexandria
Travel Pharmacy Pharmacist Inpatient$3,354/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alexandria, LA · 80 wks · dayTravel Pharmacy Pharmacist Inpatient$3,230/wk
Aya Healthcare · Alexandria, LA · 40 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare · Alexandria, LARegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare · Alexandria, LARegistered Nurse – Medical Surgical$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare · Alexandria, LAExplore Southern Charm While Caring in Alexandria, LA!$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Alexandria, LA · 13 wksExperience Southern Charm While Healing in Alexandria!$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Alexandria, LA · 13 wksJoin the Southern Charm: Travel ICU Nursing in Alexandria!$2,992/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Alexandria, LA · 13 wksExplore Alexandria: Heart of Southern Culture Awaits!$2,946/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Alexandria, LA · 13 wksExplore Southern Charm as an ER Nurse in Alexandria!$2,823/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Alexandria, LA · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.