Lodging
$165/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,715
Max per month
$7,432
New Orleans (Jefferson County) has a GSA lodging rate of $165 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,715 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in New Orleans is about $1,633 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,950/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in New Orleans
Travel Perfusionist$6,342/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,200/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,068/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,068/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,068/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,068/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,068/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 60 wks · dayOperating Room Travel Nurse$2,649/wk
Nomad Health · New Orleans, LA · 13 wksTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Pediatrics$2,550/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 40 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,325/wk
Aya Healthcare · New Orleans, LA · 44 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.