Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Bethesda (Montgomery 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 Bethesda is about $2,971 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 Bethesda
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Registered Radiology Assistant$3,564/wk
Aya Healthcare · Bethesda, MD · 40 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$3,186/wk
Aya Healthcare · Bethesda, MD · dayAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)$2,433/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)$2,433/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse (Inpatient Clinical/Ob-Gyn)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse (Operating Room)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse (Educator/Psychiatric Health)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse(ICU)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse (ICU)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDNurse (Clinical/Emergency Department)$2,112/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Bethesda, MDSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.