Stipends → Maryland → Columbia

Travel Nurse Stipend in Columbia, MD

Up to $1,414 per week tax-free for housing and meals (GSA FY2027).

Lodging

$116/night

Meals & incidentals

$86/day

Max per week

$1,414

Max per month

$6,127

Columbia (Howard County) has a GSA lodging rate of $116 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,414 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.

Typical rent in Columbia is about $2,278 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,480/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.

Highest-paying travel jobs in Columbia

Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,313/wk

Aya Healthcare · Columbia, MD · day

Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,313/wk

Aya Healthcare · Columbia, MD · day

Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room$2,293/wk

AMN Healthcare · Columbia, MD

Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room$2,293/wk

AMN Healthcare · Columbia, MD

Discover Life in Vibrant Columbia, Maryland!$2,293/wk

AMN Healthcare Nursing · Columbia, MD · 13 wks

Join the Heart of Maryland's Thriving Healthcare Scene!$2,293/wk

AMN Healthcare Nursing · Columbia, MD · 13 wks

Operating Room RN$2,128/wk

Fusion Medical Staffing · Columbia, MD · 13 wks

RN OR$2,050/wk

Prime Time Healthcare · Columbia, MD

RN OR$2,050/wk

Prime Time Healthcare · Columbia, MD

Registered Nurse – Telemetry$1,957/wk

AMN Healthcare · Columbia, MD

All 37 travel nurse jobs in Columbia →

Source: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.