Lodging
$116/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,414
Max per month
$6,127
Dayton (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 Dayton is about $2,358 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 Dayton
All 1 travel nurse jobs in Dayton →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.