Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Silver Spring (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 Silver Spring is about $1,969 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 Silver Spring
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$3,411/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,960/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Surgical Services CVOR Tech$2,388/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,191/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,191/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Home Health Registered Nurse$2,179/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Home Health Registered Nurse$2,118/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Surgical Services CVOR Tech$2,060/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Outpatient$2,035/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · dayTravel Home Health Registered Nurse$2,023/wk
Aya Healthcare · Silver Spring, MD · 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.