Lodging
$160/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,638
Max per month
$7,098
Detroit (Wayne County) has a GSA lodging rate of $160 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,638 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Detroit is about $1,328 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,800/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Detroit
RN L&D$2,848/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Detroit, MIRN L&D$2,392/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Detroit, MIRN Cath Lab$2,392/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Detroit, MIRegistered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab$2,357/wk
AMN Healthcare · Detroit, MIRegistered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab$2,357/wk
AMN Healthcare · Detroit, MIExplore Detroit: Heart of Music and Medicine Awaits!$2,357/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Detroit, MI · 13 wksExplore Detroit While Elevating Cardiac Care!$2,357/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Detroit, MI · 13 wksCase Management Travel Nurse$2,332/wk
Nomad Health · Detroit, MI · 13 wksAdvanced Practice Nurse (NP)- Primary Care$2,198/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Detroit, MIAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)- General/Thoracic Surgery$2,198/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Detroit, MISource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.