Lodging
$155/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,645
Max per month
$7,128
Traverse City (Grand Traverse County) has a GSA lodging rate of $155 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,645 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Traverse City is about $1,850 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,650/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Traverse City
Travel Home Health Registered Nurse$2,654/wk
Aya Healthcare · Traverse City, MI · 40 wks · dayHome Health RN$2,202/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Traverse City, MI · 13 wksRegistered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team$1,465/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Traverse City, MIRN Sterile Processing$1,025/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Traverse City, MIRN Sterile Processing$1,025/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Traverse City, MITravel Surgical Services Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)$975/wk
Aya Healthcare · Traverse City, MI · dayOT - MichiganMI$2,160.00/week (36 hrs)49684Traverse City
Empower Professionals Inc · Traverse City, MI · 13 wksIr Technologist Interventional Radiology
Medical Solutions · Traverse City, MI · 13 wks · Days NightsRn Registered Nurse
Medical Solutions · Traverse City, MI · 13 wks · 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.