Lodging
$139/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,533
Max per month
$6,643
Rochester (Olmsted County) has a GSA lodging rate of $139 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,533 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Rochester is about $1,602 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,170/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Rochester
Travel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$3,017/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$3,005/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,886/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,775/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 40 wks · dayNICU RN$2,641/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Rochester, MN · 13 wksRN ICU$2,620/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Rochester, MNRN ICU$2,620/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Rochester, MNTravel Non-Clinical - Health and Information Management Clinical Document Improvement Specialist$2,611/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 80 wks · dayTravel ICU Registered Nurse$2,501/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 36 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology X-Ray Tech$1,967/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rochester, MN · 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.