Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau is about $944 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 Cape Girardeau
Travel NICU Registered Nurse$3,173/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 44 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,693/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Nuclear Medicine Tech$2,403/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 80 wks · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation OT Inpatient Rehab$2,219/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 40 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Interventional Radiology$2,200/wk
AMN Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MOTravel Medical Surgical - Neuro Registered Nurse$2,183/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 20 wks · dayRN Med Surg$2,164/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MORN Interventional Radiology$2,164/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MOTravel PCU Registered Nurse$2,156/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 48 wks · dayTravel Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse$2,111/wk
Aya Healthcare · Cape Girardeau, MO · 80 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.