Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Saint Louis (St. Louis 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 Saint Louis is about $1,292 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 Saint Louis
Travel Laboratory Pathologists Assistant$3,568/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · 40 wks · dayTravel RNFA Registered Nurse$3,567/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · 80 wks · dayDeputy Associate Director for Patient Care Service$3,488/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Saint Louis, MOTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,293/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · dayTravel CVOR Registered Nurse$3,086/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,052/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · 20 wks · dayInterventional Radiology Travel Nurse$3,043/wk
Nomad Health · Saint Louis, MO · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$3,031/wk
Aya Healthcare · Saint Louis, MO · 16 wks · dayAssociate Chief Nurse - Sterile Processing Service$2,996/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Saint Louis, MOAssociate Chief Nurse - Specialty Outpatient$2,966/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Saint Louis, MOSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.