Travel Nurse Stipend in Jersey City, NJ
Up to $1,267 per week tax-free for housing and meals (GSA FY2027).
Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Jersey City (Hudson 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 Jersey City is about $3,101 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 Jersey City
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,416/wk
Aya Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · 80 wks · dayTravel Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse$2,934/wk
Aya Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · 40 wks · dayICU / Critical Care Travel Nurse Job in Jersey City, NJ$2,770/wk
Advantis Medical · Jersey City, NJ · 13 wksTravel CVICU Registered Nurse$2,689/wk
Aya Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · 56 wks · dayCardiac Icu Travel Nurse$2,676/wk
Nomad Health · Jersey City, NJ · 13 wksTravel ICU / Critical Care RN$2,559/wk
Gifted Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · 13 wksRN CVICU$2,506/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Jersey City, NJCVICU RN$2,412/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Jersey City, NJ · 13 wksTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,053/wk
Aya Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,053/wk
Aya Healthcare · Jersey City, NJ · 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.