Lodging
$172/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,806
Max per month
$7,826
Bethpage (Nassau County) has a GSA lodging rate of $172 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,806 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Bethpage is about $2,400 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($5,160/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Source: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.