Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Syracuse (Onondaga 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 Syracuse is about $1,566 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 Syracuse
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Dosimetrist$4,995/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$3,341/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse$3,042/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · 28 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,938/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · 40 wks · dayTravel Pediatric Behavioral Health Registered Nurse$2,917/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel Pediatric Behavioral Health Registered Nurse$2,917/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel Pediatric Behavioral Health Registered Nurse$2,917/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel Pediatric ER Registered Nurse$2,917/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,917/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · dayTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation SLP Acute Care Hospital$2,863/wk
Aya Healthcare · Syracuse, NY · 40 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.