Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Lancaster (Fairfield 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 Lancaster is about $1,226 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 Lancaster
Travel Therapy/Rehabilitation PT Home Health$2,298/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lancaster, OH · dayRN Step Down/PCU/IMC$2,171/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Lancaster, OHTravel Therapy/Rehabilitation OT Home Health$2,169/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lancaster, OH · 60 wks · dayPost Anesthesia Care Unit Pacu Travel Nurse$2,107/wk
Nomad Health · Lancaster, OH · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - PACU$2,013/wk
AMN Healthcare · Lancaster, OHDiscover Healing in Historic Lancaster: PACU Nurse Opportunity!$2,013/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Lancaster, OH · 13 wksRN ER$1,930/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Lancaster, OHRN PACU$1,930/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Lancaster, OHEmergency Room Travel Nurse$1,849/wk
Nomad Health · Lancaster, OH · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$1,830/wk
AMN Healthcare · Lancaster, OHSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.