Travel Nurse Stipend in Rapid City, SD
Up to $1,414 per week tax-free for housing and meals (GSA FY2027).
Lodging
$128/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,414
Max per month
$6,127
Rapid City (Pennington County) has a GSA lodging rate of $128 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,414 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Rapid City is about $1,445 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,840/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Rapid City
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,548/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rapid City, SD · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$3,285/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rapid City, SD · 20 wks · dayExperience Nature and Nurture in Rapid City!$3,098/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Rapid City, SD · 13 wksCath Lab Travel Nurse$3,024/wk
Nomad Health · Rapid City, SD · 13 wksRN Cath Lab$2,961/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Rapid City, SDRegistered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab$2,924/wk
AMN Healthcare · Rapid City, SDExplore Rapid City: Heart of the Black Hills Adventure!$2,924/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Rapid City, SD · 13 wksJoin the Adventure: Care in Scenic Rapid City!$2,897/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Rapid City, SD · 13 wksOrthopaedics Travel Nurse$2,809/wk
Nomad Health · Rapid City, SD · 13 wksTravel ICU Registered Nurse$2,806/wk
Aya Healthcare · Rapid City, SD · 64 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.