Lodging
$135/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,463
Max per month
$6,340
Germantown (Shelby County) has a GSA lodging rate of $135 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,463 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Germantown is about $2,319 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,050/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Germantown
Labor Delivery Travel Nurse$2,233/wk
Nomad Health · Germantown, TN · 13 wksTravel GI Lab Registered Nurse$2,123/wk
Aya Healthcare · Germantown, TN · 40 wks · dayTravel Surgical Services CVOR Tech$2,077/wk
Aya Healthcare · Germantown, TN · 20 wks · dayMedical Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse$2,044/wk
Nomad Health · Germantown, TN · 13 wksTravel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse$1,885/wk
Aya Healthcare · Germantown, TN · dayTravel Surgical Services CVOR Tech$1,863/wk
Aya Healthcare · Germantown, TN · dayL&D RN$1,841/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Germantown, TN · 13 wksTravel MS/Tele Registered Nurse$1,831/wk
Aya Healthcare · Germantown, TN · dayRN Med Tele$1,822/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Germantown, TNRN Med Tele$1,822/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Germantown, TNSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.