Lodging
$230/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$2,212
Max per month
$9,585
Nashville (Davidson County) has a GSA lodging rate of $230 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $2,212 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Nashville is about $1,820 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($6,900/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Nashville
Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist$4,180/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, TNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthesist$3,659/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, TNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist$3,519/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, TNJoin Nashville’s Heartbeat: L&D RN Adventure Awaits!$3,459/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Nashville, TN · 13 wksTravel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse$3,396/wk
Aya Healthcare · Nashville, TN · 76 wks · dayDirector of Advanced Practice Nurse Education - Nurse Practitioner Education/Training Coordinator$3,114/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, TNExperience Nashville: Music, Culture, and Caring!$2,764/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Nashville, TN · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Medical Surgical$2,595/wk
AMN Healthcare · Nashville, TNExperience Southern Charm as a Traveling Nurse in Nashville!$2,595/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Nashville, TN · 13 wksAdvanced Practice Nurse (Anesthesiology/Pain Clinic)$2,570/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, 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.