Lodging
$133/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,407
Max per month
$6,097
Big Spring (Howard County) has a GSA lodging rate of $133 a night and a meals rate of $68 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,407 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Big Spring is about $1,452 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,990/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Big Spring
Deputy Nurse Executive/ADPCS$3,075/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Big Spring, TXOperating Room Travel Nurse$2,782/wk
Nomad Health · Big Spring, TX · 13 wksTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,585/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 24 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,585/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 24 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,585/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 24 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,585/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 24 wks · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,585/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 24 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,481/wk
Aya Healthcare · Big Spring, TX · 60 wks · dayNurse Practitioner (Community Living Center w/Recruitment-Relocation Incentive/EDRP)$2,437/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Big Spring, TXOperating Room RN$2,336/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Big Spring, TX · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.