Lodging
$133/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,449
Max per month
$6,279
Brownsville (Cameron County) has a GSA lodging rate of $133 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,449 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Brownsville is about $1,703 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 Brownsville
Pediatric Icu Picu Travel Nurse$2,384/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,301/wk
Aya Healthcare · Brownsville, TX · 20 wks · dayOperating Room Travel Nurse$2,246/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksLabor Delivery Travel Nurse$2,016/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksTelemetry Travel Nurse$1,814/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksMedical Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse$1,731/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksEmergency Room Travel Nurse$1,731/wk
Nomad Health · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Telemetry$1,659/wk
AMN Healthcare · Brownsville, TXTropical Bliss Awaits: Travel as a Telemetry Nurse!$1,659/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Brownsville, TX · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$1,657/wk
AMN Healthcare · Brownsville, TXSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.