Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Pasadena (Harris County) has a GSA lodging rate of $113 a night and a meals rate of $68 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,267 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Pasadena is about $1,361 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,390/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Pasadena
Cath Lab Travel Nurse$2,499/wk
Nomad Health · Pasadena, TX · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,319/wk
Aya Healthcare · Pasadena, TX · 20 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab$2,294/wk
AMN Healthcare · Pasadena, TXExperience Care in Pasadena's Charming Strawberry Capital!$2,294/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Pasadena, TX · 13 wksTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,264/wk
Aya Healthcare · Pasadena, TX · 40 wks · dayRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$2,012/wk
AMN Healthcare · Pasadena, TXExperience Pasadena: ER Nursing Amidst Texas Charm$2,012/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Pasadena, TX · 13 wksRN Cath Lab$2,005/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Pasadena, TXRegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$2,002/wk
AMN Healthcare · Pasadena, TXJoin the Emergency Team in Charming Pasadena!$2,002/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Pasadena, 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.