Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Chesapeake (Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake is about $2,063 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 Chesapeake
Travel Pharmacy Pharmacist Inpatient$3,915/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 80 wks · dayElectrophysiology Tech Travel Nurse Job in Chesapeake, VA$3,322/wk
Advantis Medical · Chesapeake, VA · 13 wksTravel Radiology / Cardiology Electrophysiology Tech$3,004/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 60 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Electrophysiology Tech$3,004/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 60 wks · dayTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,977/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 80 wks · dayTravel CVOR Registered Nurse$2,897/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 60 wks · dayAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Home Based PC Geriatrics and Extended Care$2,795/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Chesapeake, VATravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,739/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Cath Lab Tech$2,739/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology Echo Tech/Cardiac Sonographer$2,686/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chesapeake, VA · 40 wks · daySource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.