Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Portsmouth (Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth is about $1,642 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 Portsmouth
Registered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab$2,494/wk
AMN Healthcare · Portsmouth, VADiscover Historic Portsmouth as a Travel Cath Lab RN!$2,494/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Portsmouth, VA · 13 wksTravel Cath Lab Registered Nurse$2,459/wk
Aya Healthcare · Portsmouth, VA · 80 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,311/wk
Aya Healthcare · Portsmouth, VA · 96 wks · dayCath Lab RN$2,159/wk
Fusion Medical Staffing · Portsmouth, VA · 13 wksMedical / Surgical RN$2,001/wk
Soliant Health · Portsmouth, VA · 13 wksRN OR$1,936/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Portsmouth, VARN ER$1,936/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Portsmouth, VARegistered Nurse – Emergency Room$1,912/wk
AMN Healthcare · Portsmouth, VAAdventure Awaits: Nurse in Historic Portsmouth!$1,912/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Portsmouth, VA · 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.