Travel nurse stipends by state
Most staffing agencies cap the tax-free housing and meals stipend at the federal GSA per diem rate for the place you work. In FY2027, the standard rate is $113 a night for lodging and $68 a day for meals and incidentals, up to $1,267 a week. About 300 areas have higher rates.
FY2027 GSA rates by state
| State | Highest lodging rate this month | Weekly maximum there | Areas above the standard rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $146 Huntsville | $1,540 | 4 |
| Arizona | $165 Phoenix / Scottsdale | $1,757 | 4 |
| Arkansas | $115 Hot Springs | $1,281 | 1 |
| California | $283 Santa Monica | $2,625 | 32 |
| Colorado | $205 Vail | $2,079 | 14 |
| Connecticut | $156 Bridgeport / Danbury | $1,694 | 4 |
| Delaware | $127 Wilmington | $1,407 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $203 District of Columbia | $2,065 | 1 |
| Florida | $279 Key West | $2,555 | 22 |
| Georgia | $188 Atlanta | $1,918 | 6 |
| Idaho | $184 Sun Valley / Ketchum | $1,848 | 3 |
| Illinois | $232 Chicago | $2,268 | 4 |
| Indiana | $140 Indianapolis / Carmel | $1,540 | 3 |
| Iowa | $122 Des Moines | $1,414 | 2 |
| Kansas | $139 Kansas City / Overland Park | $1,533 | 1 |
| Kentucky | $170 Kenton | $1,792 | 4 |
| Louisiana | $162 New Orleans | $1,694 | 2 |
| Maine | $137 Bar Harbor / Rockport | $1,603 | 3 |
| Maryland | $203 District of Columbia | $2,065 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $213 Boston / Cambridge | $2,135 | 13 |
| Michigan | $160 Detroit | $1,638 | 10 |
| Minnesota | $159 Duluth | $1,715 | 3 |
| Mississippi | $146 Oxford | $1,498 | 3 |
| Missouri | $156 St. Louis | $1,694 | 2 |
| Montana | $169 Big Sky / West Yellowstone/Gardiner | $1,743 | 4 |
| Nebraska | $128 Omaha | $1,456 | 1 |
| Nevada | $156 Incline Village / Reno / Sparks | $1,652 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $150 Lebanon / Lincoln / West Lebanon | $1,568 | 7 |
| New Jersey | $175 Newark | $1,827 | 10 |
| New Mexico | $208 Albuquerque | $2,016 | 4 |
| New York | $358 New York City | $3,150 | 19 |
| North Carolina | $153 Chapel Hill | $1,631 | 10 |
| North Dakota | $113 standard rate | $1,267 | 0 |
| Ohio | $170 Cincinnati | $1,792 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | $121 Oklahoma City | $1,407 | 1 |
| Oregon | $161 Portland | $1,729 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | $227 Philadelphia | $2,233 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $161 Providence / Bristol | $1,687 | 2 |
| South Carolina | $218 Charleston | $2,170 | 4 |
| South Dakota | $113 Deadwood / Spearfish | $1,351 | 3 |
| Tennessee | $230 Nashville | $2,212 | 5 |
| Texas | $192 Arlington / Fort Worth / Grapevine | $1,904 | 11 |
| Utah | $152 Salt Lake City | $1,624 | 3 |
| Vermont | $184 Stowe | $1,890 | 5 |
| Virginia | $203 District of Columbia | $2,065 | 10 |
| Washington | $188 Seattle | $1,960 | 9 |
| West Virginia | $128 Charles Town | $1,372 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $144 Milwaukee | $1,568 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $215 Jackson / Pinedale | $2,149 | 2 |
Weekly maximum is seven nights of lodging plus seven days of meals and incidentals at this month's rate. GSA does not set rates for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or other territories; the Department of Defense does.
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