Travel nurse per diem rates: federal FY2027 reference
The standard federal lodging-plus-meals rate is $181 a day in FY2027, for covered destinations without a separate area rate.
At a glance
The standard federal lodging-plus-meals rate is $181 a day in FY2027, for covered destinations without a separate area rate. These are federal employee reimbursement limits, not a promise of travel nurse stipends. A staffing agency's offer and a worker's tax circumstances determine how its actual reimbursement arrangement works.
- Check the destination county and assignment month, not just the nearest city name.
- A seasonal maximum is not the rate for every month.
- Federal per diem rates do not establish that a travel stipend is tax-free.
What are the federal per diem rates?
Areas ordered by their highest seasonal lodging-plus-meals daily rate.
| Area | Counties | Lowest monthly lodging rate ($ per night) | Highest monthly lodging rate ($ per night) | Meals and incidentals ($ per day) | Lodging plus meals at the highest rate ($ per day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard CONUS rate | Every county in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia not listed below | $113 | $113 | $68.00 | $181 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | Jefferson | $135 | $135 | $80.00 | $215 |
| Gulf Shores, Alabama | Baldwin | $144 | $221 | $74.00 | $295 |
| Huntsville, Alabama | Madison | $146 | $146 | $74.00 | $220 |
| Mobile, Alabama | Mobile | $126 | $126 | $74.00 | $200 |
| Grand Canyon / Flagstaff, Arizona | Coconino / Yavapai less the city of Sedona | $113 | $152 | $80.00 | $232 |
| Kayenta, Arizona | Navajo | $147 | $147 | $74.00 | $221 |
| Phoenix / Scottsdale, Arizona | Maricopa | $122 | $232 | $86.00 | $318 |
| Sedona, Arizona | City Limits of Sedona | $172 | $282 | $92.00 | $374 |
| Tucson, Arizona | Pima | $154 | $208 | $80.00 | $288 |
| Hot Springs, Arkansas | Garland | $115 | $115 | $68.00 | $183 |
| Antioch / Brentwood / Concord, California | Contra Costa | $147 | $147 | $86.00 | $233 |
| Bakersfield / Ridgecrest, California | Kern | $164 | $164 | $74.00 | $238 |
| Barstow / Ontario / Victorville, California | San Bernardino | $129 | $129 | $86.00 | $215 |
| Death Valley, California | Inyo / NAWS China Lake | $154 | $154 | $80.00 | $234 |
| Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville, California | Humboldt | $130 | $181 | $86.00 | $267 |
| Fresno, California | Fresno | $136 | $136 | $86.00 | $222 |
| Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica | $199 | $199 | $86.00 | $285 |
| Mammoth Lakes, California | Mono | $146 | $208 | $86.00 | $294 |
| Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato, California | Marin | $169 | $169 | $92.00 | $261 |
| Monterey, California | Monterey | $196 | $293 | $92.00 | $385 |
| Napa, California | Napa | $194 | $266 | $92.00 | $358 |
| Oakhurst, California | Madera | $137 | $137 | $80.00 | $217 |
| Oakland, California | Alameda | $152 | $152 | $92.00 | $244 |
| Palm Springs, California | Riverside | $141 | $192 | $86.00 | $278 |
| Point Arena / Gualala, California | Mendocino | $134 | $134 | $86.00 | $220 |
| Sacramento, California | Sacramento | $156 | $156 | $86.00 | $242 |
| San Diego, California | San Diego | $208 | $249 | $86.00 | $335 |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco | $232 | $325 | $92.00 | $417 |
| San Luis Obispo, California | San Luis Obispo | $170 | $213 | $86.00 | $299 |
| San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont, California | San Mateo | $194 | $217 | $86.00 | $303 |
| Santa Barbara, California | Santa Barbara | $214 | $277 | $92.00 | $369 |
| Santa Cruz, California | Santa Cruz | $149 | $181 | $86.00 | $267 |
| Santa Monica, California | City limits of Santa Monica | $283 | $283 | $92.00 | $375 |
| Santa Rosa, California | Sonoma | $163 | $163 | $86.00 | $249 |
| South Lake Tahoe, California | El Dorado | $168 | $262 | $86.00 | $348 |
| Stockton, California | San Joaquin | $137 | $137 | $74.00 | $211 |
| Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose, California | Santa Clara | $218 | $218 | $92.00 | $310 |
| Tahoe City, California | Placer | $132 | $132 | $86.00 | $218 |
| Truckee, California | Nevada | $148 | $178 | $86.00 | $264 |
| Visalia, California | Tulare | $136 | $136 | $80.00 | $216 |
| West Sacramento / Davis, California | Yolo | $148 | $148 | $80.00 | $228 |
| Yosemite National Park, California | Mariposa | $184 | $212 | $86.00 | $298 |
| Aspen, Colorado | Pitkin | $173 | $419 | $92.00 | $511 |
| Boulder / Broomfield, Colorado | Boulder / Broomfield | $125 | $173 | $80.00 | $253 |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | El Paso | $128 | $176 | $86.00 | $262 |
| Cortez, Colorado | Montezuma | $113 | $140 | $74.00 | $214 |
| Crested Butte / Gunnison, Colorado | Gunnison | $140 | $179 | $86.00 | $265 |
| Denver / Aurora, Colorado | Denver / Adams / Arapahoe / Jefferson | $170 | $227 | $92.00 | $319 |
| Douglas, Colorado | Douglas | $113 | $139 | $80.00 | $219 |
| Durango, Colorado | La Plata | $122 | $190 | $80.00 | $270 |
| Fort Collins / Loveland, Colorado | Larimer | $120 | $157 | $80.00 | $237 |
| Grand Lake, Colorado | Grand | $128 | $182 | $86.00 | $268 |
| Montrose, Colorado | Montrose | $143 | $194 | $74.00 | $268 |
| Silverthorne / Breckenridge, Colorado | Summit | $164 | $296 | $92.00 | $388 |
| Steamboat Springs, Colorado | Routt | $126 | $299 | $92.00 | $391 |
| Telluride, Colorado | San Miguel | $186 | $367 | $92.00 | $459 |
| Vail, Colorado | Eagle | $205 | $417 | $92.00 | $509 |
| Bridgeport / Danbury, Connecticut | Fairfield | $156 | $156 | $86.00 | $242 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | $146 | $146 | $80.00 | $226 |
| New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven | $132 | $132 | $80.00 | $212 |
| New London / Groton, Connecticut | New London | $149 | $149 | $86.00 | $235 |
| Lewes, Delaware | Sussex | $126 | $216 | $74.00 | $290 |
| Wilmington, Delaware | New Castle | $127 | $127 | $74.00 | $201 |
| District of Columbia | Washington DC (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax, in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's in Maryland) | $192 | $295 | $92.00 | $387 |
| Boca Raton / Delray Beach / Jupiter, Florida | Palm Beach / Hendry | $157 | $265 | $86.00 | $351 |
| Bradenton, Florida | Manatee | $151 | $237 | $80.00 | $317 |
| Cocoa Beach, Florida | Brevard | $166 | $212 | $74.00 | $286 |
| Daytona Beach, Florida | Volusia | $128 | $158 | $80.00 | $238 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Broward | $150 | $232 | $86.00 | $318 |
| Fort Myers, Florida | Lee | $141 | $213 | $80.00 | $293 |
| Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs, Florida | Okaloosa / Walton | $113 | $274 | $86.00 | $360 |
| Gulf Breeze, Florida | Santa Rosa | $131 | $210 | $74.00 | $284 |
| Key West, Florida | Monroe | $267 | $452 | $86.00 | $538 |
| Miami, Florida | Miami-Dade | $151 | $244 | $92.00 | $336 |
| Naples, Florida | Collier | $170 | $326 | $80.00 | $406 |
| Orlando, Florida | Orange | $145 | $178 | $80.00 | $258 |
| Panama City, Florida | Bay | $115 | $195 | $80.00 | $275 |
| Pensacola, Florida | Escambia | $127 | $188 | $74.00 | $262 |
| Punta Gorda, Florida | Charlotte | $127 | $202 | $74.00 | $276 |
| Sarasota, Florida | Sarasota | $131 | $205 | $86.00 | $291 |
| Sebring, Florida | Highlands | $148 | $236 | $74.00 | $310 |
| St. Augustine, Florida | St. Johns | $157 | $178 | $80.00 | $258 |
| Stuart, Florida | Martin | $154 | $238 | $80.00 | $318 |
| Tallahassee, Florida | Leon | $113 | $138 | $80.00 | $218 |
| Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida | Pinellas / Hillsborough | $155 | $212 | $80.00 | $292 |
| Vero Beach, Florida | Indian River | $181 | $259 | $74.00 | $333 |
| Athens, Georgia | Clarke | $154 | $154 | $74.00 | $228 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Fulton / Dekalb | $188 | $207 | $86.00 | $293 |
| Augusta, Georgia | Richmond | $113 | $131 | $74.00 | $205 |
| Jekyll Island / Brunswick, Georgia | Glynn | $176 | $230 | $86.00 | $316 |
| Marietta, Georgia | Cobb | $131 | $131 | $74.00 | $205 |
| Savannah, Georgia | Chatham | $153 | $186 | $80.00 | $266 |
| Boise, Idaho | Ada | $176 | $201 | $86.00 | $287 |
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | Kootenai | $148 | $227 | $74.00 | $301 |
| Sun Valley / Ketchum, Idaho | Blaine / Elmore | $183 | $316 | $80.00 | $396 |
| Bolingbrook / Romeoville / Lemont, Illinois | Will | $119 | $119 | $74.00 | $193 |
| Chicago, Illinois | Cook / Lake | $148 | $238 | $92.00 | $330 |
| East St. Louis / O'Fallon / Fairview Heights, Illinois | St. Clair | $156 | $156 | $86.00 | $242 |
| Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois | DuPage | $123 | $123 | $80.00 | $203 |
| Bloomington, Indiana | Monroe | $121 | $154 | $74.00 | $228 |
| Indianapolis / Carmel, Indiana | Marion / Hamilton | $140 | $140 | $80.00 | $220 |
| Lafayette / West Lafayette, Indiana | Tippecanoe | $132 | $132 | $74.00 | $206 |
| Dallas, Iowa | Dallas | $117 | $117 | $80.00 | $197 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | Polk | $122 | $122 | $80.00 | $202 |
| Kansas City / Overland Park, Kansas | Wyandotte / Johnson / Leavenworth | $139 | $139 | $80.00 | $219 |
| Boone, Kentucky | Boone | $119 | $119 | $68.00 | $187 |
| Kenton, Kentucky | Kenton | $170 | $170 | $86.00 | $256 |
| Lexington, Kentucky | Fayette | $125 | $125 | $80.00 | $205 |
| Louisville, Kentucky | Jefferson | $132 | $185 | $80.00 | $265 |
| Alexandria / Leesville / Natchitoches, Louisiana | Allen / Jefferson Davis / Natchitoches / Rapides / Vernon Parishes | $118 | $118 | $68.00 | $186 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Orleans / Jefferson Parishes | $138 | $188 | $80.00 | $268 |
| Bar Harbor / Rockport, Maine | Hancock / Knox | $137 | $320 | $92.00 | $412 |
| Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford, Maine | York | $130 | $229 | $86.00 | $315 |
| Portland, Maine | Cumberland / Sagadahoc | $119 | $216 | $80.00 | $296 |
| Aberdeen / Bel Air / Belcamp, Maryland | Harford | $117 | $117 | $74.00 | $191 |
| Annapolis, Maryland | Anne Arundel | $130 | $169 | $80.00 | $249 |
| Baltimore City, Maryland | Baltimore City | $166 | $166 | $86.00 | $252 |
| Cambridge / St. Michaels, Maryland | Dorchester / Talbot | $147 | $195 | $80.00 | $275 |
| Centreville, Maryland | Queen Anne | $127 | $164 | $74.00 | $238 |
| Columbia, Maryland | Howard | $116 | $116 | $86.00 | $202 |
| Ocean City, Maryland | Worcester | $115 | $306 | $80.00 | $386 |
| Andover, Massachusetts | Essex | $137 | $137 | $80.00 | $217 |
| Boston / Cambridge, Massachusetts | Suffolk, city of Cambridge | $213 | $365 | $92.00 | $457 |
| Burlington / Woburn, Massachusetts | Middlesex less the city of Cambridge | $152 | $187 | $86.00 | $273 |
| Falmouth, Massachusetts | City limits of Falmouth | $138 | $247 | $86.00 | $333 |
| Hyannis, Massachusetts | Barnstable less the city of Falmouth | $131 | $220 | $92.00 | $312 |
| Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts | Dukes | $199 | $473 | $92.00 | $565 |
| Nantucket, Massachusetts | Nantucket | $171 | $487 | $92.00 | $579 |
| Northampton, Massachusetts | Hampshire | $157 | $157 | $80.00 | $237 |
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Berkshire | $142 | $188 | $86.00 | $274 |
| Plymouth / Taunton / New Bedford, Massachusetts | Plymouth / Bristol | $127 | $127 | $80.00 | $207 |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | Norfolk | $146 | $190 | $80.00 | $270 |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | Hampden | $131 | $131 | $74.00 | $205 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester | $140 | $140 | $80.00 | $220 |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | Washtenaw | $140 | $140 | $80.00 | $220 |
| Detroit, Michigan | Wayne | $160 | $160 | $74.00 | $234 |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | Kent | $120 | $120 | $80.00 | $200 |
| Holland, Michigan | Ottawa | $118 | $158 | $74.00 | $232 |
| Mackinac Island, Michigan | Mackinac | $122 | $197 | $86.00 | $283 |
| Midland, Michigan | Midland | $138 | $138 | $74.00 | $212 |
| Muskegon, Michigan | Muskegon | $113 | $157 | $68.00 | $225 |
| Petoskey, Michigan | Emmet | $123 | $230 | $86.00 | $316 |
| Pontiac / Auburn Hills, Michigan | Oakland | $120 | $120 | $80.00 | $200 |
| South Haven, Michigan | Van Buren | $113 | $148 | $68.00 | $216 |
| Traverse City, Michigan | Grand Traverse | $134 | $235 | $80.00 | $315 |
| Duluth, Minnesota | St. Louis | $159 | $220 | $86.00 | $306 |
| Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota | Hennepin / Ramsey | $153 | $153 | $92.00 | $245 |
| Rochester, Minnesota | Olmsted | $139 | $139 | $80.00 | $219 |
| Oxford, Mississippi | Lafayette | $146 | $146 | $68.00 | $214 |
| Southaven, Mississippi | Desoto | $132 | $132 | $68.00 | $200 |
| Starkville, Mississippi | Oktibbeha | $133 | $133 | $68.00 | $201 |
| Kansas City, Missouri | Jackson / Clay / Cass / Platte | $139 | $139 | $80.00 | $219 |
| St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis / St. Louis City / St. Charles | $156 | $156 | $86.00 | $242 |
| Big Sky / West Yellowstone/Gardiner, Montana | Gallatin/Park | $169 | $326 | $80.00 | $406 |
| Helena, Montana | Lewis and Clark | $140 | $140 | $74.00 | $214 |
| Kalispell/Whitefish, Montana | Flathead | $126 | $244 | $80.00 | $324 |
| Missoula, Montana | Missoula | $135 | $199 | $74.00 | $273 |
| Omaha, Nebraska | Douglas | $128 | $128 | $80.00 | $208 |
| Incline Village / Reno / Sparks, Nevada | Washoe | $156 | $183 | $80.00 | $263 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | Clark | $120 | $173 | $86.00 | $259 |
| Concord, New Hampshire | Merrimack | $127 | $127 | $74.00 | $201 |
| Conway, New Hampshire | Carroll | $131 | $168 | $80.00 | $248 |
| Durham, New Hampshire | Strafford | $127 | $156 | $74.00 | $230 |
| Laconia, New Hampshire | Belknap | $145 | $191 | $74.00 | $265 |
| Lebanon / Lincoln / West Lebanon, New Hampshire | Grafton | $150 | $186 | $74.00 | $260 |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | Hillsborough | $136 | $136 | $74.00 | $210 |
| Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Rockingham | $129 | $186 | $74.00 | $260 |
| Cherry Hill / Moorestown, New Jersey | Camden / Burlington | $115 | $115 | $80.00 | $195 |
| Eatontown / Freehold, New Jersey | Monmouth | $148 | $148 | $86.00 | $234 |
| Edison / Piscataway, New Jersey | Middlesex | $123 | $123 | $80.00 | $203 |
| Flemington, New Jersey | Hunterdon | $128 | $128 | $80.00 | $208 |
| Newark, New Jersey | Essex / Bergen / Hudson / Passaic | $164 | $175 | $86.00 | $261 |
| Parsippany, New Jersey | Morris | $148 | $148 | $80.00 | $228 |
| Princeton / Trenton, New Jersey | Mercer | $151 | $151 | $86.00 | $237 |
| Somerset, New Jersey | Somerset | $147 | $147 | $80.00 | $227 |
| Springfield / Cranford / New Providence, New Jersey | Union | $141 | $141 | $80.00 | $221 |
| Toms River, New Jersey | Ocean | $169 | $217 | $74.00 | $291 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | Bernalillo | $154 | $208 | $80.00 | $288 |
| Carlsbad, New Mexico | Eddy | $164 | $164 | $74.00 | $238 |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | Santa Fe | $129 | $175 | $80.00 | $255 |
| Taos, New Mexico | Taos | $128 | $128 | $74.00 | $202 |
| Albany, New York | Albany | $133 | $133 | $86.00 | $219 |
| Binghamton, New York | Broome | $127 | $127 | $74.00 | $201 |
| Buffalo, New York | Erie | $144 | $144 | $80.00 | $224 |
| Floral Park / Garden City / Great Neck, New York | Nassau | $172 | $172 | $86.00 | $258 |
| Glens Falls, New York | Warren | $121 | $195 | $86.00 | $281 |
| Ithaca, New York | Tompkins | $145 | $145 | $80.00 | $225 |
| Kingston, New York | Ulster | $141 | $141 | $86.00 | $227 |
| Lake Placid, New York | Essex | $145 | $225 | $86.00 | $311 |
| New York City, New York | Bronx / Kings / New York / Queens / Richmond | $189 | $358 | $92.00 | $450 |
| Niagara Falls, New York | Niagara | $113 | $148 | $80.00 | $228 |
| Nyack / Palisades, New York | Rockland | $134 | $134 | $80.00 | $214 |
| Poughkeepsie, New York | Dutchess | $124 | $124 | $80.00 | $204 |
| Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville, New York | Suffolk | $163 | $163 | $86.00 | $249 |
| Rochester, New York | Monroe | $136 | $136 | $80.00 | $216 |
| Saratoga Springs / Schenectady, New York | Saratoga / Schenectady | $137 | $219 | $80.00 | $299 |
| Syracuse / Oswego, New York | Onondaga / Oswego | $136 | $136 | $80.00 | $216 |
| Tarrytown / White Plains / New Rochelle, New York | Westchester | $168 | $168 | $92.00 | $260 |
| Troy, New York | Rensselaer | $129 | $129 | $80.00 | $209 |
| West Point, New York | Orange | $129 | $129 | $80.00 | $209 |
| Asheville, North Carolina | Buncombe | $125 | $145 | $80.00 | $225 |
| Atlantic Beach / Morehead City, North Carolina | Carteret | $123 | $178 | $74.00 | $252 |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Orange | $153 | $153 | $80.00 | $233 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | Mecklenburg | $143 | $143 | $80.00 | $223 |
| Durham, North Carolina | Durham | $124 | $124 | $74.00 | $198 |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland | $129 | $129 | $68.00 | $197 |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | Guilford | $116 | $130 | $74.00 | $204 |
| Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | Dare | $120 | $267 | $74.00 | $341 |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | Wake | $142 | $142 | $74.00 | $216 |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | New Hanover | $113 | $170 | $74.00 | $244 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Hamilton / Clermont | $170 | $170 | $86.00 | $256 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Cuyahoga | $167 | $167 | $80.00 | $247 |
| Columbus, Ohio | Franklin | $138 | $138 | $80.00 | $218 |
| Dayton / Fairborn, Ohio | Greene / Montgomery | $120 | $120 | $74.00 | $194 |
| Hamilton, Ohio | Butler / Warren | $131 | $131 | $74.00 | $205 |
| Sandusky, Ohio | Erie | $120 | $174 | $68.00 | $242 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $121 | $121 | $80.00 | $201 |
| Beaverton, Oregon | Washington | $138 | $138 | $80.00 | $218 |
| Bend, Oregon | Deschutes | $123 | $195 | $86.00 | $281 |
| Clackamas, Oregon | Clackamas | $137 | $137 | $80.00 | $217 |
| Eugene / Florence, Oregon | Lane | $146 | $202 | $80.00 | $282 |
| Lincoln City, Oregon | Lincoln | $127 | $178 | $92.00 | $270 |
| Portland, Oregon | Multnomah | $161 | $161 | $86.00 | $247 |
| Seaside, Oregon | Clatsop | $145 | $237 | $86.00 | $323 |
| Bucks, Pennsylvania | Bucks | $121 | $121 | $80.00 | $201 |
| Chester / Radnor / Essington, Pennsylvania | Delaware | $129 | $129 | $80.00 | $209 |
| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Adams | $120 | $120 | $68.00 | $188 |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Dauphin County excluding Hershey | $129 | $129 | $74.00 | $203 |
| Hershey, Pennsylvania | Hershey | $151 | $207 | $80.00 | $287 |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Lancaster | $125 | $125 | $74.00 | $199 |
| Malvern / Frazer / Berwyn, Pennsylvania | Chester | $132 | $132 | $80.00 | $212 |
| Montgomery, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | $129 | $129 | $80.00 | $209 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $174 | $227 | $92.00 | $319 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Allegheny | $144 | $144 | $80.00 | $224 |
| Reading, Pennsylvania | Berks | $122 | $122 | $74.00 | $196 |
| State College, Pennsylvania | Centre | $132 | $132 | $74.00 | $206 |
| Jamestown / Middletown / Newport, Rhode Island | Newport | $150 | $274 | $80.00 | $354 |
| Providence / Bristol, Rhode Island | Providence / Bristol | $161 | $161 | $80.00 | $241 |
| Charleston, South Carolina | Charleston / Berkeley / Dorchester | $218 | $288 | $92.00 | $380 |
| Columbia, South Carolina | Richland / Lexington | $115 | $115 | $74.00 | $189 |
| Hilton Head, South Carolina | Beaufort | $132 | $226 | $80.00 | $306 |
| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Horry | $113 | $202 | $74.00 | $276 |
| Deadwood / Spearfish, South Dakota | Lawrence | $113 | $168 | $80.00 | $248 |
| Hot Springs, South Dakota | Fall River / Custer | $113 | $161 | $74.00 | $235 |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | Pennington | $113 | $173 | $74.00 | $247 |
| Brentwood / Franklin, Tennessee | Williamson | $135 | $135 | $86.00 | $221 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | Hamilton | $120 | $120 | $74.00 | $194 |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | Knox | $129 | $129 | $74.00 | $203 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | Shelby | $135 | $135 | $74.00 | $209 |
| Nashville, Tennessee | Davidson | $230 | $230 | $86.00 | $316 |
| Arlington / Fort Worth / Grapevine, Texas | Tarrant County / City of Grapevine | $192 | $192 | $80.00 | $272 |
| Austin, Texas | Travis | $184 | $184 | $80.00 | $264 |
| Big Spring, Texas | Howard | $133 | $133 | $68.00 | $201 |
| Dallas, Texas | Dallas | $184 | $184 | $80.00 | $264 |
| Galveston, Texas | Galveston | $116 | $154 | $74.00 | $228 |
| Houston, Texas | Montgomery / Fort Bend / Harris | $133 | $133 | $80.00 | $213 |
| Midland / Odessa, Texas | Midland / Andrews / Ector / Martin | $136 | $136 | $74.00 | $210 |
| Pecos, Texas | Reeves | $125 | $125 | $74.00 | $199 |
| Plano, Texas | Collin | $133 | $133 | $80.00 | $213 |
| San Antonio, Texas | Bexar | $149 | $149 | $74.00 | $223 |
| South Padre Island, Texas | Cameron | $123 | $160 | $74.00 | $234 |
| Moab, Utah | Grand | $113 | $223 | $86.00 | $309 |
| Park City, Utah | Summit | $227 | $499 | $92.00 | $591 |
| Provo, Utah | Utah | $130 | $130 | $74.00 | $204 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Lake / Tooele | $152 | $152 | $80.00 | $232 |
| Burlington, Vermont | Chittenden | $131 | $214 | $86.00 | $300 |
| Manchester, Vermont | Bennington | $171 | $223 | $86.00 | $309 |
| Montpelier, Vermont | Washington | $167 | $227 | $74.00 | $301 |
| Stowe, Vermont | Lamoille | $184 | $184 | $86.00 | $270 |
| White River Junction, Vermont | Windsor | $134 | $172 | $86.00 | $258 |
| Blacksburg, Virginia | Montgomery | $126 | $126 | $68.00 | $194 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | City of Charlottesville / Albemarle | $142 | $142 | $80.00 | $222 |
| Loudoun, Virginia | Loudoun | $121 | $121 | $80.00 | $201 |
| Lynchburg, Virginia | Campbell / Lynchburg City | $124 | $124 | $68.00 | $192 |
| Richmond, Virginia | City of Richmond | $161 | $161 | $80.00 | $241 |
| Roanoke, Virginia | City limits of Roanoke | $125 | $125 | $74.00 | $199 |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | City of Virginia Beach | $129 | $212 | $74.00 | $286 |
| Wallops Island, Virginia | Accomack | $132 | $262 | $68.00 | $330 |
| Williamsburg / York, Virginia | James City / York Counties / City of Williamsburg | $113 | $135 | $80.00 | $215 |
| Everett / Lynnwood, Washington | Snohomish | $120 | $147 | $86.00 | $233 |
| Ocean Shores, Washington | Grays Harbor | $136 | $155 | $86.00 | $241 |
| Olympia / Tumwater, Washington | Thurston | $149 | $176 | $80.00 | $256 |
| Port Angeles / Port Townsend, Washington | Clallam / Jefferson | $131 | $252 | $92.00 | $344 |
| Richland / Pasco, Washington | Benton / Franklin | $136 | $136 | $86.00 | $222 |
| Seattle, Washington | King | $188 | $255 | $92.00 | $347 |
| Spokane, Washington | Spokane | $126 | $126 | $86.00 | $212 |
| Tacoma, Washington | Pierce | $143 | $143 | $86.00 | $229 |
| Vancouver, Washington | Clark / Cowlitz / Skamania | $161 | $161 | $86.00 | $247 |
| Charles Town, West Virginia | Jefferson | $128 | $128 | $68.00 | $196 |
| Charleston, West Virginia | Kanawha | $117 | $117 | $68.00 | $185 |
| Madison, Wisconsin | Dane | $113 | $138 | $80.00 | $218 |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee | $144 | $144 | $80.00 | $224 |
| Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Door | $113 | $139 | $80.00 | $219 |
| Cody, Wyoming | Park | $128 | $213 | $74.00 | $287 |
| Jackson / Pinedale, Wyoming | Teton / Sublette | $215 | $441 | $92.00 | $533 |
How does a daily rate translate to a weekly reference?
At the standard rate, $113 lodging plus $68 meals and incidentals equals $181 a day. Seven full-rate days total $1,267.[1]
That multiplication is a comparison aid, not an entitlement or a tax conclusion. It does not apply first-and-last-day adjustments or prove that all assignment days qualify.[1]
Are travel nurse stipends tax-free?
The rate table alone cannot decide that. Tax-home, temporary-assignment and reimbursement requirements matter, and the written agreement is not a substitute for meeting the tax rules.[2]
Check the federal tax guidance with a qualified tax professional for your circumstances. Keep a quoted weekly package separate from taxable wages and expense reimbursements.[2]
Method and limits
FY2027 runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Lodging excludes taxes; Alaska, Hawaii and territories use separate federal rates and are outside this table.[1]
What this means for a travel contract
Match the work site to the county boundary, check each assignment month and ask the agency to separate base wages from reimbursements. Compare rent quotes against the amount actually offered.
Use the salary negotiation guide for the written terms. Check the nurse licensure compact guide before planning work in another state.
Data and method
Federal per diem rates, FY2027
The federal per diem rates for travel in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027: the standard rate first, then each of the 295 areas with its own rate. Each row gives the highest and lowest seasonal lodging rate per night and the daily meals and incidentals rate.
- Source
- Per diem rates, U.S. General Services Administration
- Release
- FY2027 rates (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027), Federal Register 2026-18439
- Period
- October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027 (federal fiscal year 2027)
- Method
- Rows come from GSA's FY2027 rates file (FY2027_PerDiemRates_Validated090126.xlsx), which lists each non-standard area once per season. The adapter groups the seasons of each area, checks that they run back to back from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, and keeps the highest and lowest lodging rate and the meals and incidentals rate, which does not change between seasons. The last column adds the highest lodging rate to the meals rate. Rates are copied as published, in dollars.
- License
- Public domain
- Retrieved
Limits
- These are the maximums the federal government reimburses its own employees for lodging, meals and incidentals; they are not what a staffing agency pays a traveling clinician, and agencies set their own stipends.
- A travel stipend above the federal per diem rate for the area may be taxable wages. Tax-free stipends also require a tax home that the worker is away from, as IRS Publication 463 describes. This is not tax advice.
- Some employers use the IRS high-low method instead of these area rates: under IRS Notice 2026-60, from October 1, 2026, $329 a day in high-cost localities and $230 a day everywhere else in the contiguous states.
- Lodging rates exclude taxes. Seasonal areas change rate during the year; the highest and lowest monthly rates show the range, not the rate in a given month.
- Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. territories have separate rates set by the Department of Defense and are not in this table.
Sources & approach
Scope: Federal domestic per diem reference for FY2027, not a staffing-agency stipend schedule or tax advice. Seasonal rates and tax eligibility depend on the assignment and individual circumstances. Consult a qualified tax professional about your treatment.
Based on the public sources linked below. Job.com selected and organized the data; no internal company data is used.
- Per diem ratesU.S. General Services Administration · Accessed October 23, 2026
- Publication 463: travel, gift, and car expensesInternal Revenue Service · Accessed October 23, 2026
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