Host Family Compensation
How Hosts are Paid
StudentRoomStay (SRS) pays a stipend to our hosts to help cover the day-to-day food and accommodation expenses of hosting a homestay student. Student weekly fees are paid directly to SRS by the student. We retain a small portion for managing the homestay and the remainder of the student fee is reimbursed to the host. Hosts are paid in a two-week cycle, with funds transferred directly into the host’s nominated bank account. We handle all the payments to prevent disputes and protect the student from any arrangement that might compromise his or her health and safety while in a trusted homestay environment. SRS will issue a 1099 Tax Form to each homestay host at the end of each tax year for annual homestay fees over $600.

We will always be fully transparent about our pricing and payments! If you ever have any questions about receiving payments for hosting an international student, please don't hesitate to check out our host family resources or contact our team. We look for welcoming, caring host families to host international students—the stipend is just one of many benefits of the unique cultural exchange of homestay.
Host Stipend Rates
West Coast - Weekly Pricing
From Hollywood to the Grand Canyon, the West Coast is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the United States. Exchange students that you get paid to host will be able to enjoy pristine Californian beaches, the world’s most incredible national parks and so much more. Hover over the West Coast states below to discover how much you can make hosting an exchange student in each area.
California
$230 - $415Oregon
$235 - $285Washington
$235 - $285Central USA - Weekly Pricing
Whether you live near Millennium Park in Chicago or the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the SRS homestay network has thousands of caring hosts in the most popular international student destinations in Central United States. Check out our host compensation rates throughout Central USA!
Colorado
$302 - $352Minnesota
$265 - $315East Coast - Weekly Pricing
The East Coast is home to the most popular cities in the United States, including New York, Boston and the capital, Washington DC. Discover how much you can get paid to host a foreign exchange student when you live in one of the beautiful East Coast states.