Per Diem Rates by State, FY2027 (2026-27)

GSA sets federal per diem for 295 named localities in the continental U.S. Everywhere else uses the standard rate: $113 a night for lodging and $68 a day for meals and incidentals. 149 localities change their lodging rate by month. Rates run October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.

Source: U.S. General Services Administration, read 2026-10-15. Alaska and Hawaii rates are set by the Department of Defense and are not listed here. Calculate a trip.

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Alabama4 localitiesArizona5 localitiesArkansas1 localityCalifornia32 localitiesColorado15 localitiesConnecticut4 localitiesDelaware2 localitiesDistrict of Columbia1 localityFlorida22 localitiesGeorgia6 localitiesIdaho3 localitiesIllinois4 localitiesIndiana3 localitiesIowa2 localitiesKansas1 localityKentucky4 localitiesLouisiana2 localitiesMaine3 localitiesMaryland7 localitiesMassachusetts13 localitiesMichigan11 localitiesMinnesota3 localitiesMississippi3 localitiesMissouri2 localitiesMontana4 localitiesNebraska1 localityNevada2 localitiesNew Hampshire7 localitiesNew Jersey10 localitiesNew Mexico4 localitiesNew York19 localitiesNorth Carolina10 localitiesNorth Dakotastandard rate onlyOhio6 localitiesOklahoma1 localityOregon7 localitiesPennsylvania12 localitiesRhode Island2 localitiesSouth Carolina4 localitiesSouth Dakota3 localitiesTennessee5 localitiesTexas11 localitiesUtah4 localitiesVermont5 localitiesVirginia9 localitiesWashington9 localitiesWest Virginia2 localitiesWisconsin3 localitiesWyoming2 localities

Highest lodging rates, FY2027

Peak-month nightly lodging. Most of these are seasonal resort or big-city localities.

LocalityStatePeak lodgingM&IE
Park CityUtah$499$92
NantucketMassachusetts$487$92
Martha's VineyardMassachusetts$473$92
Key WestFlorida$452$86
Jackson / PinedaleWyoming$441$92
AspenColorado$419$92
VailColorado$417$92
TellurideColorado$367$92
Boston / CambridgeMassachusetts$365$92
New York CityNew York$358$92

How per diem works

Lodging is a nightly maximum, reimbursed against actual cost and set per month for seasonal localities. M&IE is a flat daily allowance in one of five tiers ($68, $74, $80, $86, $92); the first and last day of travel are paid at 75%.

Travel nurses: the same rates cap tax-free housing and meal stipends, at (lodging + M&IE) × 7 a week, for a traveler with a qualifying tax home. See the travel nurse per diem guide.