GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Sacramento, California GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$150
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$86
Maximum per diem
$236
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

Sacramento rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $150 $86 $236
FY2025 $150 $86 $236
FY2024 $145 $69 $214
FY2023 $145 $69 $214
FY2022 $145 $69 $214
FY2021 $145 $66 $211
FY2020 $140 $66 $206
FY2019 $135 $66 $201
FY2018 $128 $64 $192
FY2016 $112 $64 $176
FY2015 $107 $61 $168
FY2014 $102 $61 $163

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to Sacramento, California. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-CA?city=Sacramento"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Sacramento",
      "lodging": 150,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-CA"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

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