GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Baltimore City, Maryland 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

Baltimore City 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 $151 $69 $220
FY2023 $151 $69 $220
FY2022 $151 $69 $220
FY2021 $151 $71 $222
FY2020 $154 $71 $225
FY2019 $157 $71 $228
FY2018 $161 $69 $230
FY2016 $158 $69 $227
FY2015 $153 $71 $224
FY2014 $147 $71 $218

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 Baltimore City, Maryland. 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-MD?city=Baltimore%20City"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Baltimore City",
      "lodging": 150,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-MD"
    }
  ],
  "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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