GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Princeton / Trenton, New Jersey GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$138
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$86
Maximum per diem
$224
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $138 $86 $224
FY2025 $138 $86 $224
FY2024 $137 $69 $206
FY2023 $137 $69 $206
FY2022 $137 $69 $206
FY2021 $137 $61 $198
FY2020 $132 $61 $193
FY2019 $128 $61 $189
FY2018 $129 $59 $188
FY2016 $128 $59 $187
FY2015 $127 $61 $188
FY2014 $124 $61 $185

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 Princeton / Trenton, New Jersey. 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-NJ?city=Princeton%20/%20Trenton"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Princeton / Trenton",
      "lodging": 138,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-NJ"
    }
  ],
  "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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