GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Raleigh, North Carolina GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$131
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$74
Maximum per diem
$205
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $131 $74 $205
FY2025 $131 $74 $205
FY2024 $125 $64 $189
FY2023 $123 $64 $187
FY2022 $123 $64 $187
FY2021 $123 $56 $179
FY2020 $120 $56 $176
FY2019 $117 $56 $173
FY2018 $115 $59 $174
FY2016 $104 $59 $163
FY2015 $98 $66 $164
FY2014 $96 $66 $162

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 Raleigh, North Carolina. 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-NC?city=Raleigh"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Raleigh",
      "lodging": 131,
      "meals_incidental": 74,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-NC"
    }
  ],
  "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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