GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Wilmington, North Carolina GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$147
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$74
Maximum per diem
$221
Lodging + M&IE

Seasonal breakdown

GSA sets seasonal lodging rates for Wilmington: the nightly lodging ceiling changes during the year (it is highest in peak travel months), while the M&IE rate stays constant.

Season Lodging M&IE Max per diem
Mar 1 – Sep 30 $147 $74 $221
Oct 1 – Oct 31 $147 $74 $221
Nov 1 – Feb 28 $110 $74 $184

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $147 $74 $221
FY2025 $147 $74 $221
FY2024 $133 $59 $192
FY2023 $124 $59 $183
FY2022 $119 $59 $178
FY2021 $119 $61 $180
FY2020 $116 $61 $177
FY2019 $106 $61 $167
FY2018 $101 $59 $160
FY2016 $98 $59 $157
FY2015 $94 $56 $150
FY2014 $92 $56 $148

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 Wilmington, 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=Wilmington"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Wilmington",
      "lodging": 147,
      "meals_incidental": 74,
      "season_begin": "03/01",
      "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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