GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 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)
$80
Maximum per diem
$218
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $138 $80 $218
FY2025 $138 $80 $218
FY2024 $136 $64 $200
FY2023 $124 $64 $188
FY2022 $124 $64 $188
FY2021 $124 $56 $180
FY2020 $126 $56 $182
FY2019 $125 $56 $181
FY2018 $129 $54 $183
FY2016 $130 $54 $184
FY2015 $128 $71 $199
FY2014 $125 $71 $196

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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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-PA?city=Pittsburgh"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Pittsburgh",
      "lodging": 138,
      "meals_incidental": 80,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-PA"
    }
  ],
  "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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