GSA · CONUS Per Diem

State College, Pennsylvania GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$124
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$74
Maximum per diem
$198
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $124 $74 $198
FY2025 $124 $74 $198
FY2024 $114 $69 $183
FY2023 $100 $69 $169
FY2022 $100 $69 $169
FY2021 $100 $61 $161
FY2020 $103 $61 $164
FY2019 $101 $61 $162
FY2018 $102 $59 $161
FY2016 $95 $59 $154
FY2015 $87 $56 $143
FY2014 $89 $56 $145

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 State College, 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=State%20College"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "State College",
      "lodging": 124,
      "meals_incidental": 74,
      "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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