GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Big Spring, Texas GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$114
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$68
Maximum per diem
$182
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $114 $68 $182
FY2025 $114 $68 $182
FY2024 $136 $64 $200
FY2023 $136 $64 $200
FY2022 $136 $64 $200
FY2021 $136 $61 $197
FY2020 $152 $61 $213
FY2019 $101 $61 $162
FY2018 $97 $54 $151
FY2016 $171 $54 $225
FY2015 $148 $46 $194
FY2014 $128 $46 $174

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 Big Spring, Texas. 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-TX?city=Big%20Spring"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Big Spring",
      "lodging": 114,
      "meals_incidental": 68,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-TX"
    }
  ],
  "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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