GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Standard Rate, US Standard GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$110
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$68
Maximum per diem
$178
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $110 $68 $178
FY2025 $110 $68 $178
FY2024 $107 $59 $166
FY2023 $98 $59 $157
FY2022 $96 $59 $155
FY2021 $96 $55 $151
FY2020 $110 $56 $166
FY2019 $94 $55 $149
FY2018 $93 $51 $144
FY2016 $89 $51 $140
FY2015 $83 $46 $129
FY2014 $83 $46 $129

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 Standard Rate, US Standard. 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-US?city=Standard%20Rate"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Standard Rate",
      "lodging": 110,
      "meals_incidental": 68,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-US"
    }
  ],
  "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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