GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Milwaukee, Wisconsin GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$140
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$80
Maximum per diem
$220
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $140 $80 $220
FY2025 $140 $80 $220
FY2024 $155 $64 $219
FY2023 $149 $64 $213
FY2022 $149 $64 $213
FY2021 $149 $66 $215
FY2020 $140 $66 $206
FY2019 $120 $66 $186
FY2018 $120 $64 $184
FY2016 $115 $64 $179
FY2015 $107 $61 $168
FY2014 $104 $61 $165

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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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-WI?city=Milwaukee"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Milwaukee",
      "lodging": 140,
      "meals_incidental": 80,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-WI"
    }
  ],
  "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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