FY2026 per diem rates: what changed from FY2025
FY2026 rates apply from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. Everything on this page is computed from the GSA Per Diem API data for both years.
Standard lodging
$110 → $110
0%
Standard M&IE
$68 → $68
M&IE tiers unchanged
Non-standard areas
296 → 296
+0 new, −0 removed
Lodging rates in the 296 areas listed both years
Comparing the average nightly rate over each fiscal year (weighted by days per month): 0 areas went up, 0 went down, 296 did not change. Median change: 0%. No area changed M&IE tier.
Largest increases
None.
Largest decreases
None.
New non-standard areas in FY2026
None.
Removed: back to the standard rate
None.
Trips across October 1, 2025
Nights and days up to September 30 use FY2025 rates; from October 1 the FY2026 rates apply. The calculator switches automatically and flags the change.
Source: GSA Per Diem API (CONUS lodging and M&IE, FY2025 and FY2026). GSA: “Rates for the coming federal government fiscal year are typically announced in mid-August.”