FY2026 GSA per-diem rates by state & city
The federal lodging and meal (M&IE) rates that cap your tax-free travel-nurse stipend. Standard rate applies to areas not specifically listed.
Standard CONUS rate (most counties)
$178 / day
Lodging $110 + M&IE $68 · applies to all CONUS locations without a specific rate.
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- Alabama (4)
- Arizona (5)
- Arkansas (1)
- California (32)
- Colorado (15)
- Connecticut (4)
- Delaware (2)
- District of Columbia (1)
- Florida (22)
- Georgia (6)
- Idaho (3)
- Illinois (4)
- Indiana (3)
- Iowa (2)
- Kansas (1)
- Kentucky (4)
- Louisiana (2)
- Maine (3)
- Maryland (7)
- Massachusetts (13)
- Michigan (11)
- Minnesota (3)
- Mississippi (3)
- Missouri (2)
- Montana (4)
- Nebraska (1)
- Nevada (2)
- New Hampshire (7)
- New Jersey (10)
- New Mexico (4)
- New York (19)
- North Carolina (10)
- Ohio (6)
- Oklahoma (1)
- Oregon (7)
- Pennsylvania (13)
- Rhode Island (2)
- South Carolina (4)
- South Dakota (3)
- Tennessee (5)
- Texas (11)
- Utah (4)
- Vermont (5)
- Virginia (9)
- Washington (9)
- West Virginia (2)
- Wisconsin (3)
- Wyoming (2)