Calculate Pennsylvania’s per diem allowance for your business travel

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Effective expense management is essential for businesses focused on cost control and compliance, especially when it comes to employee travel. Per diem rates streamline budgeting by setting clear allowances for lodging, meals, and incidentals, helping to eliminate guesswork and ensure fair employee reimbursement.

For businesses with teams traveling to Pennsylvania, these rates bring consistency to expense planning and support financial accuracy, making travel easier to manage for both employers and employees.

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Pennsylvania per diem rates

If you're traveling to a city in Pennsylvania without a specific per diem rate, the standard federal rates of $110 for lodging and $68 per day for meals and incidentals will apply. These rates are set by the General Services Administration (GSA) and are effective from October 2025 to September 2026.

For cities with location-specific rates, the GSA provides fixed per diem amounts to account for cost variations. Here are the Pennsylvania cities with specific per diem rates:

Daily lodging rates, FY 2026
CountyOct 2025NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Default*$110$110$110$110$110$110$110$110$110$110$110$110
Adams$122$110$110$110$110$110$122$122$122$122$122$122
Allegheny$138$138$138$138$138$138$138$138$138$138$138$138
Berks$117$117$117$117$117$117$117$117$117$117$117$117
Bucks$119$119$119$119$119$119$119$119$119$119$119$119
Centre$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124
Chester$118$118$118$118$118$118$118$118$118$118$118$118
Dauphin excluding Hershey$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124$124
Delaware$127$127$127$127$127$127$127$127$127$127$127$127
Hershey$145$145$145$145$145$145$145$145$196$196$196$145
Lancaster$123$123$123$123$123$123$123$123$123$123$123$123
Lehigh$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115
Montgomery$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126
Northampton$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115$115
Philadelphia$218$218$156$156$156$156$187$187$187$187$187$218
*Applies to counties without specified rates
Daily meals & incidentals rates, FY 2026
CountyM&IE Rate
Default*$68
Adams$68
Allegheny$80
Berks$74
Bucks$80
Centre$74
Chester$80
Dauphin excluding Hershey$74
Delaware$80
Hershey$80
Lancaster$74
Lehigh$74
Montgomery$80
Northampton$74
Philadelphia$92
*Applies to counties without specified rates

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Using Pennsylvania's per diem rates gives you a clear way to manage travel expenses. It saves you time by making calculations by hand and makes your reimbursements more consistent. This supports a transparent corporate travel policy that your employees can rely on, helping to avoid unexpected costs and creating a more predictable travel budget.

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