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California per diem rates by city and county

Lodging ceilings and meal allowances for GSA localities assigned to California. The county or location definition determines coverage; a city name alone is not the boundary.

California in FY2027

Separately listed localities: 32Plus the standard CONUS rate for areas outside them
Lodging ceilings per night: $129–$325Lowest to highest month across all California localities
Full-day M&IE: $74–$92First and last travel days are 75% of the full-day rate
Annual peak lodging vs FY2026: 30 up · 1 down · 1 unchangedLargest increase: San Francisco, +$53. Comparable localities only. All FY2027 changes

FY2027 locality directory

Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027 · U.S. dollars · Lodging excludes lodging taxes.

Listed localities32GSA state assignment: CA

Listed lodging range / night$129–$325Across these localities and all 12 months

Localities with seasonal rates1418 with a single year-round lodging ceiling

Separately listed GSA localities. Open a locality for its exact monthly rates and source workbook rows.
Locality & county coverage	Lodging / night	M&IE / day	Lodging schedule
Antioch / Brentwood / ConcordContra Costa	$147	$86	Year-round
Bakersfield / RidgecrestKern	$164	$74	Year-round
Barstow / Ontario / VictorvilleSan Bernardino	$129	$86	Year-round
Death ValleyInyo / NAWS China Lake	$154	$80	Year-round
Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyvilleHumboldt	$130–$181	$86	2 seasonal rates
FresnoFresno	$136	$86	Year-round
Los AngelesLos Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica	$199	$86	Year-round
Mammoth LakesMono	$146–$208	$86	2 seasonal rates
Mill Valley / San Rafael / NovatoMarin	$169	$92	Year-round
MontereyMonterey	$196–$293	$92	3 seasonal rates
NapaNapa	$194–$266	$92	2 seasonal rates
OakhurstMadera	$137	$80	Year-round
OaklandAlameda	$152	$92	Year-round
Palm SpringsRiverside	$141–$192	$86	3 seasonal rates
Point Arena / GualalaMendocino	$134	$86	Year-round
SacramentoSacramento	$156	$86	Year-round
San DiegoSan Diego	$208–$249	$86	2 seasonal rates
San FranciscoSan Francisco	$232–$325	$92	3 seasonal rates
San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo	$170–$213	$86	2 seasonal rates
San Mateo / Foster City / BelmontSan Mateo	$194–$217	$86	2 seasonal rates
Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	$214–$277	$92	2 seasonal rates
Santa CruzSanta Cruz	$149–$181	$86	2 seasonal rates
Santa MonicaCity limits of Santa Monica	$283	$92	Year-round
Santa RosaSonoma	$163	$86	Year-round
South Lake TahoeEl Dorado	$168–$262	$86	3 seasonal rates
StocktonSan Joaquin	$137	$74	Year-round
Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San JoseSanta Clara	$218	$92	Year-round
Tahoe CityPlacer	$132	$86	Year-round
TruckeeNevada	$148–$178	$86	4 seasonal rates
VisaliaTulare	$136	$80	Year-round
West Sacramento / DavisYolo	$148	$80	Year-round
Yosemite National ParkMariposa	$184–$212	$86	2 seasonal rates

California lodging per diem by month, FY2027

Nightly lodging ceilings for every listed locality, October through September. M&IE does not change by month.

Lodging ceiling per night in U.S. dollars, before taxes. October–December 2026, January–September 2027.
Locality	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Antioch / Brentwood / Concord	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147
Bakersfield / Ridgecrest	164	164	164	164	164	164	164	164	164	164	164	164
Barstow / Ontario / Victorville	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129
Death Valley	154	154	154	154	154	154	154	154	154	154	154	154
Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	181	181	181	130
Fresno	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136
Los Angeles	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199
Mammoth Lakes	146	146	208	208	208	208	146	146	146	146	146	146
Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato	169	169	169	169	169	169	169	169	169	169	169	169
Monterey	196	196	196	196	209	209	209	209	209	293	293	196
Napa	266	266	194	194	194	194	266	266	266	266	266	266
Oakhurst	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137
Oakland	152	152	152	152	152	152	152	152	152	152	152	152
Palm Springs	186	186	186	186	192	192	192	141	141	141	141	141
Point Arena / Gualala	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134
Sacramento	156	156	156	156	156	156	156	156	156	156	156	156
San Diego	208	208	208	208	208	208	208	208	249	249	208	208
San Francisco	279	279	279	325	325	325	232	232	232	232	232	279
San Luis Obispo	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	213	213	170	170
San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont	217	217	194	194	194	194	194	194	194	194	194	217
Santa Barbara	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	277	277	214
Santa Cruz	149	149	149	149	149	149	149	149	181	181	181	149
Santa Monica	283	283	283	283	283	283	283	283	283	283	283	283
Santa Rosa	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163
South Lake Tahoe	198	198	262	262	262	262	168	168	198	198	198	198
Stockton	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137	137
Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose	218	218	218	218	218	218	218	218	218	218	218	218
Tahoe City	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132
Truckee	148	148	178	178	178	151	151	151	174	174	174	174
Visalia	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	136
West Sacramento / Davis	148	148	148	148	148	148	148	148	148	148	148	148
Yosemite National Park	184	184	212	212	212	212	212	184	184	184	184	184

Standard CONUS rate, FY2027

The standard rate applies to locations outside every separately defined locality. An unrecognized city or ZIP does not establish that a location uses the standard rate.

Lodging ceiling: $113 per night, before lodging taxes
Full-day meals & incidentals: $68 per day
First & last travel day: $51.00 M&IE, before provided-meal deductions
Validity: Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Search California by city, county or ZIP View the standard rate

Using the directory

Find the locality that covers the work activity, then check the travel month. Lodging ranges above show the lowest and highest monthly ceilings in this edition; they are not estimates of hotel prices. M&IE is the full-day meals and incidental expenses allowance. See meal allocations and travel-day amounts.

If a stay crosses a seasonal boundary, each hotel night uses that night’s rate. A trip crossing October 1 needs both fiscal-year editions. Read the federal travel rules reference.

Lodging taxes are separate from these room ceilings. Tax-exemption eligibility depends on the jurisdiction and payment method; the rate table does not establish an exemption. Check hotel tax exemptions using official state guidance.

Source: GSA per diem files. Download the complete FY2027 directory (CSV) · Source dates and methodology.

FY2026 locality directory

Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 · U.S. dollars · Lodging excludes lodging taxes.

Listed localities32GSA state assignment: CA

Listed lodging range / night$124–$279Across these localities and all 12 months

Localities with seasonal rates1418 with a single year-round lodging ceiling

Separately listed GSA localities. Open a locality for its exact monthly rates and source workbook rows.
Locality & county coverage	Lodging / night	M&IE / day	Lodging schedule
Antioch / Brentwood / ConcordContra Costa	$147	$86	Year-round
Bakersfield / RidgecrestKern	$132	$74	Year-round
Barstow / Ontario / VictorvilleSan Bernardino	$124	$86	Year-round
Death ValleyInyo / NAWS China Lake	$142	$80	Year-round
Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyvilleHumboldt	$125–$172	$86	2 seasonal rates
FresnoFresno	$129	$86	Year-round
Los AngelesLos Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica	$191	$86	Year-round
Mammoth LakesMono	$139–$195	$86	2 seasonal rates
Mill Valley / San Rafael / NovatoMarin	$153–$175	$92	2 seasonal rates
MontereyMonterey	$191–$279	$92	3 seasonal rates
NapaNapa	$172–$246	$92	2 seasonal rates
OakhurstMadera	$135	$80	Year-round
OaklandAlameda	$145	$92	Year-round
Palm SpringsRiverside	$141–$186	$86	2 seasonal rates
Point Arena / GualalaMendocino	$129	$86	Year-round
SacramentoSacramento	$150	$86	Year-round
San DiegoSan Diego	$199–$237	$86	2 seasonal rates
San FranciscoSan Francisco	$259–$272	$92	2 seasonal rates
San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo	$163–$203	$86	2 seasonal rates
San Mateo / Foster City / BelmontSan Mateo	$183	$86	Year-round
Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	$205–$262	$92	2 seasonal rates
Santa CruzSanta Cruz	$139–$176	$86	2 seasonal rates
Santa MonicaCity limits of Santa Monica	$273	$92	Year-round
Santa RosaSonoma	$157	$86	Year-round
South Lake TahoeEl Dorado	$141–$247	$86	4 seasonal rates
StocktonSan Joaquin	$132	$74	Year-round
Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San JoseSanta Clara	$192	$92	Year-round
Tahoe CityPlacer	$131	$86	Year-round
TruckeeNevada	$142–$173	$86	4 seasonal rates
VisaliaTulare	$131	$80	Year-round
West Sacramento / DavisYolo	$142	$80	Year-round
Yosemite National ParkMariposa	$181–$203	$86	2 seasonal rates

California lodging per diem by month, FY2026

Nightly lodging ceilings for every listed locality, October through September. M&IE does not change by month.

Lodging ceiling per night in U.S. dollars, before taxes. October–December 2025, January–September 2026.
Locality	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Antioch / Brentwood / Concord	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	147
Bakersfield / Ridgecrest	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132
Barstow / Ontario / Victorville	124	124	124	124	124	124	124	124	124	124	124	124
Death Valley	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142
Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	172	172	172	125
Fresno	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129
Los Angeles	191	191	191	191	191	191	191	191	191	191	191	191
Mammoth Lakes	139	139	195	195	195	195	139	139	139	139	139	139
Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato	153	153	153	153	153	153	153	153	175	175	175	175
Monterey	191	191	191	191	199	199	199	199	199	279	279	191
Napa	246	246	172	172	246	246	246	246	246	246	246	246
Oakhurst	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135
Oakland	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	145
Palm Springs	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	141	141	141	141	141
Point Arena / Gualala	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129
Sacramento	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150
San Diego	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	199	237	237	199	199
San Francisco	272	272	272	259	259	259	259	259	259	259	259	272
San Luis Obispo	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	163	203	203	163	163
San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont	183	183	183	183	183	183	183	183	183	183	183	183
Santa Barbara	205	205	205	205	205	205	205	205	205	262	262	205
Santa Cruz	139	139	139	139	139	139	139	139	176	176	176	139
Santa Monica	273	273	273	273	273	273	273	273	273	273	273	273
Santa Rosa	157	157	157	157	157	157	157	157	157	157	157	157
South Lake Tahoe	141	141	247	247	247	247	143	143	171	171	171	141
Stockton	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132	132
Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose	192	192	192	192	192	192	192	192	192	192	192	192
Tahoe City	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131
Truckee	142	142	169	169	169	146	146	146	173	173	173	142
Visalia	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131
West Sacramento / Davis	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	142
Yosemite National Park	181	181	181	203	203	203	203	181	181	181	181	181

Standard CONUS rate, FY2026

The standard rate applies to locations outside every separately defined locality. An unrecognized city or ZIP does not establish that a location uses the standard rate.

Lodging ceiling: $110 per night, before lodging taxes
Full-day meals & incidentals: $68 per day
First & last travel day: $51.00 M&IE, before provided-meal deductions
Validity: Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Search California by city, county or ZIP View the standard rate

Using the directory

If a stay crosses a seasonal boundary, each hotel night uses that night’s rate. A trip crossing October 1 needs both fiscal-year editions. Read the federal travel rules reference.

Source: GSA per diem files. Download the complete FY2026 directory (CSV) · Source dates and methodology.

California counties and cities with their own FY2027 rate

Each name below appears in a GSA locality definition for FY2027. Counties and cities not shown here have no California locality of their own; read the standard rate guidance and confirm the work location before using it.

Alameda County Oakland per diem
City limits of Santa Monica Santa Monica per diem
Contra Costa County Antioch / Brentwood / Concord per diem
Edwards AFB Los Angeles per diem
El Dorado County South Lake Tahoe per diem
Fresno County Fresno per diem
Humboldt County Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville per diem
Inyo County Death Valley per diem
Kern County Bakersfield / Ridgecrest per diem
Los Angeles County Los Angeles per diemdefinition excludes city of Santa Monica
Madera County Oakhurst per diem
Marin County Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato per diem
Mariposa County Yosemite National Park per diem
Mendocino County Point Arena / Gualala per diem
Mono County Mammoth Lakes per diem
Monterey County Monterey per diem
Napa County Napa per diem
NAWS China Lake County Death Valley per diem
Nevada County Truckee per diem
Orange County Los Angeles per diemdefinition excludes city of Santa Monica
Placer County Tahoe City per diem
Riverside County Palm Springs per diem
Sacramento County Sacramento per diem
San Bernardino County Barstow / Ontario / Victorville per diem
San Diego County San Diego per diem
San Francisco County San Francisco per diem
San Joaquin County Stockton per diem
San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo per diem
San Mateo County San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont per diem
Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara per diem
Santa Clara County Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose per diem
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz per diem
Sonoma County Santa Rosa per diem
Tulare County Visalia per diem
Ventura County Los Angeles per diemdefinition excludes city of Santa Monica
Yolo County West Sacramento / Davis per diem

Hotel taxes and official forms

The room ceiling excludes lodging taxes. Tax guidance follows the hotel’s location and payment account, which can differ from the work locality used for per diem.

California: account guidance and official forms

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Neighboring state directories

Each state index lists the localities GSA assigns to that state. The Washington, DC locality also covers named Maryland and Virginia counties and cities.