Per Diem RatesFY 2027 federal travel allowances

Big Spring per diem ratesTexas · FY 2027

The full-year average rose 16.7% from FY 2026, the seventh largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Stuart (FL) and South Lake Tahoe (CA). Big Spring’s full-year average is 2.2% lower than in FY 2021; only 21 areas have fallen over that span. Big Spring’s meals-and-incidentals rate equals the standard $68, which only 17 non-standard areas keep.

Oct 2026$133Nov 2026$133Dec 2026$133Jan 2027$133Feb 2027$133Mar 2027$133Apr 2027$133May 2027$133Jun 2027$133Jul 2027$133Aug 2027$133Sep 2027$133standard $113
Oct 2026$133Nov 2026$133Dec 2026$133Jan 2027$133Feb 2027$133Mar 2027$133Apr 2027$133May 2027$133Jun 2027$133Jul 2027$133Aug 2027$133Sep 2027$133standard $113
$136$136$136$136$114$114$133standard $113$96FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27
$136$133$113FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27

Big Spring since FY 2021

In FY 2021 Big Spring ranked 89th of 293 by full-year average, between Beaverton (OR) and Mammoth Lakes (CA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, down 16.2% in FY 2025.

Four days in Big Spring

Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $637, three nights of lodging plus $238 M&IE.

Big Spring’s $68 meal rate is the lowest among the 11 Texas areas. One cap covers all twelve months, 17.7% above the standard rate.

Big Spring among the 295

$133 here$115$334
$133 here$115$334

Big Spring’s full-year average lodging cap, $133 a night, ranks seventh of the 11 Texas areas, between South Padre Island ($133) and Houston ($133). Nationally, Big Spring is 213th of 295 on that measure, between Albany (NY, $133) and Houston (TX, $133). Texas, area by area.