Birmingham per diem ratesAlabama · FY 2027
No other Alabama area has a meal rate as high as $80. Birmingham’s full-year average lodging cap, $135 a night, ranks third of the 4 Alabama areas, between Huntsville ($146) and Mobile ($126).
Four days in Birmingham
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $685, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
Birmingham among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Memphis (TN). Nationally, Birmingham is 205th of 295 by full-year average, between Lincoln City (OR, $136) and Brentwood / Franklin (TN, $135). Alabama, area by area.
Birmingham since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Birmingham’s full-year average has grown 19.5%; ranked by that growth, Birmingham sits between Augusta (GA) and Troy (NY). Against FY 2026, Birmingham’s full-year average rose 7.1%, between Newark (NJ) and Saratoga Springs / Schenectady (NY) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Birmingham ranked 213th of 293 by full-year average, between Glens Falls (NY) and Fort Collins / Loveland (CO). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 8.8% in FY 2024, up 2.4% in FY 2025.