Kayenta per diem ratesArizona · FY 2027
Until FY 2023 its cap changed with the seasons; since FY 2024 one cap applies all year. Kayenta’s $74 meal rate is the lowest among the 5 Arizona areas.
Kayenta since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Kayenta’s full-year average has grown 19.1%; ranked by that growth, Kayenta sits between New York City (NY) and Saratoga Springs / Schenectady (NY). Against FY 2026, Kayenta’s full-year average rose 1.4%, between Springfield / Cranford / New Providence (NJ) and Eatontown / Freehold (NJ) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Kayenta ranked 150th of 293 by full-year average, between Kill Devil Hills (NC) and Ann Arbor (MI). Along the way: up 3.5% in FY 2023, up 14.3% in FY 2024, down 0.7% in FY 2025.
Four days in Kayenta
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $700, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 30.1% above the standard rate.
Kayenta among the 295
Kayenta’s full-year average lodging cap, $147 a night, ranks fourth of the 5 Arizona areas, between Phoenix / Scottsdale ($166) and Grand Canyon / Flagstaff ($139). Nationally, Kayenta is 149th of 295 on that measure, between Antioch / Brentwood / Concord (CA, $147) and Somerset (NJ, $147). Arizona, area by area.