Memphis per diem ratesTennessee · FY 2027
Memphis’s full-year average lodging cap, $135 a night, ranks third of the 5 Tennessee areas, between Brentwood / Franklin ($135) and Knoxville ($129). Since FY 2021 Memphis’s full-year average has grown 9.8%; ranked by that growth, Memphis sits between Chicago (IL) and Vail (CO).
Memphis among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Birmingham (AL). Nationally, Memphis is 205th of 295 by full-year average, between Brentwood / Franklin (TN, $135) and Durham (NH, $134). Tennessee, area by area.
Memphis since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Memphis’s full-year average rose 4.7%, between Truckee (CA) and Ann Arbor (MI) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Memphis ranked 156th of 293 by full-year average, between Kansas City / Overland Park (KS) and Raleigh (NC). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, up 4.9% in FY 2025.
Four days in Memphis
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $664, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 19.5% above the standard rate.