Milwaukee per diem ratesWisconsin · FY 2027
No other Wisconsin area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Madison ($128). Until FY 2024 its cap changed with the seasons; since FY 2025 one cap applies all year.
Milwaukee among the 295
Nationally, Milwaukee is 162nd of 295 by full-year average, between Buffalo (NY, $144) and Pensacola (FL, $144). Wisconsin, area by area.
Milwaukee since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Milwaukee’s full-year average has grown 9.5%; ranked by that growth, Milwaukee sits between Vail (CO) and Columbia (MD). Against FY 2026, Milwaukee’s full-year average rose 2.9%, between Falmouth (MA) and Madison (WI) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Milwaukee ranked 102nd of 293 by full-year average, between Fort Myers (FL) and Ocean City (MD). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 1.4% in FY 2024, up 5% in FY 2025.
Four days in Milwaukee
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $712, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 27.4% above the standard rate.