Minneapolis / St. Paul per diem ratesMinnesota · FY 2027
Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. No other Minnesota area has a meal rate as high as $92.
Four days in Minneapolis / St. Paul
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $781, three nights of lodging plus $322 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 35.4% above the standard rate.
Minneapolis / St. Paul since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Minneapolis / St. Paul’s full-year average has grown 3.4%; ranked by that growth, Minneapolis / St. Paul sits between Santa Rosa (CA) and Columbia (SC). All of that rise came in the FY 2027 file, which puts Minneapolis / St. Paul between Sedona (AZ) and Pecos (TX) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Minneapolis / St. Paul ranked 62nd of 293 by full-year average, between Miami (FL) and Stowe (VT). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, flat in FY 2025.
Minneapolis / St. Paul among the 295
Minneapolis / St. Paul’s full-year average lodging cap, $153 a night, ranks second of the 3 Minnesota areas, between Duluth ($185) and Rochester ($139). Nationally, Minneapolis / St. Paul is 129th of 295 on that measure, between Chapel Hill (NC, $153) and Portsmouth (NH, $153). Minnesota, area by area.