Philadelphia per diem ratesPennsylvania · FY 2027
No other Pennsylvania area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Hershey ($165). Philadelphia’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran March to June, now October to November and September. Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share.
Philadelphia among the 295
Philadelphia’s Oct–Nov, Sep peak lodging cap of $227 ranks 51st among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Montpelier (VT) and Hilton Head (SC). Coeur d’Alene (ID) and Denver / Aurora (CO) have exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Philadelphia is 39th of 295 by full-year average, between Yosemite National Park (CA, $196) and Atlanta (GA, $193). Pennsylvania, area by area.
Philadelphia since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Philadelphia’s full-year average has grown 4.9%; ranked by that growth, Philadelphia sits between Grand Rapids (MI) and Madison (WI). Against FY 2026, Philadelphia’s full-year average rose 5%, between Grand Lake (CO) and Rapid City (SD) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Philadelphia ranked 24th of 293 by full-year average, between Monterey (CA) and Chicago (IL). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 3.1% in FY 2024, down 3% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to November | $227 | 61 |
| December to June | $185 | 212 |
| July to August | $174 | 62 |
| September | $227 | 30 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $1,003, three nights at the October cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting July 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $844.
No other Pennsylvania area has a meal rate as high as $92. Weighted by days, the cap sits 71.3% above the standard rate over the year.