Pittsburgh per diem ratesPennsylvania · FY 2027
Pittsburgh’s full-year average lodging cap, $144 a night, ranks third of the 12 Pennsylvania areas, between Hershey ($165) and Malvern / Frazer / Berwyn ($132). Since FY 2021 Pittsburgh’s full-year average has grown 16.1%; ranked by that growth, Pittsburgh sits between Cherry Hill / Moorestown (NJ) and Silverthorne / Breckenridge (CO).
Pittsburgh among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Buffalo (NY). Nationally, Pittsburgh is 162nd of 295 by full-year average, between Pensacola (FL, $144) and Charlotte (NC, $143). Pennsylvania, area by area.
Pittsburgh since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Pittsburgh’s full-year average rose 4.3%, between Dayton / Fairborn (OH) and Tarrytown / White Plains / New Rochelle (NY) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Pittsburgh ranked 145th of 293 by full-year average, between Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME) and San Antonio (TX). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 9.7% in FY 2024, up 1.5% in FY 2025.
Four days in Pittsburgh
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.