Per Diem RatesFY 2027 federal travel allowances

Somerset per diem ratesNew Jersey · FY 2027

Somerset’s full-year average is 3.9% lower than in FY 2021; only 21 areas have fallen over that span. Somerset’s full-year average lodging cap, $147 a night, ranks sixth of the 10 New Jersey areas, between Parsippany ($148) and Springfield / Cranford / New Providence ($141).

Oct 2026$147Nov 2026$147Dec 2026$147Jan 2027$147Feb 2027$147Mar 2027$147Apr 2027$147May 2027$147Jun 2027$147Jul 2027$147Aug 2027$147Sep 2027$147standard $113
Oct 2026$147Nov 2026$147Dec 2026$147Jan 2027$147Feb 2027$147Mar 2027$147Apr 2027$147May 2027$147Jun 2027$147Jul 2027$147Aug 2027$147Sep 2027$147standard $113
$153$153$153$153$138$138$147standard $113$96FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27
$153$147$113FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27

Somerset since FY 2021

Against FY 2026, Somerset’s full-year average rose 6.5%, between Gulf Shores (AL) and State College (PA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Somerset ranked 53rd of 293 by full-year average, between Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI) and Cincinnati (OH). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, down 9.8% in FY 2025.

Somerset among the 295

$147 here$115$334
$147 here$115$334

Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Antioch / Brentwood / Concord (CA). Nationally, Somerset is 149th of 295 by full-year average, between Kayenta (AZ, $147) and Conway (NH, $147). New Jersey, area by area.

Four days in Somerset

Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $721, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.

One cap covers all twelve months, 30.1% above the standard rate.