Wilmington per diem ratesDelaware · FY 2027
GSA left every month unchanged from FY 2026, as it did for only 12 areas. Its full-year average is 3% lower than in FY 2021; only 21 areas have fallen over that span.
Wilmington since FY 2021
In FY 2021 Wilmington ranked 106th of 293 by full-year average, between Cambridge / St. Michaels (MD) and Conway (NH). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, down 3.1% in FY 2025.
Four days in Wilmington
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $640, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 12.4% above the standard rate.
Wilmington among the 295
Wilmington’s full-year average lodging cap, $127 a night, is the lowest of the 2 Delaware areas, just under Lewes ($149). Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Binghamton (NY) and Concord (NH). Nationally, Wilmington is 249th of 295 on that measure, between Plymouth / Taunton / New Bedford (MA, $127) and Everett / Lynnwood (WA, $127).