Wilmington per diem ratesNorth Carolina · FY 2027
In FY 2021 one cap covered the whole year; GSA now splits it into 5 periods. GSA splits Wilmington’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas.
Wilmington since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Wilmington’s full-year average has grown 16.3%; ranked by that growth, Wilmington sits between Oklahoma City (OK) and Oakhurst (CA). Against FY 2026, Wilmington’s full-year average rose 2.6%, between Traverse City (MI) and Boone (KY) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Wilmington ranked 183rd of 293 by full-year average, between Midland (MI) and Durango (CO). Along the way: up 4.2% in FY 2023, up 7.3% in FY 2024, up 1.4% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $144 | 31 |
| November to February | $113 | 120 |
| March to May | $145 | 92 |
| June to July | $170 | 61 |
| August to September | $144 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $769, three nights at the June cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $598.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 22.5% above the standard rate over the year.
Wilmington among the 295
Wilmington’s full-year average lodging cap, $138 a night, ranks sixth of the 10 North Carolina areas, between Raleigh ($142) and Asheville ($130). Wilmington’s Jun–Jul peak lodging cap of $170 ranks 131st among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Kenton (KY) and Annapolis (MD). Nationally, Wilmington is 186th of 295 on that measure, between Rochester (MN, $139) and Mackinac Island (MI, $138). North Carolina, area by area.