Per diem · MI · GSA FY2027 from October 1, 2026
Per diem rates in Michigan, FY2027
Michigan's 11 GSA areas mix summer-peak rates with flat year-round rates, and one area switched from the first kind to the second this year.
GSA FY2027 ZIP file published · rates checked · Published by Radif Partners · Rules and data
- GSA areas above the standard rate
- 11
- Highest lodging maximum
- $235
- Where
- Traverse City
- Everywhere else
- $113 + $68
Federal per diem for the trip
$739
Detroit, MI · Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28
| Lodging, 3 nights at the GSA maximum | $480 |
| M&IE before meal deductions | $259 |
| M&IE paid | $259 |
| Total | $739 |
Rates of fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027). How this is calculated.
Day by day
| Day | Lodging | M&IE rate | Share | Meals off | M&IE paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 FY2027 | $160 | $74 | 75% | – | $55.50 |
| Mon, Oct 26 FY2027 | $160 | $74 | 100% | – | $74 |
| Tue, Oct 27 FY2027 | $160 | $74 | 100% | – | $74 |
| Wed, Oct 28 FY2027 | – | $74 | 75% | – | $55.50 |
Michigan per diem in FY2027 runs from the standard $113 and $68 up to $235 a night in Traverse City in July and August. Detroit (Wayne County) is flat at $160 with $74 of M&IE; Grand Rapids and Pontiac / Auburn Hills are both at $120 with $80. 6 of the 11 areas change price by month, and the rates cover October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. The meal tiers do not follow the room rates: three nights in Detroit from May 10 to 13, 2027 are worth $739.00 at the federal maximum, $120 more on lodging than Grand Rapids but $21.00 less on meals, for $640.00 there. Lodging taxes are claimed separately from these caps. The calculator above starts on Detroit; enter any Michigan city or ZIP code to change it.
Ann Arbor drops its summer rate
Washtenaw County was a seasonal area in FY2026: $146 in April, May, June, July and August and $125 the rest of the year. The FY2027 file replaces both with a single $140. Winter and autumn visits gain $15 a night; a stay between April and August loses $6. The M&IE stays at $80. Anyone who copied a summer 2026 Ann Arbor claim as a template for 2027 will overstate the room by that amount. Midland made the largest jump of any Michigan area, from $120 to $138, and now pays more than Grand Rapids.
Detroit's room is dear, its meal allowance is not
Wayne County has the highest flat lodging line in the state at $160, but its M&IE is $74, one tier below Grand Rapids, Pontiac and Ann Arbor. On a five-day trip the meal gap is $27.00. Oakland County (Pontiac / Auburn Hills) and Kent County (Grand Rapids) share the same $120 and $80. Macomb County has no line: Warren, Sterling Heights and St. Clair Shores take the standard $113 and $68, as do Lansing (Ingham County), Flint (Genesee County) and Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County). A metro-area project with sites in several counties can therefore carry three different daily maximums.
Traverse City, Petoskey and Mackinac Island: dearer autumns
These three seasonal areas kept their summer peaks almost unchanged but raised October and September. Traverse City went from $134 to $158, Mackinac Island went from $120 to $142, Petoskey went from $171 to $179 in those two months. Traverse City's July and August maximum stays at $235, the same as in FY2026, and its winter floor at $134, so last year October was billed like January. Muskegon and South Haven sit on the base $68 meal tier with summer rooms at $157 and $148.
Traverse City, MI: per diem for a stay
Lodging + M&IE at the federal maximum
$682
| Lodging: 3 × $134 | $402 |
| M&IE: 2 travel days at $60 | $120 |
| M&IE: 2 full days at $80 | $160 |
Lodging taxes on top; provided meals are deducted in the full calculator.
Gasoline in Michigan is reported in the EIA Midwest series: $4.109 a gallon of regular in the week of October 5, 2026, against $4.354 nationally. The cost per mile calculator compares that with the IRS 76 cents.
Every GSA area in Michigan: FY2027 against FY2026
| GSA area | Counties or limits | Lodging FY2027 | M&IE | Lodging FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | Grand Traverse | $134 to $235 | $80 | $134 to $235 |
| Petoskey | Emmet | $123 to $230 | $86 | $116 to $220 |
| Mackinac Island | Mackinac | $122 to $197 | $86 | $120 to $195 |
| Detroit | Wayne | $160 | $74 | $152 |
| Holland | Ottawa | $118 to $158 | $74 | $116 to $157 |
| Muskegon | Muskegon | $113 to $157 | $68 | $110 to $149 |
| South Haven | Van Buren | $113 to $148 | $68 | $110 to $142 |
| Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | $140 | $80 | $125 to $146 |
| Midland | Midland | $138 | $74 | $120 |
| Grand Rapids | Kent | $120 | $80 | $119 |
| Pontiac / Auburn Hills | Oakland | $120 | $80 | $116 |
| Rest of the state | All other counties | $113 | $68 | $110 |