Per diem · NE · GSA FY2027 from October 1, 2026
Per diem rates in Nebraska, FY2027
Nebraska has a single GSA area in FY2027, Douglas County, and its Omaha rate does not move from one month to the next.
GSA FY2027 ZIP file published · rates checked · Published by Radif Partners · Rules and data
- GSA areas above the standard rate
- 1
- Highest lodging maximum
- $128
- Where
- Omaha
- Everywhere else
- $113 + $68
Federal per diem for the trip
$664
Omaha, NE · Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28
| Lodging, 3 nights at the GSA maximum | $384 |
| M&IE before meal deductions | $280 |
| M&IE paid | $280 |
| Total | $664 |
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 | $128 | $80 | 75% | – | $60 |
| Mon, Oct 26 FY2027 | $128 | $80 | 100% | – | $80 |
| Tue, Oct 27 FY2027 | $128 | $80 | 100% | – | $80 |
| Wed, Oct 28 FY2027 | – | $80 | 75% | – | $60 |
Nebraska per diem for FY2027 has two values only: $128 of lodging and $80 of M&IE in Douglas County, which GSA labels Omaha, and the standard $113 plus $68 in every other county of the state, Lincoln included. Both apply from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and the Omaha cap is identical in all twelve months. A three-night stay in Omaha from April 12 to 15, 2027 adds up to $664.00 at the federal maximum, of which $384 is lodging and $280.00 is M&IE after the 75% rule on the arrival and departure days. The same dates in Lincoln or Grand Island come to $577.00. Lodging taxes stay outside the cap and are claimed as a separate line. Type any Nebraska city or ZIP code into the calculator above to replace Omaha.
Douglas County, and nothing else on the list
GSA prints a single Nebraska line for FY2027, and it covers one county. A hotel night inside Douglas County is reimbursed up to $128, whatever the month, and each day of meals and incidentals is worth $80. Last year the same line read $122, so the room cap gained $6 while the M&IE tier stayed where it was. Because the standard lodging figure moved by only $3, the Omaha premium over the rest of the state widened from $12 to $15 a night.
Bellevue sits across the county line
Bellevue belongs to Sarpy County, not to Douglas, and GSA has no line for it. An engineer who sleeps there while working a project in the metro is paid the standard $113 and $68, a difference of $15 on the room and $12 on meals each full day. Over a two-week assignment, that gap is real money. Run the work address through the ZIP search before booking, and keep the folio showing the hotel's street address with your claim.
The capital and the interior on one figure
Lancaster County does not appear in the GSA file, so a week of meetings in the state capital follows the same $113 cap as an overnight in Kearney or Norfolk. Among the 12 Nebraska places of 15,000 people or more in the Census file, 11 fall under the standard rate: Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont and Norfolk among them. The quickest check is simple: if the county is not Douglas, it is standard.
Omaha, NE: per diem for a stay
Lodging + M&IE at the federal maximum
$664
| Lodging: 3 × $128 | $384 |
| 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.
Cheap kilowatt-hours for an electric fleet
Nebraska households paid 12.90¢ per kilowatt-hour on average over January to July 2026, according to the EIA, against 18.19¢ nationally. At the EPA rating of the 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (27.5 kWh per 100 miles), home charging costs about $3.55 per 100 miles here, $5.00 at the national price. An employee who charges at home and is paid the IRS 76 cents a mile keeps most of the rate for depreciation and insurance. For drivers on gasoline, EIA publishes no Nebraska series, so this site uses its Midwest average of $4.109 for the gas cost calculator.
Charging at Nebraska residential prices
Electricity cost
$35.48
| Energy from the outlet | 275 kWh |
| Price: 12.90¢ per kWh | $35.48 |
| Per mile | $0.035 |
Charging cost at public stations is not in the EIA series; the EV charging calculator lets you type your own price per kWh.
Every GSA area in Nebraska: FY2027 against FY2026
| GSA area | Counties or limits | Lodging FY2027 | M&IE | Lodging FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | Douglas | $128 | $80 | $122 |
| Rest of the state | All other counties | $113 | $68 | $110 |