Per diem · NC · GSA FY2027 from October 1, 2026
Per diem rates in North Carolina, FY2027
Dare County's FY2027 lodging cap goes through 4 levels in one year, the widest swing of any North Carolina area.
GSA FY2027 ZIP file published · rates checked · Published by Radif Partners · Rules and data
Federal per diem for the trip
$757
Kill Devil Hills, NC · Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28
| Lodging, 3 nights at the GSA maximum | $498 |
| M&IE before meal deductions | $259 |
| M&IE paid | $259 |
| Total | $757 |
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 | $166 | $74 | 75% | – | $55.50 |
| Mon, Oct 26 FY2027 | $166 | $74 | 100% | – | $74 |
| Tue, Oct 27 FY2027 | $166 | $74 | 100% | – | $74 |
| Wed, Oct 28 FY2027 | – | $74 | 75% | – | $55.50 |
- GSA areas above the standard rate
- 10
- Highest lodging maximum
- $267
- Where
- Kill Devil Hills
- Everywhere else
- $113 + $68
North Carolina has 10 GSA per diem areas in FY2027, on M&IE tiers of $68, $74 and $80. The coast moves with the calendar: Kill Devil Hills (Dare County) caps lodging at $267 in June, July and August and $120 from November to March, Wilmington ranges from $113 to $170. Inland, Chapel Hill ($153), Charlotte ($143) and Raleigh ($142) hold one value all year. Unlisted counties use $113 and $68. Four nights in Kill Devil Hills from July 12 to 16, 2027 are worth $1,401.00 at the federal maximum; the same four nights from January 11 to 15, 2027 are worth $813.00, with the whole gap on the lodging line. The calculator above opens on Kill Devil Hills; type a North Carolina city or ZIP code to move it.
Dare County's four-step year
No other North Carolina line swings as far. The Kill Devil Hills cap reads $120 in November, December, January, February and March, $166 in September and October, $190 in April and May, $267 in June, July and August. The top went up from $254 in FY2026, but the bottom went down, from $133 to $120: GSA widened the spread at both ends. A field inspector who can choose the month of a site visit to Dare County controls $147 a night of allowance just by the date.
Kill Devil Hills, NC: per diem for a stay
Lodging + M&IE at the federal maximum
$619
| Lodging: 3 × $120 | $360 |
| M&IE: 2 travel days at $55.50 | $111 |
| M&IE: 2 full days at $74 | $148 |
Lodging taxes on top; provided meals are deducted in the full calculator.
Carteret unchanged, Wilmington lifted
Atlantic Beach and Morehead City kept exactly the range they had last year, $123 to $178, peaking in May, June, July and August. New Hanover County moved more: Wilmington's top cap rose from $147 to $170, reached in June and July only. Its lowest months, November, December, January and February, pay $113, exactly the national standard, so a winter trip to Wilmington earns its listing only through the M&IE.
Fayetteville: a better room, the base meal rate
Cumberland County is the only North Carolina area left on the base $68 M&IE tier. Its room cap of $129 beats the standard by $16, yet meals pay the same as in any unlisted county. When a lunch is provided at a training session, the deduction there is $19, against $22 in Charlotte, where the tier is $80.
Raleigh against Charlotte
The Charlotte and Raleigh rates sit $1 apart on lodging but $6 apart on M&IE: Wake County is on $74, Mecklenburg on $80. Orange County (Chapel Hill) has the highest flat cap in the state at $153, while neighboring Durham County is at $124. Asheville is dearest in October, November and December at $145, then $125 for the rest of the year. Winston-Salem, Concord, Greenville and Gastonia are among 46 larger Census places on the standard rate.
Regular gasoline on the EIA Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) series cost $3.959 in the week of October 5, 2026; the mileage calculator turns a route into a claim at the IRS rate.
Every GSA area in North Carolina: FY2027 against FY2026
| GSA area | Counties or limits | Lodging FY2027 | M&IE | Lodging FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Devil Hills | Dare | $120 to $267 | $74 | $133 to $254 |
| Atlantic Beach / Morehead City | Carteret | $123 to $178 | $74 | $123 to $178 |
| Wilmington | New Hanover | $113 to $170 | $74 | $110 to $147 |
| Chapel Hill | Orange | $153 | $80 | $140 |
| Asheville | Buncombe | $125 to $145 | $80 | $120 to $141 |
| Charlotte | Mecklenburg | $143 | $80 | $131 |
| Raleigh | Wake | $142 | $74 | $131 |
| Greensboro | Guilford | $116 to $130 | $74 | $112 to $123 |
| Fayetteville | Cumberland | $129 | $68 | $124 |
| Durham | Durham | $124 | $74 | $121 |
| Rest of the state | All other counties | $113 | $68 | $110 |