Per diem · WI · GSA FY2027 from October 1, 2026
Per diem rates in Wisconsin, FY2027
Wisconsin's 3 GSA areas for FY2027 share one $80 meals rate, and Madison's higher lodging cap now starts in April.
GSA FY2027 ZIP file published · rates checked · Published by Radif Partners · Rules and data
Federal per diem for the trip
$712
Milwaukee, WI · Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28
| Lodging, 3 nights at the GSA maximum | $432 |
| M&IE before meal deductions | $280 |
| M&IE paid | $280 |
| Total | $712 |
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 | $144 | $80 | 75% | – | $60 |
| Mon, Oct 26 FY2027 | $144 | $80 | 100% | – | $80 |
| Tue, Oct 27 FY2027 | $144 | $80 | 100% | – | $80 |
| Wed, Oct 28 FY2027 | – | $80 | 75% | – | $60 |
- GSA areas above the standard rate
- 3
- Highest lodging maximum
- $144
- Where
- Milwaukee
- Everywhere else
- $113 + $68
Milwaukee County holds the top Wisconsin per diem for FY2027, $144 a night in every month, but Dane County's $138 now applies for 7 months of the year, October, April, May, June, July, August and September, after GSA added April to its high band. Door County, listed as Sturgeon Bay, reaches $139 in October, June, July, August and September. All three areas pay $80 of M&IE. Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton and Waukesha are not listed and take the standard $113 and $68. With the FY2027 table, three nights in Madison from April 12 to April 15, 2027 total $694 at the federal maximum; the same April stay in 2026, under FY2026 rates, was $610. The two travel days in each total are paid at 75% of the meals rate, and lodging taxes are claimed separately.
Madison's high band now runs from April
Dane County has two lodging levels in FY2027: $138 in October, April, May, June, July, August and September, and $113 in November, December, January, February and March. In FY2026 the upper figure, also $138, covered October, May, June, July, August and September, and the low months paid $110. An April meeting in Madison is therefore paid $28 more per night than a year ago. The low level equals the standard lodging rate, so from November to March a Madison trip differs from a Green Bay one only through M&IE: $80 against $68.
Madison, WI: per diem for a stay
Lodging + M&IE at the federal maximum
$619
| Lodging: 3 × $113 | $339 |
| 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.
Door County's off season is the standard rate
The Sturgeon Bay area pays $139 in October, June, July, August and September, up $6, and $113 from November to May. Those seven months match the national standard to the dollar. Milwaukee is the opposite case: no season at all, $144 from October 2026 to September 2027, $4 more than last year's flat $140.
Most Wisconsin cities are on the standard rate
Most Wisconsin places with 15,000 people or more in the Census file sit in counties that GSA does not list. That includes Waukesha County (Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin), Kenosha and Racine counties, Brown County (Green Bay), Outagamie (Appleton), Winnebago (Oshkosh), Eau Claire and Rock (Janesville). All take $113 for the room and $68 for meals. In the three listed areas the $80 tier breaks down into $20 for breakfast, $22 for lunch, $33 for dinner and $5 of incidentals.
The county line matters in money terms. Three nights in Milwaukee County from May 10 to May 13, 2027 total $712 at the federal maximum; the same nights in Waukesha County, on the standard rate, $577. In Madison, a stay from March 29 to April 2, 2027 straddles the change of band: the March nights are capped at $113 and the April ones at $138, for $837 in all.
Wisconsin gasoline is priced in EIA's Midwest series at $4.109 a gallon (week of October 5, 2026), and residential electricity averaged 19.00 cents per kWh over January to July 2026. Both feed the mileage reimbursement calculator comparison with the IRS rate.
Every GSA area in Wisconsin: FY2027 against FY2026
| GSA area | Counties or limits | Lodging FY2027 | M&IE | Lodging FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $144 | $80 | $140 |
| Sturgeon Bay | Door | $113 to $139 | $80 | $110 to $133 |
| Madison | Dane | $113 to $138 | $80 | $110 to $138 |
| Rest of the state | All other counties | $113 | $68 | $110 |