How much of the M&IE rate your spending leaves, 2026
This works out one number from the GSA Per Diem Rate figures published for 2026. Every amount it uses is below, with the document it was read from. What you enter is your own: this site has no way to check it, and the answer it produces is not a published figure.
This calculates
The amount remaining under the selected published meals-and-incidental-expenses rate after spending you enter.
You provide
- Which M&IE rate applies where you travelled
- What you spent on meals and incidental expenses that day
It does not include
- Travel eligibility, location and date rules, substantiation, employer policy, tax treatment, or filing.
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Effective 2025-10-01 through 2026-09-30Source: Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rates for the Continental United States (CONUS), FY 2026 (GSA Per Diem Bulletin FTR 26-01) (GSA)Verified 2026-09-02
How it is worked out
The published amount less the amount you enter, rounded to the nearest cent. Where what you enter is the larger of the two, the answer is nothing rather than a negative amount.
Which M&IE rate applies where you travelled, from the 3 this year publishes: Standard CONUS M&IE rate ($68), Lowest M&IE rate tier ($68), Highest M&IE rate tier ($92). The calculator uses the one you pick and says which.
Figures in this colour are computed from the amounts above. They are not published figures and no document states them.
Work it out
The live calculator needs JavaScript. The table below covers common amounts and is computed the same way.
Worked out for common amounts
| What you spent on meals and incidental expenses that day | Standard CONUS M&IE rate | Lowest M&IE rate tier | Highest M&IE rate tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $68 | $68 | $92 |
| 25 | $43 | $43 | $67 |
| 50 | $18 | $18 | $42 |
| 75 | $0 | $0 | $17 |
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
- Standard CONUS M&IE rate
the standard M&IE rate is unchanged at $68.
- Lowest M&IE rate tier
The M&IE reimbursement rate tiers for FY 2026 are unchanged at $68-$92,
- Highest M&IE rate tier
The M&IE reimbursement rate tiers for FY 2026 are unchanged at $68-$92,
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