FY 2027 per diem rates for NYC and North Jersey hotels
If you travel on a federal per diem, or your company pays to the GSA rate, the number for New York changes with the season. Fiscal year 2027 started October 1, 2026 and runs through September 30, 2027. Here are the lodging and meals rates for New York City and the counties around it, taken from GSA, and how I use them when I look for a room.
$358
nightly lodging rate for New York City, October to December 2026 and again in September 2027
Source: GSA, FY 2027 per diem rates
$189
New York City lodging rate in January and February 2027, the lowest of the year
Source: GSA, FY 2027 per diem rates
$175
lodging rate for Essex, Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties (Newark, Jersey City), October to December 2026
Source: GSA, FY 2027 per diem rates
New York City, by month
The New York City rate covers all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Meals and incidental expenses are $92 a day all year. Lodging, per night:
- October to December 2026: $358
- January and February 2027: $189
- March to June 2027: $296
- July and August 2027: $250
- September 2027: $358
North Jersey: Newark, Jersey City and Bergen County
GSA groups Essex, Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties under Newark. That takes in Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, Fort Lee and Paterson. Meals and incidental expenses are $86 a day. Lodging, per night:
- October to December 2026: $175
- January to August 2027: $164
- September 2027: $175
The suburbs and nearby counties
These rates are the same all year:
- Westchester County (White Plains, Tarrytown, New Rochelle): $168 lodging, $92 meals and incidentals
- Nassau County, Long Island: $172 lodging, $86 meals and incidentals
- Morris County (Parsippany): $148 lodging, $80 meals and incidentals
- Union County (Springfield, Cranford, New Providence): $141 lodging, $80 meals and incidentals
- Middlesex County (Edison, Piscataway): $123 lodging, $80 meals and incidentals
- Places without their own rate: the standard rate of $113 lodging and $68 meals and incidentals
What the rate does and does not tell you
The lodging per diem is the most GSA allows per night for a room for federal travelers. Many companies and contractors borrow the same numbers for their own travel policies.
It is not a price list. Hotel prices in New York move with the calendar, and the going rate on your dates may sit above or below the per diem. Your agency or company travel rules decide what happens when it sits above, so read those before you book.
How I use it when I search
- Send the per diem as your nightly budget. It tells me which hotels to check first.
- If Manhattan is over your number on your dates, look across the river too: Jersey City, Hoboken and Newark Airport all have trains into Manhattan.
- January and February carry the lowest New York City rate of the year, so a winter trip needs a tighter search.
- For a crew or a long assignment, ask about a group block or an extended stay hotel.
- Check GSA's page before you file. Rates can be updated during the year.
Need a room at or near per diem?
Send your dates, the area and the per diem as your budget on the form below. A person checks rates for those dates and emails you options. I can't promise a room at the per diem on every date, but you will see what is really available. Nothing is booked until you approve. Or call (201) 241-2792.
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Educational content, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so confirm with the official sources listed here before you book.