FY2026 · GSA Per Diem
California per diem rates
Maximum daily lodging and M&IE allowances for federal travel in California, fiscal year 2026. Rates that aren't listed for a specific location use the standard CONUS rate.
| City / Area | County | Lodging (low-high) | M&IE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch / Brentwood / Concord | Contra Costa | $147 | $86 |
| Bakersfield / Ridgecrest | Kern | $132 | $74 |
| Barstow / Ontario / Victorville | San Bernardino | $124 | $86 |
| Death Valley | Inyo / NAWS China Lake | $142 | $80 |
| Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville | Humboldt | $125 - $172 | $86 |
| Fresno | Fresno | $129 | $86 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica | $191 | $86 |
| Mammoth Lakes | Mono | $139 - $195 | $86 |
| Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato | Marin | $153 - $175 | $92 |
| Monterey | Monterey | $191 - $279 | $92 |
| Napa | Napa | $172 - $246 | $92 |
| Oakhurst | Madera | $135 | $80 |
| Oakland | Alameda | $145 | $92 |
| Palm Springs | Riverside | $141 - $186 | $86 |
| Point Arena / Gualala | Mendocino | $129 | $86 |
| Sacramento | Sacramento | $150 | $86 |
| San Diego | San Diego | $199 - $237 | $86 |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | $259 - $272 | $92 |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | $163 - $203 | $86 |
| San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont | San Mateo | $183 | $86 |
| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | $205 - $262 | $92 |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $139 - $176 | $86 |
| Santa Monica | City limits of Santa Monica | $273 | $92 |
| Santa Rosa | Sonoma | $157 | $86 |
| South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado | $141 - $247 | $86 |
| Standard Rate | - | $110 | $68 |
| Stockton | San Joaquin | $132 | $74 |
| Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose | Santa Clara | $192 | $92 |
| Tahoe City | Placer | $131 | $86 |
| Truckee | Nevada | $142 - $173 | $86 |
| Visalia | Tulare | $131 | $80 |
| West Sacramento / Davis | Yolo | $142 | $80 |
| Yosemite National Park | Mariposa | $181 - $203 | $86 |
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