Per diem rates in Nebraska

Per diem in Nebraska is $181 a day in most places: $113 for lodging and $68 for M&IE. One location runs higher, led by Omaha at up to $208 a day combined. Rates apply through September 30, 2027.

In FY2024 the standard rate was $107 for lodging plus $59 for M&IE, or $166 a day. Today's $181 is $15 higher. Use the calculator to confirm your dates.

Omaha runs $128 a night for lodging plus $80 for M&IE, or $208 a day combined. That is $6 a day above last year. Lodging is paid at actual cost up to the cap, with a receipt. The rate covers Douglas.

Lincoln is not listed separately in GSA's FY2027 table, so the standard rate applies: $113 for lodging plus $68 for M&IE, or $181 a day. If the city sits inside a listed county, that county's rate applies instead. The costliest Nebraska location, Omaha, runs up to $208 a day.

Combined lodging plus M&IE in FY2027: Kearney $181 a day (standard); North Platte $181 a day (standard). Lodging is a cap paid at actual cost with a receipt, and M&IE is flat. Everywhere else in Nebraska the standard $181 a day applies.

The standard lodging rate rose $3 to $113 for FY2027, which takes the standard per diem from $178 to $181 a day. Among 1 higher-rate Nebraska location, 1 rose, 0 fell, and 0 stayed flat at peak lodging. Omaha moved most, up $6 a night.