Calculate your New Jersey per diem.
Enter your travel dates and destination to see your lodging, meals, and incidentals allowance.
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How to use the per diem calculator
- Enter your travel details: Add your departure and return dates, then select your destination. Add multiple locations if your trip includes more than one destination.
- Understand expense categories: GSA rates cover lodging, meals, and incidental expenses (M&IE). Lodging rates may vary by season, while M&IE rates typically remain consistent.
- Get accurate estimates: The calculator uses the latest GSA rates to estimate your travel allowance.
Result
- Total days
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- Trip total
- $0
- Lodging
- $0
- Meals
- $0
- Incidentals
- $0
You receive 75% of the daily M&IE rate on the first and last day of travel. Rates shown are the GSA maximums for your travel dates.
What is the per diem rate in New Jersey?
For FY2027, per diem in New Jersey is $181 a day ($113 lodging plus $68 meals and incidentals) unless your destination is one of 10 higher-rate locations. Toms River tops the list, with lodging up to $217 a night. The rates apply through September 30, 2027.
After Toms River, the highest-rate New Jersey locations are Newark (up to $175 a night) and Princeton / Trenton (up to $151 a night), plus 7 more. Rates follow the county, so a town inside a listed county gets that county's rate. Every other place in New Jersey uses the standard $181.
Lodging in some New Jersey locations changes by season. Toms River peaks at $217 from June 1 to August 31 and drops to $169 from October 1 to May 31 and from September 1 to September 30.
Use the New Jersey per diem calculator to add your dates and get the total for your trip.
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