Panama City, FL per diem rates, FY2027

The GSA per diem for Panama City, FL in fiscal year 2027 (October 2026 to September 2027) is $115 to $195 a night for lodging plus $80 a day for meals and incidental expenses (M&IE), up to $275 a day in total. GSA defines the locality by county as: Bay (Florida).

$115 to $195
lodging per night, by season
$80
M&IE per day ($60 on the first and last day)
$275
highest daily total (lodging + M&IE)

Monthly lodging rates in Panama City, FL, FY2027

Lodging peaks at $195 in Jun, Jul and is lowest at $115 in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep. Book travel in the low months when the work allows.

MonthLodgingM&IEDaily total
Oct 2026$115$80$195
Nov 2026$115$80$195
Dec 2026$115$80$195
Jan 2027$115$80$195
Feb 2027$115$80$195
Mar 2027$149$80$229
Apr 2027$149$80$229
May 2027$149$80$229
Jun 2027$195$80$275
Jul 2027$195$80$275
Aug 2027$115$80$195
Sep 2027$115$80$195

How the $80 M&IE breaks down

GSA's official split, used when a meal is provided and must be deducted.

Breakfast
$20
Lunch
$22
Dinner
$33
Incidental expenses
$5
First and last day of travel (75%)
$60

Worked example: a 3-night trip

At the highest monthly lodging rate, arriving and leaving on travel days.

Lodging: 3 nights × $195
$585
M&IE: 2 full days × $80
$160
M&IE: 2 travel days × $60
$120
Maximum reimbursable per traveler
$865

Excludes airfare, rental car and taxes on lodging, which are reimbursed separately under the Federal Travel Regulation.

Change from FY2026

Lodging moved from $110 to $194 a night in FY2026 to $115 to $195 in FY2027. M&IE stays at $80 a day. Bids priced on last year's table should be updated for travel after October 1, 2026.

Other per diem localities in Florida

  • Boca Raton / Delray Beach / Jupiter, FL$157 to $265 + $86
  • Bradenton, FL$151 to $237 + $80
  • Cocoa Beach, FL$166 to $212 + $74
  • Daytona Beach, FL$128 to $158 + $80
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL$150 to $232 + $86
  • Fort Myers, FL$141 to $213 + $80
  • Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs, FL$113 to $274 + $86
  • Gulf Breeze, FL$131 to $210 + $74
  • Key West, FL$267 to $452 + $86
  • Miami, FL$151 to $244 + $92
  • Naples, FL$170 to $326 + $80
  • Orlando, FL$145 to $178 + $80
  • Pensacola, FL$127 to $188 + $74
  • Punta Gorda, FL$127 to $202 + $74
  • Sarasota, FL$131 to $205 + $86
  • Sebring, FL$148 to $236 + $74
  • St. Augustine, FL$157 to $178 + $80
  • Stuart, FL$154 to $238 + $80
  • Tallahassee, FL$113 to $138 + $80
  • Tampa / St. Petersburg, FL$155 to $212 + $80
  • Vero Beach, FL$181 to $259 + $74

Anywhere in Florida without its own rate uses the FY2027 standard rate: $113 lodging plus $68 M&IE. Search any city in the per diem lookup.

Source and limits

Official GSA CONUS per diem rates for FY2027, read from GSA's Per Diem API on 2026-10-22. Use them to price and benchmark travel; how you bill travel depends on your contract's travel clause. Verify current rates at gsa.gov.

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