The 2026 IRS mileage rates
The IRS set two sets of rates for 2026. From July 1 to December 31 the standard mileage rate is 76 cents a mile for business use, 23.5 cents for medical travel and for military moving, and 14 cents for charity. From January 1 to June 30 the business rate was 72.5 cents and the medical and military moving rate was 20.5 cents.
The IRS marks the moving rate "military only".
IRS standard mileage rates by year
Cents per mile, with the IRS news release that set each one.
| Period | Business | Charity | Medical or military moving |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (July 1 to Dec. 31) | 76 | 14 | 23.5 |
| 2026 (Jan. 1 to June 30) | 72.5 | 14 | 20.5 |
| 2025 | 70 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024 | 67 | 14 | 21 |
| 2023 | 65.5 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 (July 1 to Dec. 31) | 62.5 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 (Jan. 1 to June 30) | 58.5 | 14 | 18 |
| 2021 | 56 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 57.5 | 14 | 17 |
| 2019 | 58 | 14 | 20 |
What a federal agency reimburses (GSA)
The General Services Administration sets the rate a federal agency pays when an employee drives a privately owned vehicle on official travel. For travel on or after July 1, 2026 it is $0.76 a mile for an automobile, $0.235 a mile when a government-owned automobile was authorized and available but the traveler chose to drive their own, $0.74 for a motorcycle and $1.935 for an airplane.
GSA: "For example, 100 miles in your own automobile at $0.76 per mile = $76.00."
The date of the travel picks the rate. GSA: "For mileage rates from previous years, use the table below to find the rate that applied when your travel began."
GSA mileage reimbursement rates by effective date
Dollars per mile. "Own car" is a privately owned automobile; "Gov. car available" is the rate when a government-owned automobile was authorized and available.
| Effective | Own car | Gov. car available | Motorcycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | $0.76 | $0.235 | $0.74 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | $0.725 | $0.205 | $0.705 |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.21 | $0.68 |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | $0.67 | $0.21 | $0.65 |
| Jan. 1, 2023 | $0.655 | $0.22 | $0.635 |
| July 1, 2022 | $0.625 | $0.22 | $0.605 |
| Jan. 1, 2022 | $0.585 | $0.18 | $0.565 |
| Jan. 1, 2021 | $0.56 | $0.16 | $0.54 |
The PCS mileage rate (MALT)
A service member who drives to a new duty station is paid the Monetary Allowance in Lieu of Transportation: $0.235 a mile for each authorized vehicle for travel that begins on or after July 1, 2026, and $0.205 a mile for travel that began from January 1 to June 30, 2026. The MALT calculator adds the travel days and per diem for the whole move.