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Fairfax, VA Per Diem Rates FY2026

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Fairfax County, Virginia — GSA/DTMO locality rate for FY2026, effective October 1, 2025. Lodging is a ceiling on actual cost; M&IE is a flat daily amount.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

Fairfax County, Virginia · GSA FY2026

Lodging (per night, peak)

$276

M&IE (per day)

$92

Combined

$368

First and last travel day M&IE $69. Standard CONUS is $110 + $68. PCS lodging here? Run the TLE calculator.

Fairfax, VA per diem — FY2026 rate table

Lodging is a ceiling on the actual room cost (taxes are reimbursed separately in CONUS); M&IE is flat. Effective October 1, 2025.

Fairfax, VA per diem rates FY2026
PeriodLodgingM&IETotal per day
Mar-Jun$276$92$368
Jul-Aug$183$92$275
Sep$275$92$367
Oct$275$92$367
Nov-Feb$196$92$288
Standard CONUS (for comparison)$110$68$178

Source: JTR Appendix D — Maximum Per Diem Rates in the Continental United States. FY2026, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Verify on the GSA per diem lookup.

How the Fairfax rate is used

TDY. Lodging is reimbursed at what you actually pay, up to $276 a night; M&IE is $92 a day, paid at 75% on the first and last day (JTR par. 020302). If a government meal is provided, the proportional meal rate ($41) replaces full M&IE.

PCS — Temporary Lodging Expense. TLE for a move to or from Fairfax is built on these two figures times a family percentage, capped per day (JTR par. 0506). The TLE calculator already knows this locality — search it by name.

PCS — driving days. Travel days by POV are paid the flat standard CONUS per diem ($178), not the locality rate — see the MALT + per diem calculator.

Other non-standard localities in Virginia

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REF: JTR Ch 2, par. 020302 · JTR Appendix D, effective October 1, 2025

JTR Appendix D — Maximum Per Diem Rates in the Continental United States. Fairfax County, VA

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial