FY 2027 per diem rates for Montana

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Daily lodging rates (excluding taxes) | October 2026 - September 2027

Cities not appearing below may be located within a county for which rates are listed. To determine the county a destination is located in, visit the Census Geocoder.

Daily lodging rates (excluding taxes) | October 2026 - September 2027
Primary 
destination 
County  2026
 Oct
Nov Dec 2027
 Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Big Sky / West Yellowstone/GardinerGallatin/Park$169$169$169$169$169$169$169$169$326$326$326$326
HelenaLewis and Clark$140$140$140$140$140$140$140$140$140$140$140$140
Kalispell/WhitefishFlathead$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$126$244$244$244
MissoulaMissoula$135$135$135$135$135$135$135$135$199$199$199$199
Standard RateApplies for all locations without specified rates$113$113$113$113$113$113$113$113$113$113$113$113
 

Meals and incidental expenses (M&IE) rates and breakdown

The M&IE total is the full daily amount for a single calendar day when that day is neither the first nor last day of travel. The amount received on the first and last day of travel equals 75% of the M&IE total. See M&IE breakdowns for information related to the individual meal amounts.

Meals and incidental expenses (M&IE) rates and breakdown
Primary 
destination 
County  M&IE total Breakfast Lunch Dinner Incidental
expenses
First and last
day of travel
Big Sky / West Yellowstone/GardinerGallatin/Park$80$20$22$33$5$60.00
HelenaLewis and Clark$74$18$20$31$5$55.50
Kalispell/WhitefishFlathead$80$20$22$33$5$60.00
MissoulaMissoula$74$18$20$31$5$55.50
Standard RateApplies for all locations without specified rates$68$16$19$28$5$51.00
Last reviewed: 2023-12-23