New Jersey Per Diem Rates and Calculator 2026-27
For trips from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, the per diem in most of New Jersey is $113 a night for a hotel and $68 a day for meals. The per diem is higher in 10 New Jersey cities, including Toms River, Newark, and Princeton.
Type your trip dates below to see what you can write off or get paid back, and get a free PDF. Going to one of those cities? Pick it from the list below the calculator.
New Jersey cities that get a higher per diem
Going to one of these cities? Click it to see its hotel rate for each month and figure your trip.
| City | Meals per day | Hotel per night |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill and Moorestown | $80 | $115 |
| Eatontown and Freehold | $86 | $148 |
| Edison and Piscataway | $80 | $123 |
| Flemington | $80 | $128 |
| Newark | $86 | $164 to $175 |
| Parsippany | $80 | $148 |
| Princeton and Trenton | $86 | $151 |
| Somerset | $80 | $147 |
| Springfield, Cranford, and New Providence | $80 | $141 |
| Toms River | $74 | $169 to $217 |
Everywhere else in New Jersey, the per diem is $113 a night for a hotel and $68 a day for meals.
The $68 meal rate covers breakfast ($16), lunch ($19), dinner ($28), and $5 for tips. On the day you leave and the day you get home, you get 3/4 of it, $51.
Traveling somewhere else? Here are the per diem rates for every state and city.
Who can use the New Jersey per diem
If you work for yourself, the IRS lets you use the government meal rate instead of adding up meal receipts, and you write off half of it. You write off the hotel at what you paid.
If you drive a truck, you get $80 a day for meals anywhere in the lower 48. Drivers who log their hours for the DOT write off 80% of it. Click "I drive a truck" in the calculator.
If your boss pays you back, a per diem up to the government rate is tax-free when you report your trip to them. Click "My boss pays me back" for a finished expense report.
Keep every receipt from the trip anyway. They prove where you were each day, and the IRS wants the hotel receipt. Snap them with the Shoeboxed app as you go.
Common New Jersey per diem questions
From October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, the government per diem is $113 a night for a hotel and $68 a day for meals in most of New Jersey. The per diem is higher in 10 New Jersey cities: Cherry Hill, Eatontown, Edison, Flemington, Newark, Parsippany, Princeton, Somerset, Springfield, and Toms River.