# What is the mileage rate where you live / at your job?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mileage-rate-where-you-live-at-your-job/563799 "2010-12-11T17:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mileage-rate-where-you-live-at-your-job/563799/1 "2010-12-11T17:39:46Z")

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Here in Saskatchewan I am getting reimbursed at 0.42$ per km. I am employed by a school division. What is it like for your job / where you live? I am wondering if this is a good mileage rate or not.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mileage-rate-where-you-live-at-your-job/563799/2 "2010-12-11T17:50:48Z")

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The GQ answer is that most US employers use the IRS approved reimbursement rates (currently $0.50 per mile, I think). Mine does.

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**Author:** ![StrangerThanFiction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@StrangerThanFiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangerThanFiction)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mileage-rate-where-you-live-at-your-job/563799/3 "2010-12-11T18:07:54Z")

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At my company it’s .505 US/mi