MIT parking rates (effective 9/1/21)
| Parking account type | Cost | Annual Fee | Cap |
| Employee Daily Rate (gated and ungated lots) |
$11/day | $0 | $1995/year |
| Employee Off-Campus (leased lots, limited) |
$174/month | $0 | No cap |
| Emeritus Faculty (paid and unpaid) |
$11/day | $0 | $336/year |
| Student Commuter | $11/day | $0 | $1300/year |
| Campus Resident | $174/month | $0 | No cap |
| Carpool (Groups of two or more daily-rate employee and/or student commuters) |
$88/month divided by # people in carpool | $0 | No cap |
| Affiliate* (Consultants, contractors, volunteers, DAPER members) |
$11/day | $11/month | No cap |
| Department Vehicles | $2509/year | $0 | No cap |
| Visitor passes and scratch cards** | $34/day | $0 | No cap |
Notes
Students, faculty, and staff no longer pay an annual fee for parking.
Motorcycles do not require an additional permit; account holders simply add the motorcycle as one of the vehicles on their account.
MIT parking account holders may park for no additional charge in any lot on campus after 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends and MIT holidays. Note that evening and weekend parking is allowed only in spots that are not otherwise reserved.
* To request a parking account, affiliates must be sponsored and have a Kerberos account; visit the Affiliate parking page for more info. Note that DAPER is not currently sponsoring any additional accounts.
** Employees and students may purchase scratch cards for visitors in person at the Atlas Service Center; Parking Coordinators and designated employees with the ability to commit funds may purchase them online through the parking application — Learn more.
