Appendix A - Annual Post Living Allowance

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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.

June 1, 2012

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	0.914
25,450	26,449	25,950	0.890
26,450	27,449	26,950	0.868
27,450	28,449	27,950	0.847
28,450	29,449	28,950	0.828
29,450	30,449	29,950	0.810
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.793
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.777
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.763
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.749
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.735
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.723
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.711
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.700
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.690
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.680
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.670
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.661
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.652
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.644
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.636
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.628
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.621
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.614
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.608
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.601
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.595
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.589
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.584
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.578
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.573
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.568
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.563
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.558
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.554
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.549
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.545
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.541
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.537
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.533
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.529
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.525
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.522
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.518
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.515
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.512
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.509
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.506
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.503
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.500
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.497
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.494
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.492
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.489
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.486
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.484
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.482
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.479
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.477
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.475
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.472
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.470
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.468
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.466
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.464
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.462
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.460
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.458
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.457
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.455
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.453
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.451
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.450
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.448
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.446
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.445
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.445

Formula for Calculating Allowances

1. Select the salary range in which your annual salary falls.
2. Take the Midpoint/Nominal salary and multiply by the adjoining adjustment.
3. Take the product and multiply by the Post Index, e.g. 130, then divide by 100.
4. Subtract the product of #2 from the result, and you will have your annual Post Living Allowance.
5. In accordance with the methodology agreed to by the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives, the maximum midpoint/nominal salary is $100,000 for the purpose of determining Post Living Allowance.

Example 1

A salary of $69,700 falls into the salary range of $69,450 to $70,449, of which the Mid-point/Nominal salary is $69,950.
Multiply $69,950 by 0.512, which yields $35,814.
Multiply $35,814 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $46,558. Subtract $35,814 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $10,744.

Example 2

A salary of $120,350 falls into the salary range of $100,000 to $100,000 plus, of which the Mid-point/Nominal salary is $100,000.
Multiply $100,000 by 0.445 which yields $44,500.
Multiply $44,500 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
The result is $57,850. Subtract $44,500 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $13,350.

Note:

The Appendix shall be adjusted annually on June 1^st in accordance with the methodology agreed to by the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives.