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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2013

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	0.924
25,450	26,449	25,950	0.899
26,450	27,449	26,950	0.877
27,450	28,449	27,950	0.856
28,450	29,449	28,950	0.836
29,450	30,449	29,950	0.818
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.801
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.785
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.770
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.756
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.743
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.730
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.718
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.707
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.697
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.686
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.677
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.668
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.659
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.651
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.643
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.635
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.628
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.621
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.614
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.607
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.601
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.595
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.590
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.584
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.579
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.574
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.569
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.564
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.559
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.555
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.550
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.546
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.542
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.538
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.534
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.531
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.527
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.524
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.520
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.517
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.514
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.511
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.508
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.505
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.502
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.499
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.497
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.494
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.491
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.489
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.486
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.484
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.482
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.480
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.477
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.475
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.473
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.471
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.469
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.467
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.465
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.463
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.461
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.460
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.458
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.456
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.454
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.453
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.451
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.450
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.449

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 0.517, which yields $36,164.
Multiply $36,164 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $47,013. Subtract $36,164 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $10,849.

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 0.449 which yields $44,900.
Multiply $44,900 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $58,370. Subtract $44,900 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $13,470.

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.