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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2015

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	0.944
25,450	26,449	25,950	0.919
26,450	27,449	26,950	0.896
27,450	28,449	27,950	0.875
28,450	29,449	28,950	0.855
29,450	30,449	29,950	0.836
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.819
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.802
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.787
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.773
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.759
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.746
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.734
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.723
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.712
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.701
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.692
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.682
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.673
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.665
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.657
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.649
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.641
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.634
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.627
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.621
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.614
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.608
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.602
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.597
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.591
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.586
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.581
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.576
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.571
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.567
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.562
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.558
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.554
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.550
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.546
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.542
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.539
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.535
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.532
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.528
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.525
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.522
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.519
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.516
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.513
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.510
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.507
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.505
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.502
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.500
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.497
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.495
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.492
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.490
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.488
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.486
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.483
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.481
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.479
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.477
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.475
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.473
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.471
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.470
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.468
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.466
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.464
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.463
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.461
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.460
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.459

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 0.528, which yields $36,934.
Multiply $36,934 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $48,014. Subtract $36,934 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $11,080.

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 0.459 which yields $45,900.
Multiply $45,900 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $59,670. Subtract $45,900 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $13,770.

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.