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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2017

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	1.213
25,450	26,449	25,950	1.175
26,450	27,449	26,950	1.140
27,450	28,449	27,950	1.107
28,450	29,449	28,950	1.077
29,450	30,449	29,950	1.048
30,450	31,449	30,950	1.022
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.997
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.974
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.952
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.931
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.911
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.893
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.875
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.859
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.843
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.828
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.813
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.800
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.787
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.774
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.762
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.751
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.740
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.730
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.720
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.710
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.701
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.692
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.683
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.675
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.667
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.659
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.652
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.644
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.637
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.631
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.624
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.618
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.612
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.606
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.600
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.595
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.589
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.584
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.579
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.574
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.569
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.564
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.560
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.555
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.551
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.547
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.543
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.539
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.535
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.531
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.527
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.524
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.520
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.517
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.513
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.510
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.507
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.504
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.501
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.498
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.495
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.492
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.489
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.486
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.484
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.481
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.478
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.476
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.474
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.473

Formula for Calculating Allowances

Select the salary range in which your annual salary falls.
Take the Midpoint/Nominal salary and multiply by the adjoining adjustment.
Take the product and multiply by the Post Index, e.g. 130, then divide by 100.
Subtract the product of #2 from the result, and you will have your annual Post Living Allowance.
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 0.579, which yields $40,501.
Multiply $40,501 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $52,651. Subtract $40,501 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $12,150.

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 0.473 which yields $47,300.
Multiply $47,300 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $61,490. Subtract $47,300 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $14,190.

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.