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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2018

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	1.337
25,450	26,449	25,950	1.292
26,450	27,449	26,950	1.251
27,450	28,449	27,950	1.213
28,450	29,449	28,950	1.177
29,450	30,449	29,950	1.144
30,450	31,449	30,950	1.113
31,450	32,449	31,950	1.084
32,450	33,449	32,950	1.056
33,450	34,449	33,950	1.030
34,450	35,449	34,950	1.006
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.983
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.961
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.941
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.921
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.903
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.885
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.868
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.852
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.837
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.823
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.809
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.795
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.783
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.770
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.758
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.747
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.736
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.726
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.716
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.706
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.697
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.687
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.679
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.670
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.662
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.654
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.647
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.639
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.632
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.625
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.618
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.612
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.606
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.599
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.593
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.588
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.582
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.576
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.571
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.566
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.561
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.556
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.551
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.546
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.542
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.537
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.533
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.529
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.525
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.521
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.517
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.513
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.509
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.505
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.502
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.498
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.495
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.491
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.488
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.485
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.482
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.479
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.476
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.473
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.470
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.470

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 0.593, which yields $41,480.
Multiply $41,480 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $53,924. Subtract $41,480 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $12,444.

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 0.470 which yields $47,000.
Multiply $47,000 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $61,100. Subtract $47,000 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $14,100.

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.