Appendix - 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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2009

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	0.898
25,450	26,449	25,950	0.874
26,450	27,449	26,950	0.851
27,450	28,449	27,950	0.830
28,450	29,449	28,950	0.811
29,450	30,449	29,950	0.793
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.776
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.760
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.745
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.731
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.718
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.705
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.693
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.682
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.671
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.661
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.652
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.643
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.634
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.626
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.618
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.610
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.603
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.596
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.589
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.583
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.576
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.570
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.565
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.559
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.554
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.549
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.544
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.539
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.535
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.530
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.526
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.522
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.518
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.514
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.510
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.506
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.503
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.499
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.496
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.493
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.489
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.486
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.483
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.480
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.478
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.475
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.472
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.470
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.467
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.465
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.462
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.460
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.457
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.455
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.453
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.451
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.449
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.447
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.445
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.443
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.441
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.439
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.437
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.435
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.433
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.432
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.430
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.428
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.427
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.426
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.425

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 in 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 0.493, which yields $34,485.
Multiply $34,485 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
The result is $44,831. Subtract $34,485 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $10,346.

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 0.425 which yields $42,500.
Multiply $42,500 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
The result is $55,250. Subtract $42,500 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $12,750.