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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2010

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	0.919
25,450	26,449	25,950	0.895
26,450	27,449	26,950	0.871
27,450	28,449	27,950	0.850
28,450	29,449	28,950	0.830
29,450	30,449	29,950	0.812
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.794
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.778
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.763
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.748
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.735
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.722
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.709
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.698
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.687
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.677
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.667
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.658
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.649
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.641
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.633
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.624
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.617
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.610
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.603
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.597
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.590
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.584
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.578
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.572
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.567
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.562
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.557
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.552
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.548
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.543
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.538
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.534
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.530
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.526
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.522
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.518
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.515
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.511
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.508
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.505
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.501
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.498
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.494
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.491
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.489
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.486
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.483
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.481
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.478
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.476
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.473
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.471
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.468
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.466
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.464
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.462
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.460
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.458
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.456
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.453
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.451
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.449
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.447
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.445
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.443
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.442
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.440
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.438
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.437
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.436
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.435

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 0.505, which yields $35,325.
Multiply $35,325 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
The result is $45,923. Subtract $35,325 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $10,598.

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 0.435 which yields $43,500.
Multiply $43,500 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
The result is $56,550. Subtract $43,500 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $13,050.