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This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.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, 2016

Salary range		Midpoint/ nominal salary	Adjustment
24,450	25,449	24,950	1.172
25,450	26,449	25,950	1.135
26,450	27,449	26,950	1.101
27,450	28,449	27,950	1.070
28,450	29,449	28,950	1.040
29,450	30,449	29,950	1.013
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.987
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.963
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.941
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.919
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.899
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.881
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.863
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.846
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.830
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.814
40,450	41,449	40,950	0.800
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.786
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.773
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.760
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.748
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.737
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.726
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.715
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.705
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.696
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.686
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.677
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.669
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.660
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.652
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.645
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.637
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.630
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.623
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.616
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.610
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.604
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.597
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.592
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.586
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.580
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.575
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.570
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.565
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.560
70,450	71,449	70,950	0.555
71,450	72,449	71,950	0.550
72,450	73,449	72,950	0.546
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.541
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.537
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.533
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.529
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.525
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.521
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.517
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.514
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.510
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.507
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.503
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.500
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.497
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.493
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.490
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.487
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.484
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.481
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.479
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.476
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.473
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.470
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.468
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.465
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.463
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.460
99,450	99,999	99,725	0.458
100,000	100,000+	100,000	0.458

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 0.560, which yields $39,172.
Multiply $39,172 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $50,924. Subtract $39,172 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $11,752.

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 0.458 which yields $45,800.
Multiply $45,800 by a Post Index of 130 (e.g.), then divide by 100.
The result is $59,540. Subtract $45,800 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $13,740.

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.