DSSR Overseas Allowances

The Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) govern overseas allowances for U.S. government civilians. Start with Overseas Allowances (COLA + Hardship + Danger Pay) for all three on one page, or open a single allowance type. (For DSSR foreign per diem, see the DSSR section under Per Diem.)

Query any of these rates via API

Every rate on these pages is available as normalized JSON through the Allowances API — current and historical, by location and effective date.

Data sourced from official public per diem and allowance tables. Not affiliated with any U.S. Government agency.