Shenyang rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 30% |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 30% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 30% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 25% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 25% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 30% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 35% |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 35% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 42% |
| May 22, 2022 | 35% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 42% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 50% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 15% |
| Sep 13, 2020 | 5% |
| May 26, 2019 | 0% |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 5% |
| Oct 14, 2018 | 0% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 5% |
| May 27, 2018 | 10% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 5% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 0% |
| Sep 17, 2017 | 5% |
| Jun 12, 2016 | 0% |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 5% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 10% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 15% |
| Aug 23, 2015 | 10% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 15% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Shenyang. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/CN?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 30
},
"iso_code": "CN",
"location": "Shenyang",
"postcode": "10257"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Shenyang, China is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jun 15, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 30%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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