Hamburg rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 35% |
| May 4, 2025 | 42% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 35% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 30% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 35% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 25% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 30% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 25% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 20% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 25% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 15% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 10% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 25% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 30% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 35% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 30% |
| Dec 19, 2021 | 35% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 30% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 35% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 30% |
| May 23, 2021 | 35% |
| Feb 14, 2021 | 30% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 35% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 30% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 20% |
| Jun 7, 2020 | 15% |
| May 10, 2020 | 10% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 15% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 10% |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 15% |
| Sep 16, 2018 | 20% |
| Sep 2, 2018 | 15% |
| May 13, 2018 | 20% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 25% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 20% |
| May 14, 2017 | 15% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 10% |
| May 29, 2016 | 15% |
| May 15, 2016 | 20% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 15% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 10% |
| Nov 1, 2015 | 15% |
| Sep 20, 2015 | 20% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 25% |
| May 17, 2015 | 20% |
| Apr 19, 2015 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 20% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 25% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 30% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 35% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 42% |
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 Hamburg. 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/DE?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 35
},
"iso_code": "DE",
"location": "Hamburg",
"postcode": "10148"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Hamburg, Germany is 35%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 4, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 42%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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