Munich rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 42% |
| May 4, 2025 | 42% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 35% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 30% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 35% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 30% |
| May 5, 2024 | 25% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 30% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 25% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 30% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 25% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 35% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 30% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 25% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 30% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 25% |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 15% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 20% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 25% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 25% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 30% |
| May 22, 2022 | 25% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 30% |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 35% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 30% |
| May 23, 2021 | 35% |
| Feb 14, 2021 | 30% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 35% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 30% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 25% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 20% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 25% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 20% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 25% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 20% |
| Oct 14, 2018 | 25% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 30% |
| Aug 19, 2018 | 25% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 30% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 25% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 30% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 25% |
| May 13, 2018 | 30% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 35% |
| Nov 26, 2017 | 30% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 25% |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 30% |
| May 28, 2017 | 25% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 20% |
| Nov 13, 2016 | 25% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 20% |
| Aug 21, 2016 | 25% |
| Aug 7, 2016 | 20% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 25% |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 20% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 25% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 20% |
| May 17, 2015 | 25% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 20% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 25% |
| Jan 11, 2015 | 30% |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 35% |
| Jun 1, 2014 | 42% |
| May 4, 2014 | 50% |
| Apr 6, 2014 | 42% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 50% |
| 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 Munich. 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": 42
},
"iso_code": "DE",
"location": "Munich",
"postcode": "10149"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Munich, Germany is 42%, 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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