Jerusalem rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 80% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 80% |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 90% |
| May 3, 2026 | 80% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 70% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 60% |
| May 18, 2025 | 50% |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 42% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 50% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 42% |
| Sep 22, 2024 | 35% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 42% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 35% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 42% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 35% |
| May 19, 2024 | 42% |
| May 5, 2024 | 35% |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 42% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 35% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 42% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 35% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 30% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 35% |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 42% |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 50% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 42% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 50% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 60% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 50% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 60% |
| May 22, 2022 | 50% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 60% |
| Jan 16, 2022 | 70% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 60% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 70% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 60% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 50% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 30% |
| Sep 13, 2020 | 35% |
| May 10, 2020 | 30% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 25% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 20% |
| Jul 21, 2019 | 30% |
| Jun 9, 2019 | 25% |
| May 26, 2019 | 30% |
| May 12, 2019 | 25% |
| Apr 28, 2019 | 30% |
| May 13, 2018 | 25% |
| Sep 17, 2017 | 30% |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 25% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 30% |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 25% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 20% |
| Oct 16, 2016 | 25% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 20% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 25% |
| May 29, 2016 | 20% |
| May 1, 2016 | 25% |
| Aug 9, 2015 | 20% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 25% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 20% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 20% |
| Dec 14, 2014 | 25% |
| Oct 19, 2014 | 30% |
| Sep 7, 2014 | 35% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 42% |
| Feb 23, 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 Jerusalem. 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/IL?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 80
},
"iso_code": "IL",
"location": "Jerusalem",
"postcode": "11061"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Jerusalem, Israel is 80%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jun 28, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 80%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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