DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Tel Aviv, Israel COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
80%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Tel Aviv 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%
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How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Tel Aviv. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

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"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 80
      },
      "iso_code": "IL",
      "location": "Tel Aviv",
      "postcode": "10345"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Tel Aviv rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tel Aviv, Israel?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tel Aviv, Israel is 80%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Tel Aviv COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

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.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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