Camp Zama rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 5% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 10% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 15% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 20% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 15% |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 10% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 15% |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 10% |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 5% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 10% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 15% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 20% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 15% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 10% |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 5% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 10% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 15% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 10% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 15% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 10% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 25% |
| May 21, 2023 | 30% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 35% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 30% |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 35% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 20% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 15% |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 10% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 15% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 20% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15% |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 20% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 25% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 30% |
| Jan 16, 2022 | 35% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 25% |
| Jul 18, 2021 | 20% |
| Mar 14, 2021 | 25% |
| Jul 5, 2020 | 30% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 25% |
| May 10, 2020 | 30% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 25% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 30% |
| Nov 10, 2019 | 25% |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 30% |
| Jul 21, 2019 | 25% |
| Jul 7, 2019 | 30% |
| May 13, 2018 | 25% |
| Mar 4, 2018 | 30% |
| Jan 22, 2017 | 25% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 20% |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 25% |
| Sep 18, 2016 | 30% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 35% |
| Jun 26, 2016 | 30% |
| May 29, 2016 | 25% |
| May 15, 2016 | 30% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 25% |
| Dec 14, 2014 | 20% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 25% |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 30% |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 25% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 30% |
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 Camp Zama. 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/JP?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 5
},
"iso_code": "JP",
"location": "Camp Zama",
"postcode": "12182"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Camp Zama, Japan is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Apr 5, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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