DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Fukuoka, Japan COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Fukuoka 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 4, 2022 30%
Nov 6, 2022 20%
Sep 11, 2022 25%
Aug 14, 2022 30%
Jul 31, 2022 25%
Jul 3, 2022 30%
Apr 24, 2022 35%
Mar 27, 2022 42%
Mar 13, 2022 50%
Feb 13, 2022 42%
Oct 10, 2021 50%
Mar 28, 2021 60%
Oct 11, 2020 70%
Sep 13, 2020 50%
Aug 30, 2020 42%
Aug 16, 2020 50%
Apr 12, 2020 42%
Mar 29, 2020 50%
Sep 29, 2019 42%
Sep 15, 2019 50%
Apr 29, 2018 42%
Mar 18, 2018 50%
Feb 5, 2017 42%
Jan 8, 2017 35%
Nov 27, 2016 42%
Jun 26, 2016 50%
Mar 6, 2016 42%
Dec 27, 2015 35%
Nov 29, 2015 30%
Sep 6, 2015 35%
May 31, 2015 30%
May 3, 2015 35%
Mar 22, 2015 30%
Jan 25, 2015 35%
Jan 11, 2015 30%
Nov 30, 2014 35%
Sep 21, 2014 42%
Feb 9, 2014 50%
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 Fukuoka. 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/JP?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Fukuoka",
      "postcode": "10274"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Fukuoka rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Fukuoka, Japan?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Fukuoka, Japan is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Fukuoka COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

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.

Source & methodology

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

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