DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Kure Pier 6, Japan COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: August 23, 2026 Last updated: August 23, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Kure Pier 6 rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Aug 23, 2026 10%
Apr 5, 2026 5%
Mar 22, 2026 10%

Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

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 Kure Pier 6. 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": "2026-08-23",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-08-23",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Kure Pier 6",
      "postcode": "dssr-kure pier 6"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Kure Pier 6 rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kure Pier 6, Japan?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kure Pier 6, Japan is 10%, effective Aug 23, 2026.

How has the Kure Pier 6 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 Aug 23, 2026
Last updated
August 23, 2026

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