DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
Apr 5, 2026 10%
Feb 8, 2026 15%
Jan 25, 2026 10%
Nov 30, 2025 15%
Jul 27, 2025 20%
Jul 13, 2025 25%
Apr 20, 2025 20%
Apr 6, 2025 15%
Mar 23, 2025 20%
Feb 9, 2025 15%
Jan 12, 2025 10%
Nov 3, 2024 15%
Oct 20, 2024 20%
Oct 6, 2024 25%
Aug 25, 2024 20%
Aug 11, 2024 15%
Jun 16, 2024 10%
Apr 7, 2024 15%
Mar 24, 2024 20%
Feb 25, 2024 15%
Dec 17, 2023 20%
Nov 19, 2023 15%
Oct 8, 2023 25%
Aug 13, 2023 30%
Jul 30, 2023 35%
Jul 2, 2023 30%
May 21, 2023 35%
Mar 26, 2023 42%
Mar 12, 2023 35%
Jan 15, 2023 42%
Dec 4, 2022 35%
Nov 6, 2022 25%
Sep 11, 2022 30%
Aug 14, 2022 35%
Jul 31, 2022 30%
Jul 3, 2022 35%
Apr 24, 2022 42%
Mar 27, 2022 50%
Mar 13, 2022 60%
Feb 13, 2022 50%
Oct 10, 2021 60%
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%
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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 Yokota. 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": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Yokota",
      "postcode": "12022"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Yokota rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Yokota, Japan is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Apr 5, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. 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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