DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Kimpo Airfield, Korea, South 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

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
May 31, 2026 10%
Apr 19, 2026 15%
Apr 5, 2026 10%
Jan 11, 2026 15%
Dec 28, 2025 10%
Oct 19, 2025 15%
May 18, 2025 20%
Dec 15, 2024 15%
Oct 20, 2024 20%
Sep 8, 2024 25%
Apr 21, 2024 20%
Sep 24, 2023 25%
Sep 10, 2023 30%
Aug 27, 2023 25%
Aug 13, 2023 30%
Jul 30, 2023 35%
Jun 4, 2023 30%
May 7, 2023 25%
Feb 26, 2023 30%
Jan 29, 2023 35%
Dec 18, 2022 30%
Nov 20, 2022 25%
Sep 25, 2022 20%
Jul 31, 2022 25%
May 8, 2022 30%
Mar 13, 2022 35%
Feb 27, 2022 42%
Feb 13, 2022 35%
Oct 10, 2021 42%
Aug 29, 2021 35%
Aug 15, 2021 42%
Aug 1, 2021 35%
Jan 31, 2021 42%
Oct 11, 2020 35%
Jun 21, 2020 25%
Jun 7, 2020 20%
Apr 26, 2020 25%
Mar 29, 2020 20%
Jul 21, 2019 25%
Jul 7, 2019 30%
May 12, 2019 25%
Jul 8, 2018 30%
Feb 18, 2018 35%
Jan 7, 2018 30%
Aug 6, 2017 25%
Jul 23, 2017 20%
Apr 2, 2017 25%
Mar 19, 2017 20%
Mar 5, 2017 25%
Nov 27, 2016 20%
Jul 24, 2016 25%
May 15, 2016 20%
May 1, 2016 25%
Mar 20, 2016 20%
Mar 6, 2016 15%
Nov 29, 2015 20%
Nov 1, 2015 25%
Aug 9, 2015 20%
May 17, 2015 25%
Apr 5, 2015 20%
Mar 22, 2015 15%
Dec 28, 2014 20%
Nov 30, 2014 15%
Jul 27, 2014 20%
Jul 13, 2014 25%
Jun 1, 2014 20%
May 4, 2014 0%
Apr 20, 2014 20%
Jan 12, 2014 15%
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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 Kimpo Airfield. 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/KR?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "KR",
      "location": "Kimpo Airfield",
      "postcode": "10795"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Kimpo Airfield rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kimpo Airfield, Korea, South?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kimpo Airfield, Korea, South is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Kimpo Airfield COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In May 31, 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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