Wellington rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 15% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 20% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 25% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 15% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 20% |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 15% |
| May 4, 2025 | 20% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 15% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 20% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 20% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 15% |
| May 19, 2024 | 20% |
| May 5, 2024 | 15% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 20% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 15% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 20% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 25% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 30% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 25% |
| May 21, 2023 | 30% |
| May 7, 2023 | 25% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 30% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 25% |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 15% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 20% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 25% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 30% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 25% |
| May 8, 2022 | 30% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 35% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 42% |
| Dec 19, 2021 | 35% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 10% |
| May 9, 2021 | 15% |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 10% |
| Feb 14, 2021 | 15% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 10% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 5% |
| Sep 13, 2020 | 20% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 15% |
| Apr 26, 2020 | 10% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 5% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 10% |
| Nov 10, 2019 | 15% |
| Oct 13, 2019 | 10% |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 15% |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 20% |
| Jul 21, 2019 | 15% |
| Jul 7, 2019 | 20% |
| May 12, 2019 | 15% |
| Nov 25, 2018 | 20% |
| Sep 16, 2018 | 15% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 20% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 25% |
| May 27, 2018 | 20% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 25% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 20% |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 25% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 30% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 25% |
| May 14, 2017 | 20% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 25% |
| Apr 16, 2017 | 20% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 25% |
| Mar 19, 2017 | 20% |
| Feb 5, 2017 | 25% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 35% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 42% |
| Aug 7, 2016 | 35% |
| Jul 24, 2016 | 42% |
| Jun 26, 2016 | 35% |
| May 29, 2016 | 30% |
| May 1, 2016 | 35% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 30% |
| Jan 24, 2016 | 25% |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 30% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 25% |
| Nov 1, 2015 | 30% |
| Aug 23, 2015 | 25% |
| Jul 12, 2015 | 30% |
| Jun 14, 2015 | 35% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 42% |
| Sep 7, 2014 | 50% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 60% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 50% |
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 Wellington. 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/NZ?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 15
},
"iso_code": "NZ",
"location": "Wellington",
"postcode": "10295"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Wellington, New Zealand is 15%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 20%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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