DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Koror, Palau COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
50%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 50%
Oct 20, 2024 50%
Nov 19, 2023 30%
Oct 9, 2022 25%
Oct 10, 2021 20%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Jan 12, 2014 5%

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 Koror. 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/PW?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 50
      },
      "iso_code": "PW",
      "location": "Koror",
      "postcode": "10805"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Koror rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Koror, Palau?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Koror, Palau is 50%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Oct 20, 2024 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 50%. 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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