Switzerland - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 110% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 120% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 130% |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 120% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 130% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 120% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 130% |
| May 4, 2025 | 120% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 110% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 100% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 110% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 100% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 110% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 100% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 110% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 120% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 110% |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 100% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 110% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 100% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 90% |
| May 8, 2022 | 100% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 110% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 100% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 90% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 100% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 80% |
| Dec 22, 2019 | 70% |
| Dec 8, 2019 | 60% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 70% |
| Oct 13, 2019 | 60% |
| Jun 23, 2019 | 70% |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 60% |
| Oct 14, 2018 | 50% |
| Sep 2, 2018 | 60% |
| May 13, 2018 | 50% |
| Jan 21, 2018 | 60% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 50% |
| May 28, 2017 | 60% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 50% |
| Nov 13, 2016 | 60% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 50% |
| Aug 21, 2016 | 60% |
| Aug 7, 2016 | 50% |
| Jun 26, 2016 | 60% |
| Jun 12, 2016 | 50% |
| May 1, 2016 | 60% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 50% |
| Feb 7, 2016 | 42% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 50% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 42% |
| Jul 12, 2015 | 50% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 60% |
| Jun 14, 2015 | 50% |
| May 31, 2015 | 60% |
| May 17, 2015 | 100% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 90% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 80% |
| Feb 22, 2015 | 90% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 100% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 90% |
| Jan 11, 2015 | 80% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 90% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 100% |
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 Switzerland - Other. 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/CH?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 110
},
"iso_code": "CH",
"location": "Switzerland - Other",
"postcode": "11781"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Switzerland - Other, Switzerland is 110%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jan 25, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 120%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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