Chiang Mai rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 5% |
| May 18, 2025 | 10% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 5% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 10% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 5% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 5% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 0% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 5% |
| May 21, 2023 | 10% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 5% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 10% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 5% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 5% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 10% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 5% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 0% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 5% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 20% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 15% |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 20% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 25% |
| May 26, 2019 | 20% |
| May 12, 2019 | 15% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 20% |
| May 27, 2018 | 15% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 20% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 15% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 10% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 5% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 10% |
| Aug 9, 2015 | 5% |
| May 17, 2015 | 10% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 15% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 0% |
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 Chiang Mai. 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/TH?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 0
},
"iso_code": "TH",
"location": "Chiang Mai",
"postcode": "10239"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Chiang Mai, Thailand is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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