DSSR · Hardship Differential

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Hardship Differential
15%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

Santo Domingo rate history — Hardship (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Hardship (%)
Jul 12, 2026 15%
Apr 24, 2022 15%
Jan 5, 2020 10%
Jun 14, 2015 15%
Jan 12, 2014 20%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Santo Domingo where conditions are notably more difficult than in the continental U.S. It is paid as a percentage of basic pay.

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/DO?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 15
      },
      "iso_code": "DO",
      "location": "Santo Domingo",
      "postcode": "10054"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Santo Domingo rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is 15%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Santo Domingo Hardship rate changed?

In Apr 24, 2022 the Hardship rate was 15%. 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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