DSSR · Hardship Differential

Metapa, Mexico Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: October 28, 2018 Last updated: October 28, 2018
Hardship Differential
15%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
Oct 28, 2018 15%
Jan 12, 2014 15%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Metapa 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/MX?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
        "rate": 15
      },
      "iso_code": "MX",
      "location": "Metapa",
      "postcode": "dssr-metapa"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Metapa rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Metapa, Mexico?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Metapa, Mexico is 15%, effective Oct 28, 2018.

How has the Metapa Hardship rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 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 Oct 28, 2018
Last updated
October 28, 2018

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