DSSR · Hardship Differential

Quetta, Pakistan Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 27, 2008 Last updated: April 27, 2008
Hardship Differential
25%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

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A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Quetta so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.

Effective date Hardship (%)
Apr 27, 2008 25%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Quetta 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/PK?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2008-04-27",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2008-04-27",
        "rate": 25
      },
      "iso_code": "PK",
      "location": "Quetta",
      "postcode": "11037"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Quetta rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Quetta, Pakistan?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Quetta, Pakistan is 25%, effective Apr 27, 2008.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 27, 2008
Last updated
April 27, 2008

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