DSSR · Hardship Differential

Rawalpindi, Pakistan Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: May 19, 2024 Last updated: May 19, 2024
Hardship Differential
30%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
May 19, 2024 30%
Feb 14, 2021 30%
Jan 12, 2014 25%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Rawalpindi 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": "2024-05-19",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2024-05-19",
        "rate": 30
      },
      "iso_code": "PK",
      "location": "Rawalpindi",
      "postcode": "dssr-rawalpindi"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Rawalpindi rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Rawalpindi, Pakistan?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Rawalpindi, Pakistan is 30%, effective May 19, 2024.

How has the Rawalpindi Hardship rate changed?

In Feb 14, 2021 the Hardship rate was 30%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective May 19, 2024
Last updated
May 19, 2024

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