DSSR · Hardship Differential

Sakhalin Island, Russia Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: September 25, 2022 Last updated: September 25, 2022
Hardship Differential
25%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
Sep 25, 2022 25%
May 22, 2022 25%
May 23, 2021 30%
Apr 20, 2014 25%
Jan 12, 2014 30%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Sakhalin Island 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/RU?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2022-09-25",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2022-09-25",
        "rate": 25
      },
      "iso_code": "RU",
      "location": "Sakhalin Island",
      "postcode": "dssr-sakhalin island"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Sakhalin Island rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Sakhalin Island, Russia?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Sakhalin Island, Russia is 25%, effective Sep 25, 2022.

How has the Sakhalin Island Hardship rate changed?

In May 22, 2022 the Hardship rate was 25%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Sep 25, 2022
Last updated
September 25, 2022

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