Al-Khobar rate history — Hardship (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | Hardship (%) |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2015 | 15% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 15% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Al-Khobar where conditions are notably more difficult than in the continental U.S. It is paid as a percentage of basic pay.
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/SA?type=hardship"{
"effective_date": "2015-08-23",
"results": [
{
"hardship": {
"effective_date": "2015-08-23",
"rate": 15
},
"iso_code": "SA",
"location": "Al-Khobar",
"postcode": "dssr-al-khobar"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR Hardship rate for Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia is 15%, effective Aug 23, 2015.
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.
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