Berlin, Germany LQA Rates | Living Quarters Allowance | Allowances API
DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Berlin, Germany Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$42,500
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$42,500
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$28,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$42,500
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$28,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$28,000
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Berlin rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date WF G2 WF G3 WF G4 NF G2 NF G3 NF G4
Jul 12, 2026 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
May 31, 2026 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
May 3, 2026 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Mar 22, 2026 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Mar 8, 2026 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Feb 8, 2026 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Jan 25, 2026 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Dec 28, 2025 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Nov 30, 2025 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Sep 7, 2025 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Aug 10, 2025 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Jul 13, 2025 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Jun 29, 2025 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Jun 15, 2025 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Jun 1, 2025 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
May 4, 2025 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Apr 20, 2025 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Mar 23, 2025 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Mar 9, 2025 $39,300 $39,300 $26,600 $39,300 $26,600 $25,900
Feb 9, 2025 $38,900 $38,900 $26,300 $38,900 $26,300 $25,600
Jan 26, 2025 $38,500 $38,500 $26,000 $38,500 $26,000 $25,300
Dec 15, 2024 $39,300 $39,300 $26,600 $39,300 $26,600 $25,900
Dec 1, 2024 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Nov 3, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Oct 20, 2024 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Sep 8, 2024 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Aug 25, 2024 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Aug 11, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Jul 28, 2024 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Jun 30, 2024 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Jun 2, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
May 5, 2024 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Apr 7, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Mar 24, 2024 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Mar 10, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Feb 25, 2024 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Feb 11, 2024 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Dec 31, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Dec 17, 2023 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Dec 3, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Nov 19, 2023 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Oct 8, 2023 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Sep 24, 2023 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Sep 10, 2023 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Aug 13, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Jul 30, 2023 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Jul 16, 2023 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Jul 2, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Jun 4, 2023 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
May 21, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
May 7, 2023 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Apr 23, 2023 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Apr 9, 2023 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Mar 26, 2023 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Mar 12, 2023 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Feb 26, 2023 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Jan 29, 2023 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Dec 18, 2022 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Dec 4, 2022 $38,500 $38,500 $26,000 $38,500 $26,000 $25,300
Nov 20, 2022 $37,700 $37,700 $25,500 $37,700 $25,500 $24,800
Nov 6, 2022 $37,300 $37,300 $25,200 $37,300 $25,200 $24,600
Oct 23, 2022 $36,600 $36,600 $24,700 $36,600 $24,700 $24,100
Oct 9, 2022 $36,200 $36,200 $24,500 $36,200 $24,500 $23,800
Sep 11, 2022 $37,700 $37,700 $25,500 $37,700 $25,500 $24,800
Aug 28, 2022 $38,100 $38,100 $25,700 $38,100 $25,700 $25,100
Aug 14, 2022 $38,500 $38,500 $26,000 $38,500 $26,000 $25,300
Jul 31, 2022 $38,100 $38,100 $25,700 $38,100 $25,700 $25,100
Jul 17, 2022 $38,900 $38,900 $26,300 $38,900 $26,300 $25,600
Jul 3, 2022 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Jun 5, 2022 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
May 22, 2022 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
May 8, 2022 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Apr 24, 2022 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Apr 10, 2022 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Mar 27, 2022 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Mar 13, 2022 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Feb 27, 2022 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Feb 13, 2022 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Dec 19, 2021 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Dec 5, 2021 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Oct 24, 2021 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Oct 10, 2021 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Sep 12, 2021 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Aug 29, 2021 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Aug 15, 2021 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Aug 1, 2021 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Jul 18, 2021 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Jul 4, 2021 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
May 23, 2021 $45,700 $45,700 $30,900 $45,700 $30,900 $30,100
May 9, 2021 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
Apr 25, 2021 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Apr 11, 2021 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Mar 28, 2021 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Feb 14, 2021 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
Jan 31, 2021 $45,700 $45,700 $30,900 $45,700 $30,900 $30,100
Jan 17, 2021 $46,300 $46,300 $31,300 $46,300 $31,300 $30,500
Dec 20, 2020 $45,700 $45,700 $30,900 $45,700 $30,900 $30,100
Nov 8, 2020 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Oct 11, 2020 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Aug 30, 2020 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Aug 16, 2020 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Aug 2, 2020 $43,000 $43,000 $29,100 $43,000 $29,100 $28,300
Jun 21, 2020 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Jun 7, 2020 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
May 10, 2020 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Apr 12, 2020 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Mar 15, 2020 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Mar 1, 2020 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Feb 2, 2020 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Jan 19, 2020 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Oct 27, 2019 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Sep 29, 2019 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Sep 1, 2019 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Jul 21, 2019 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Jun 23, 2019 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
May 12, 2019 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Apr 28, 2019 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Apr 14, 2019 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Mar 3, 2019 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Feb 17, 2019 $43,000 $43,000 $29,100 $43,000 $29,100 $28,300
Feb 3, 2019 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Jan 6, 2019 $43,000 $43,000 $29,100 $43,000 $29,100 $28,300
Nov 11, 2018 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Oct 14, 2018 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Sep 30, 2018 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Sep 16, 2018 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Sep 2, 2018 $43,000 $43,000 $29,100 $43,000 $29,100 $28,300
Aug 19, 2018 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Aug 5, 2018 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Jul 22, 2018 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Jul 8, 2018 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Jun 24, 2018 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Jun 10, 2018 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
May 27, 2018 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
May 13, 2018 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
Feb 4, 2018 $46,300 $46,300 $31,300 $46,300 $31,300 $30,500
Jan 21, 2018 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
Jan 7, 2018 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Dec 24, 2017 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Dec 10, 2017 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Nov 26, 2017 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Nov 12, 2017 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Oct 15, 2017 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Oct 1, 2017 $45,100 $45,100 $30,500 $45,100 $30,500 $29,700
Sep 17, 2017 $44,600 $44,600 $30,100 $44,600 $30,100 $29,400
Aug 20, 2017 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Aug 6, 2017 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Jul 23, 2017 $43,000 $43,000 $29,100 $43,000 $29,100 $28,300
Jul 9, 2017 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Jun 11, 2017 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
May 28, 2017 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
May 14, 2017 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Apr 16, 2017 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Apr 2, 2017 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Mar 5, 2017 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Feb 5, 2017 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Jan 22, 2017 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Jan 8, 2017 $39,300 $39,300 $26,600 $39,300 $26,600 $25,900
Dec 11, 2016 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Nov 27, 2016 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Nov 13, 2016 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Oct 30, 2016 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Sep 18, 2016 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Sep 4, 2016 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Aug 21, 2016 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Aug 7, 2016 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Jul 10, 2016 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Jun 12, 2016 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
May 29, 2016 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
May 15, 2016 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Apr 17, 2016 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Apr 3, 2016 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Mar 20, 2016 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Mar 6, 2016 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Feb 21, 2016 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Dec 27, 2015 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Dec 13, 2015 $39,800 $39,800 $26,900 $39,800 $26,900 $26,200
Nov 29, 2015 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Nov 15, 2015 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Nov 1, 2015 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Sep 20, 2015 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Sep 6, 2015 $43,500 $43,500 $29,400 $43,500 $29,400 $28,700
Jul 26, 2015 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
Jun 28, 2015 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
Jun 14, 2015 $41,600 $41,600 $28,100 $41,600 $28,100 $27,400
May 17, 2015 $42,000 $42,000 $28,400 $42,000 $28,400 $27,700
May 3, 2015 $40,200 $40,200 $27,100 $40,200 $27,100 $26,500
Apr 19, 2015 $40,600 $40,600 $27,400 $40,600 $27,400 $26,800
Mar 22, 2015 $41,100 $41,100 $27,800 $41,100 $27,800 $27,100
Feb 8, 2015 $42,500 $42,500 $28,700 $42,500 $28,700 $28,000
Jan 25, 2015 $44,100 $44,100 $29,800 $44,100 $29,800 $29,000
Jan 11, 2015 $45,700 $45,700 $30,900 $45,700 $30,900 $30,100
Dec 28, 2014 $46,900 $46,900 $31,700 $46,900 $31,700 $30,900
Dec 14, 2014 $46,300 $46,300 $31,300 $46,300 $31,300 $30,500
Nov 16, 2014 $46,900 $46,900 $31,700 $46,900 $31,700 $30,900
Nov 2, 2014 $48,100 $48,100 $32,500 $48,100 $32,500 $31,700
Oct 19, 2014 $47,500 $47,500 $32,100 $47,500 $32,100 $31,300
Oct 5, 2014 $48,100 $48,100 $32,500 $48,100 $32,500 $31,700
Sep 21, 2014 $48,800 $48,800 $32,900 $48,800 $32,900 $32,100
Sep 7, 2014 $49,400 $49,400 $33,400 $49,400 $33,400 $32,500
Aug 10, 2014 $50,100 $50,100 $33,800 $50,100 $33,800 $33,000
Jun 15, 2014 $50,800 $50,800 $34,300 $50,800 $34,300 $33,400
Jun 1, 2014 $51,500 $51,500 $34,800 $51,500 $34,800 $33,900
May 4, 2014 $52,200 $52,200 $35,300 $52,200 $35,300 $34,400
Apr 6, 2014 $51,500 $51,500 $34,800 $51,500 $34,800 $33,900
Mar 23, 2014 $52,200 $52,200 $35,300 $52,200 $35,300 $34,400
Jan 12, 2014 $51,500 $51,500 $34,800 $51,500 $34,800 $33,900
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WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Berlin, up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.

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/DE?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "DE",
      "location": "Berlin",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 42500,
        "with_family_group_3": 42500,
        "with_family_group_4": 28700,
        "without_family_group_2": 42500,
        "without_family_group_3": 28700,
        "without_family_group_4": 28000
      },
      "postcode": "10145"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}
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Berlin rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Berlin, Germany?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Berlin, Germany ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $42,500 with family and $42,500 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Berlin LQA maximum determined?

LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Berlin; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Berlin LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $43,500; it is now $42,500. The full year-by-year history for all six series is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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