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

Birkenfeld, Germany Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$34,600
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$34,300
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$25,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$34,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$30,400
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$24,000
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Birkenfeld 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 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
May 31, 2026 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
May 3, 2026 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Mar 22, 2026 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Mar 8, 2026 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Feb 8, 2026 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Jan 25, 2026 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Dec 28, 2025 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Nov 30, 2025 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Sep 7, 2025 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Aug 10, 2025 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Jul 13, 2025 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Jun 29, 2025 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Jun 15, 2025 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Jun 1, 2025 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
May 4, 2025 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Apr 20, 2025 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Mar 23, 2025 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Mar 9, 2025 $32,000 $31,700 $23,800 $31,700 $28,200 $22,200
Feb 9, 2025 $31,600 $31,400 $23,500 $31,400 $27,900 $22,000
Jan 26, 2025 $31,300 $31,000 $23,300 $31,000 $27,600 $21,700
Dec 15, 2024 $32,000 $31,700 $23,800 $31,700 $28,200 $22,200
Dec 1, 2024 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
Nov 3, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Oct 20, 2024 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Sep 8, 2024 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Aug 25, 2024 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Aug 11, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Jul 28, 2024 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Jun 30, 2024 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Jun 2, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
May 5, 2024 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Apr 7, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Mar 24, 2024 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Mar 10, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Feb 25, 2024 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Feb 11, 2024 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Dec 31, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Dec 17, 2023 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Dec 3, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Nov 19, 2023 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Oct 8, 2023 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
Sep 24, 2023 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Sep 10, 2023 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Aug 13, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Jul 30, 2023 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Jul 16, 2023 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Jul 2, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Jun 4, 2023 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
May 21, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
May 7, 2023 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Apr 23, 2023 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Apr 9, 2023 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Mar 26, 2023 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Mar 12, 2023 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
Feb 26, 2023 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Jan 29, 2023 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Dec 18, 2022 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
Dec 4, 2022 $31,300 $31,000 $23,300 $31,000 $27,600 $21,700
Nov 20, 2022 $30,700 $30,400 $22,800 $30,400 $27,000 $21,300
Nov 6, 2022 $30,400 $30,100 $22,600 $30,100 $26,700 $21,100
Oct 23, 2022 $29,800 $29,500 $22,100 $29,500 $26,200 $20,700
Oct 9, 2022 $29,500 $29,200 $21,900 $29,200 $25,900 $20,500
Sep 11, 2022 $30,700 $30,400 $22,800 $30,400 $27,000 $21,300
Aug 28, 2022 $31,000 $30,700 $23,000 $30,700 $27,300 $21,500
Aug 14, 2022 $31,300 $31,000 $23,300 $31,000 $27,600 $21,700
Jul 31, 2022 $31,000 $30,700 $23,000 $30,700 $27,300 $21,500
Jul 17, 2022 $31,600 $31,400 $23,500 $31,400 $27,900 $22,000
Jul 3, 2022 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
Jun 5, 2022 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
May 22, 2022 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,500
May 8, 2022 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Apr 24, 2022 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Apr 10, 2022 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Mar 27, 2022 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Mar 13, 2022 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Feb 27, 2022 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Feb 13, 2022 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Dec 19, 2021 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Dec 5, 2021 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Oct 24, 2021 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Oct 10, 2021 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Sep 12, 2021 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Aug 29, 2021 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Aug 15, 2021 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Aug 1, 2021 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Jul 18, 2021 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Jul 4, 2021 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,300 $25,500
May 23, 2021 $37,200 $36,900 $27,600 $36,900 $32,700 $25,800
May 9, 2021 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,300 $25,500
Apr 25, 2021 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Apr 11, 2021 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Mar 28, 2021 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Feb 14, 2021 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,300 $25,500
Jan 31, 2021 $37,200 $36,900 $27,600 $36,900 $32,700 $25,800
Jan 17, 2021 $37,700 $37,300 $28,000 $37,300 $33,100 $26,100
Dec 20, 2020 $37,200 $36,900 $27,600 $36,900 $32,700 $25,800
Nov 8, 2020 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Oct 11, 2020 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Aug 30, 2020 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $31,900 $25,200
Aug 16, 2020 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Aug 2, 2020 $35,000 $34,700 $26,000 $34,700 $30,800 $24,300
Jun 21, 2020 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Jun 7, 2020 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
May 10, 2020 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Apr 12, 2020 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Mar 15, 2020 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Mar 1, 2020 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $23,000
Feb 2, 2020 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Jan 19, 2020 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Oct 27, 2019 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Sep 29, 2019 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Sep 1, 2019 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Jul 21, 2019 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Jun 23, 2019 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
May 12, 2019 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Apr 28, 2019 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Apr 14, 2019 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Mar 3, 2019 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Feb 17, 2019 $35,000 $34,700 $26,000 $34,700 $30,800 $24,300
Feb 3, 2019 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Jan 6, 2019 $35,000 $34,700 $26,000 $34,700 $30,800 $24,300
Nov 11, 2018 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,400 $24,000
Oct 14, 2018 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Sep 30, 2018 $35,800 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,500 $24,900
Sep 16, 2018 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Sep 2, 2018 $35,000 $34,700 $26,000 $34,700 $30,800 $24,300
Aug 19, 2018 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Aug 5, 2018 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Jul 22, 2018 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $32,000 $25,200
Jul 8, 2018 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Jun 24, 2018 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Jun 10, 2018 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
May 27, 2018 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $32,000 $25,200
May 13, 2018 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,400 $25,500
Feb 4, 2018 $37,700 $37,300 $28,000 $37,300 $33,200 $26,100
Jan 21, 2018 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,400 $25,500
Jan 7, 2018 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $32,000 $25,200
Dec 24, 2017 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Dec 10, 2017 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $32,000 $25,200
Nov 26, 2017 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Nov 12, 2017 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Oct 15, 2017 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Oct 1, 2017 $36,700 $36,400 $27,300 $36,400 $32,400 $25,500
Sep 17, 2017 $36,300 $36,000 $27,000 $36,000 $32,000 $25,200
Aug 20, 2017 $35,900 $35,500 $26,600 $35,500 $31,600 $24,900
Aug 6, 2017 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
Jul 23, 2017 $35,000 $34,700 $26,000 $34,700 $30,800 $24,300
Jul 9, 2017 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,500 $24,000
Jun 11, 2017 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
May 28, 2017 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
May 14, 2017 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,400 $23,200
Apr 16, 2017 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Apr 2, 2017 $33,100 $32,800 $24,600 $32,800 $29,100 $22,900
Mar 5, 2017 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,400
Feb 5, 2017 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Jan 22, 2017 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,400
Jan 8, 2017 $32,000 $31,700 $23,800 $31,700 $28,200 $22,200
Dec 11, 2016 $32,300 $32,100 $24,000 $32,100 $28,500 $22,400
Nov 27, 2016 $32,700 $32,400 $24,300 $32,400 $28,800 $22,700
Nov 13, 2016 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Oct 30, 2016 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,500 $23,200
Sep 18, 2016 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
Sep 4, 2016 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,500 $24,000
Aug 21, 2016 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Aug 7, 2016 $33,400 $33,100 $24,800 $33,100 $29,500 $23,200
Jul 10, 2016 $33,800 $33,500 $25,100 $33,500 $29,800 $23,500
Jun 12, 2016 $34,200 $33,900 $25,400 $33,900 $30,100 $23,700
May 29, 2016 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,500 $24,000
May 15, 2016 $35,400 $35,100 $26,300 $35,100 $31,200 $24,600
May 1, 2016 $34,600 $34,300 $25,700 $34,300 $30,500 $24,000
Apr 17, 2016 $33,700 $33,300 $25,200 $33,300 $29,700 $22,500
Apr 3, 2016 $33,300 $32,900 $24,900 $32,900 $29,400 $22,200
Mar 20, 2016 $32,600 $32,200 $24,400 $32,200 $28,700 $21,700
Mar 6, 2016 $32,900 $32,500 $24,600 $32,500 $29,000 $22,000
Feb 21, 2016 $33,300 $32,900 $24,900 $32,900 $29,400 $22,200
Dec 27, 2015 $32,600 $32,200 $24,400 $32,200 $28,700 $21,700
Dec 13, 2015 $31,500 $31,100 $23,600 $31,100 $27,800 $21,000
Nov 29, 2015 $31,800 $31,400 $23,800 $31,400 $28,100 $21,300
Nov 15, 2015 $32,600 $32,200 $24,400 $32,200 $28,700 $21,700
Nov 1, 2015 $33,700 $33,300 $25,200 $33,300 $29,700 $22,500
Sep 20, 2015 $33,300 $32,900 $24,900 $32,900 $29,400 $22,200
Sep 6, 2015 $34,500 $34,100 $25,800 $34,100 $30,400 $23,000
Jul 26, 2015 $32,900 $32,500 $24,600 $32,500 $29,000 $22,000
Jun 28, 2015 $33,300 $32,900 $24,900 $32,900 $29,400 $22,200
Jun 14, 2015 $32,900 $32,500 $24,600 $32,500 $29,000 $22,000
May 17, 2015 $33,300 $32,900 $24,900 $32,900 $29,400 $22,200
May 3, 2015 $31,800 $31,400 $23,800 $31,400 $28,100 $21,300
Apr 19, 2015 $32,200 $31,800 $24,100 $31,800 $28,400 $21,500
Mar 22, 2015 $32,600 $32,200 $24,400 $32,200 $28,700 $21,700
Feb 8, 2015 $33,700 $33,300 $25,200 $33,300 $29,700 $22,500
Jan 25, 2015 $34,900 $34,500 $26,100 $34,500 $30,800 $23,300
Jan 11, 2015 $36,200 $35,800 $27,100 $35,800 $31,900 $24,200
Dec 28, 2014 $37,200 $36,700 $27,800 $36,700 $32,800 $24,800
Dec 14, 2014 $36,700 $36,200 $27,400 $36,200 $32,300 $24,500
Nov 16, 2014 $37,200 $36,700 $27,800 $36,700 $32,800 $24,800
Nov 2, 2014 $38,100 $37,700 $28,500 $37,700 $33,600 $25,500
Oct 19, 2014 $37,600 $37,200 $28,200 $37,200 $33,200 $25,100
Oct 5, 2014 $38,100 $37,700 $28,500 $37,700 $33,600 $25,500
Sep 21, 2014 $38,600 $38,200 $28,900 $38,200 $34,100 $25,800
Sep 7, 2014 $39,200 $38,700 $29,300 $38,700 $34,500 $26,100
Aug 10, 2014 $39,700 $39,200 $29,700 $39,200 $35,000 $26,500
Jun 15, 2014 $40,300 $39,700 $30,100 $39,700 $35,500 $26,900
Jun 1, 2014 $40,800 $40,300 $30,500 $40,300 $36,000 $27,200
May 4, 2014 $41,400 $40,900 $31,000 $40,900 $36,500 $27,600
Apr 6, 2014 $40,800 $40,300 $30,500 $40,300 $36,000 $27,200
Mar 23, 2014 $41,400 $40,900 $31,000 $40,900 $36,500 $27,600
Jan 12, 2014 $40,800 $40,300 $30,500 $40,300 $36,000 $27,200
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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 Birkenfeld, 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": "Birkenfeld",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 34600,
        "with_family_group_3": 34300,
        "with_family_group_4": 25700,
        "without_family_group_2": 34300,
        "without_family_group_3": 30400,
        "without_family_group_4": 24000
      },
      "postcode": "10851"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}
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Birkenfeld rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Birkenfeld, Germany?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Birkenfeld, Germany ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $34,600 with family and $34,300 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Birkenfeld 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 Birkenfeld; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Birkenfeld LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $35,400; it is now $34,600. 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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