Madrid, Spain LQA Rates | Living Quarters Allowance | Allowances API
DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Madrid, Spain Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$57,600
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$44,600
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$40,100
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$50,200
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$40,100
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$38,300
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Madrid 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 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
May 31, 2026 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
May 3, 2026 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Mar 22, 2026 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Mar 8, 2026 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Feb 8, 2026 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Jan 25, 2026 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Dec 28, 2025 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Nov 30, 2025 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Sep 7, 2025 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Aug 10, 2025 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Jul 13, 2025 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Jun 29, 2025 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Jun 15, 2025 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Jun 1, 2025 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
May 4, 2025 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Apr 20, 2025 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Mar 23, 2025 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Mar 9, 2025 $53,300 $41,200 $37,100 $46,500 $37,100 $35,400
Feb 9, 2025 $52,700 $40,800 $36,700 $46,000 $36,700 $35,000
Jan 26, 2025 $52,200 $40,300 $36,300 $45,500 $36,300 $34,700
Dec 15, 2024 $53,300 $41,200 $37,100 $46,500 $37,100 $35,400
Dec 1, 2024 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Nov 3, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Oct 20, 2024 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Sep 8, 2024 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Aug 25, 2024 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Aug 11, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Jul 28, 2024 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Jun 30, 2024 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Jun 2, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
May 5, 2024 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Apr 7, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Mar 24, 2024 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Mar 10, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Feb 25, 2024 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Feb 11, 2024 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Dec 31, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Dec 17, 2023 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Dec 3, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Nov 19, 2023 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Oct 8, 2023 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Sep 24, 2023 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Sep 10, 2023 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Aug 13, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Jul 30, 2023 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Jul 16, 2023 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Jul 2, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Jun 4, 2023 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
May 21, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
May 7, 2023 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Apr 23, 2023 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Apr 9, 2023 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Mar 26, 2023 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Mar 12, 2023 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Feb 26, 2023 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Jan 29, 2023 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Dec 18, 2022 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Dec 4, 2022 $52,200 $40,300 $36,300 $45,500 $36,300 $34,700
Nov 20, 2022 $51,100 $39,500 $35,600 $44,500 $35,600 $33,900
Nov 6, 2022 $50,600 $39,100 $35,200 $44,100 $35,200 $33,600
Oct 23, 2022 $49,600 $38,300 $34,500 $43,200 $34,500 $32,900
Oct 9, 2022 $49,100 $37,900 $34,200 $42,800 $34,200 $32,600
Sep 11, 2022 $51,100 $39,500 $35,600 $44,500 $35,600 $33,900
Aug 28, 2022 $51,600 $39,900 $35,900 $45,000 $35,900 $34,300
Aug 14, 2022 $52,200 $40,300 $36,300 $45,500 $36,300 $34,700
Jul 31, 2022 $51,600 $39,900 $35,900 $45,000 $35,900 $34,300
Jul 17, 2022 $52,700 $40,800 $36,700 $46,000 $36,700 $35,000
Jul 3, 2022 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Jun 5, 2022 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
May 22, 2022 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
May 8, 2022 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Apr 24, 2022 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Apr 10, 2022 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Mar 27, 2022 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Mar 13, 2022 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Feb 27, 2022 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Feb 13, 2022 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Dec 19, 2021 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Dec 5, 2021 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Oct 24, 2021 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Oct 10, 2021 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Sep 12, 2021 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Aug 29, 2021 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Aug 15, 2021 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Aug 1, 2021 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Jul 18, 2021 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Jul 4, 2021 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
May 23, 2021 $62,000 $47,900 $43,100 $54,000 $43,100 $41,200
May 9, 2021 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
Apr 25, 2021 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Apr 11, 2021 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Mar 28, 2021 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Feb 14, 2021 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
Jan 31, 2021 $62,000 $47,900 $43,100 $54,000 $43,100 $41,200
Jan 17, 2021 $62,800 $48,500 $43,700 $54,700 $43,700 $41,700
Dec 20, 2020 $62,000 $47,900 $43,100 $54,000 $43,100 $41,200
Nov 8, 2020 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Oct 11, 2020 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Aug 30, 2020 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Aug 16, 2020 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Aug 2, 2020 $58,300 $45,100 $40,600 $50,800 $40,600 $38,700
Jun 21, 2020 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Jun 7, 2020 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
May 10, 2020 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Apr 12, 2020 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Mar 15, 2020 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Mar 1, 2020 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Feb 2, 2020 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Jan 19, 2020 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Oct 27, 2019 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Sep 29, 2019 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Sep 1, 2019 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Jul 21, 2019 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Jun 23, 2019 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
May 12, 2019 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Apr 28, 2019 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Apr 14, 2019 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Mar 3, 2019 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Feb 17, 2019 $58,300 $45,100 $40,600 $50,800 $40,600 $38,700
Feb 3, 2019 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Jan 6, 2019 $58,300 $45,100 $40,600 $50,800 $40,600 $38,700
Nov 11, 2018 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Oct 14, 2018 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Sep 30, 2018 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Sep 16, 2018 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Sep 2, 2018 $58,300 $45,100 $40,600 $50,800 $40,600 $38,700
Aug 19, 2018 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Aug 5, 2018 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Jul 22, 2018 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Jul 8, 2018 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Jun 24, 2018 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Jun 10, 2018 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
May 27, 2018 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
May 13, 2018 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
Feb 4, 2018 $62,800 $48,500 $43,700 $54,700 $43,700 $41,700
Jan 21, 2018 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
Jan 7, 2018 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Dec 24, 2017 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Dec 10, 2017 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Nov 26, 2017 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Nov 12, 2017 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Oct 15, 2017 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Oct 1, 2017 $61,200 $47,300 $42,600 $53,300 $42,600 $40,600
Sep 17, 2017 $60,500 $46,700 $42,100 $52,700 $42,100 $40,200
Aug 20, 2017 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Aug 6, 2017 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Jul 23, 2017 $58,300 $45,100 $40,600 $50,800 $40,600 $38,700
Jul 9, 2017 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Jun 11, 2017 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
May 28, 2017 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
May 14, 2017 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Apr 16, 2017 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Apr 2, 2017 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Mar 5, 2017 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Feb 5, 2017 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Jan 22, 2017 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Jan 8, 2017 $53,300 $41,200 $37,100 $46,500 $37,100 $35,400
Dec 11, 2016 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Nov 27, 2016 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Nov 13, 2016 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Oct 30, 2016 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Sep 18, 2016 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Sep 4, 2016 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Aug 21, 2016 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Aug 7, 2016 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Jul 10, 2016 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Jun 12, 2016 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
May 29, 2016 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
May 15, 2016 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Apr 17, 2016 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Apr 3, 2016 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Mar 20, 2016 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Mar 6, 2016 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Feb 21, 2016 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Dec 27, 2015 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Dec 13, 2015 $53,900 $41,700 $37,500 $47,000 $37,500 $35,800
Nov 29, 2015 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Nov 15, 2015 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Nov 1, 2015 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Sep 20, 2015 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Sep 6, 2015 $59,000 $45,600 $41,100 $51,400 $41,100 $39,200
Jul 26, 2015 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
Jun 28, 2015 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
Jun 14, 2015 $56,300 $43,600 $39,200 $49,100 $39,200 $37,400
May 17, 2015 $57,000 $44,100 $39,700 $49,700 $39,700 $37,800
May 3, 2015 $54,500 $42,100 $37,900 $47,500 $37,900 $36,200
Apr 19, 2015 $55,100 $42,600 $38,300 $48,000 $38,300 $36,600
Mar 22, 2015 $55,700 $43,100 $38,800 $48,500 $38,800 $37,000
Feb 8, 2015 $57,600 $44,600 $40,100 $50,200 $40,100 $38,300
Jan 25, 2015 $59,700 $46,200 $41,600 $52,000 $41,600 $39,700
Jan 11, 2015 $62,000 $47,900 $43,100 $54,000 $43,100 $41,200
Dec 28, 2014 $63,600 $49,100 $44,200 $55,400 $44,200 $42,200
Dec 14, 2014 $62,800 $48,500 $43,700 $54,700 $43,700 $41,700
Nov 16, 2014 $63,600 $49,100 $44,200 $55,400 $44,200 $42,200
Nov 2, 2014 $65,200 $50,400 $45,400 $56,800 $45,400 $43,300
Oct 19, 2014 $64,400 $49,800 $44,800 $56,100 $44,800 $42,800
Oct 5, 2014 $65,200 $50,400 $45,400 $56,800 $45,400 $43,300
Sep 21, 2014 $66,100 $51,100 $46,000 $57,600 $46,000 $43,900
Sep 7, 2014 $67,000 $51,800 $46,600 $58,400 $46,600 $44,500
Aug 10, 2014 $67,900 $52,500 $47,300 $59,200 $47,300 $45,100
Jun 15, 2014 $68,900 $53,200 $47,900 $60,000 $47,900 $45,700
Jun 1, 2014 $69,800 $54,000 $48,600 $60,800 $48,600 $46,400
May 4, 2014 $70,800 $54,800 $49,300 $61,700 $49,300 $47,000
Apr 6, 2014 $69,800 $54,000 $48,600 $60,800 $48,600 $46,400
Mar 23, 2014 $70,800 $54,800 $49,300 $61,700 $49,300 $47,000
Jan 12, 2014 $69,800 $54,000 $48,600 $60,800 $48,600 $46,400
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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 Madrid, 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/ES?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "ES",
      "location": "Madrid",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 57600,
        "with_family_group_3": 44600,
        "with_family_group_4": 40100,
        "without_family_group_2": 50200,
        "without_family_group_3": 40100,
        "without_family_group_4": 38300
      },
      "postcode": "10201"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}
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Madrid rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Madrid, Spain?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Madrid, Spain ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $57,600 with family and $50,200 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

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

How has the Madrid LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $59,000; it is now $57,600. 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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