Ref: Section 920
Standardized Regulations (GC,FA)
Effective September
21, 2025, unless otherwise noted, allowances and post differential rates are
revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR 1134.
Please inform local
offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable.
Important: Read this
entire message, as posts may be listed more than once. Changes are listed by
allowances type.
Taiwan has been
included, when applicable, under arrangement with the American Institute in
Taiwan.
The Department of
State Standardized Regulations' (DSSR) Section 270 referring to Education
Allowance has been amended to clarify the use of the most favorable exchange
rate available that will account for any conversion rate losses and to allow
for the reimbursement of wire transfer fees to pay tuition, when required by
the school, reducing the negative financial impact
on officers.
Additionally, the amendments ensure the DSSR is not applied in a manner that is
inconsistent with 5 U.S.C. 5924 and the Department's statutory authorities that
authorize an education allowance starting in kindergarten, unless the child
would fall under the Individuals with
Disabilities
Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) if residing in the United States.
The Living Quarters
Allowance (LQA) changes are based on currency exchange rate information
reported to the Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday of Pay Period 19
(September 11, 2025).
All Post Allowance
(COLA) changes are based on currency exchange rate information reported to the
Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday of Pay Period 19 (September 11,
2025).
The 2025-2026
"At Post" Education Allowance rates will be published throughout the
summer months starting with the Biweekly ALDAC TL:SR 1128 effective June 29,
2025, and onwards.
Until the new
education allowance rates are published for a specific post, the rates for the
previous school year will remain in effect. These rates should be sufficient to
cover the costs for the first semester of the new school year if it is
necessary to process payments before the new rates are published.
As a reminder to all
Agencies, if there is a change, increase or decrease, to the At Post and/or
Away-from-Post Education Allowance rates during the current school year, per
DSSR 274.23, the highest published education allowance rate within the school
year will be effective for the entire school year.
POST ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
ALBANIA
OTHER 50 60
TIRANA 50 60
AUSTRALIA
DARWIN,
NORTHERN TERRITORY 20 25
GERALDTON 20 25
TOWNSVILLE 20 25
BURKINA FASO
OTHER 42 50
OUAGADOUGOU 42 50
BURUNDI
BUJUMBURA 25 20
OTHER 25 20
COLOMBIA
BARRANQUILLA 0 5
BOGOTA 0 5
CARTAGENA 0 5
OTHER 0 5
CZECHIA
OTHER 35 42
PRAGUE 35 42
FIJI
OTHER 10 15
SUVA 10 15
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST 10 15
OTHER 10 15
PAPA 5 10
KOREA, SOUTH
BUSAN 10 15
MAURITANIA
NOUAKCHOTT 20 25
OTHER 20 25
NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND 20 25
BLENHEIM 15 20
OTHER 15 20
WELLINGTON 15 20
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
OTHER 42 35
PORT MORESBY 42 35
SWEDEN
OTHER 35 42
STOCKHOLM 42 50
TANZANIA
DAR ES SALAAM 15 20
OTHER 15 20
VANUATU
PORT VILA 42 35
EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST
POST GRADE POST
POST
AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY K
21700 70650 K
22250 70650
1-2 21700
70650 1-2 22200
70650
3-4 25900
70650 3-4 26500
70650
5 29150
70650 5 29800
70650
6 29150
70650 6 29850
70650
7 36150
70650 7 36950
70650
8 37000
70650 8 37850
70650
9 38150
70650 9 39050
70650
10 40200
70650 10 41300
70650
11 40750
70650 11 41850
70650
12 40600
70650 12 41650
70650
BRAZIL
SAO PAULO
K-5 32300 32300
K-5 31300 31300
6-12 39250
39250 6-12 38050
38050
BURUNDI
BUJUMBURA K
4050 79200 K
4500 79200
1-5 7000
79200 1-5 7800
79200
6-12 9000
79200 6-12 9900
79200
CAMEROON
DOUALA K
10850 10850 K
10200 10200
1-5 14550
14550 1-5 13600
13600
6 14750
14750 6 13800
13800
7-8 14750
70500 7-8 13800
70500
9-12 17650
70500 9-12 16500
70500
OTHER K
10850 10850 K
10200 10200
1-5 14550
14550 1-5 13600
13600
6 14750
14750 6 13800
13800
7-8 14750
70500 7-8 13800
70500
9-12 17650
70500 9-12 16500
70500
COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE K
18400 18400 K
18300 18300
1-5 23900
23900 1-5 24250
24250
6-8 24600
24600 6-8 25150
25150
9-12 24600
66450 9-12 25150
66450
FINLAND
HELSINKI K
22550 22550 K
23600 23600
1-5 27300
27300 1-5 28650
28650
6-8 28200
28200 6-8 29650
29650
9 29100
29100 9 30600
30600
10 28850
28850 10 30300
30300
11-12 30200
30200 11-12 31750
31750
GAMBIA, THE
BANJUL
K-5 22150 22150
K-5 21500 21500
6 25100
25100 6 24500
24500
7-8 25100
74550 7-8 24500
74550
9-12 27000
74550 9-12 26350
74550
GHANA
ACCRA K
28500 28500 K
29250 29250
1-5 29200
29200 1-5 29950
29950
6-8 30800
30800 6-8 31600
31600
9-10 32300
69700 9-10 33150
69700
11-12 33550
69700 11-12 34450
69700
INDONESIA
SURABAYA K
18200 18200 K
17950 17950
1-5 19900
19900 1-5 19600
19600
6-7 21550
21550 6-7 21250
21250
8 21550
71700 8 21250
71700
9-12 22150
71700 9-12 21850
71700
IRELAND
LIMERICK K
5200 5200 K
3800 68900
1-6 5200
68900 1-6 3800
68900
7-9 5250
68900 7-9 17500
68900
10 5250
68900 10 18050
68900
11-12 5250
68900 11-12 23200
68900
SHANNON AREA K
5200 5200 K
3800 68900
1-6 5200
68900 1-6 3800
68900
7-9 5250
68900 7-9 17500
68900
10 5250
68900 10 18050
68900
11-12 5250
68900 11-12 23200
68900
JAPAN
TOKYO CITY K
28150 28150 K
31550 31550
1 28150
28150 1 28150
28150
2-4 28350
28350 2-4 28350
28350
5 27900
27900 5 27900
27900
6 29400
29400 6 29400
29400
7-8 29200
29200 7-8 29200
29200
9 29950
29950 9 29950
29950
10-11 30500
30500 10-11 30500
30500
12 29250
29250 12 29250
29250
KOSOVO
PRISTINA
K-12 33550 67800
K-12 33800 67800
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
K-1 25400 25400
K-1 27250 27250
2-5 26350
26350 2-5 29500
29500
6-8 28350
28350 6-8 31700
31700
9-12 28550
68650 9-12 31950
31950
MEXICO
MATAMOROS K
12200 66300 K
8950 66300
1-6 12200
66300 1-6 9250
66300
7 15900
66300 7 13000
66300
8-12 15900
66300 8-12 13600
66300
MONGOLIA
ULAANBAATAR
K-5 38700 38700
K-5 39700 39700
6 45450
45450 6 46600
46600
7-8 45450
71300 7-8 46600
71300
9-10 45400
71300 9-10 46600
71300
11-12 48100
71300 11-12 49400
71300
MOROCCO
RABAT K
22900 22900 K
25450 25450
1-5 27600
27600 1-5 30600
30600
6-8 31750
31750 6-8 35300
35300
9-12 31950
31950 9-12 35500
35500
PALAU
KOROR K
9800 76650 K
2950 76650
1-8 10400
76650 1-8 3850
76650
9-12 2650
76650 9-12 3100
76650
ROMANIA
BUCHAREST K
30650 30650 K
33800 33800
1-5 31900
31900 1-5 35200
35200
6-8 32100
32100 6-8 35450
35450
9-10 33950
68500 9-10 37550
68500
11-12 34000
68500 11-12 37600
68500
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PORT OF SPAIN
K-5 22550 66600
K-5 22650 66600
6-8 22850
66600 6-8 22950
66600
9-12 23250
66600 9-12 23350
66600
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DUBAI K
21250 21250 K
21700 21700
1-5 26400
26400 1-5 26950
26950
6-8 27700
27700 6-8 28300
28300
9 27700
27700 9 28500
28500
10-11 27700
27700 10-11 28350
28350
12 27700
27700 12 28400
28400
UNITED KINGDOM
HARROGATE
K-1 16300 68550
K-1 19750 68550
2 18250
68550 2 22450
68550
3-4 20400
68550 3-4 22450
68550
5 20650
68550 5 22450
68550
6 23350
68550 6 31400
68550
7 32200
68550 7 40900
68550
8-10 32600
68550 8-10 41700
68550
11-12 32650
68550 11-12 41700
68550
MENWITH HILL
K-1 16300 68550
K-1 19750 68550
2 18250
68550 2 22450
68550
3-4 20400
68550 3-4 22450
68550
5 20650
68550 5 22450
68550
6 23350
68550 6 31400
68550
7 32200
68550 7 40900
68550
8-10 32600
68550 8-10 41700
68550
11-12 32650
68550 11-12 41700
68550
UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT
K-3 24600 24600
K-3 25250 25250
4 24550
24550 4 25150
25150
5 24450
24450 5 25100
25100
6-10 27100
27100 6-10 27800
27800
11 29350
29350 11 30100
30100
12 29500
29500 12 30250
30250
LIVING QUARTERS
ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
2 3
4 2 3
4
AUSTRALIA
ADELAIDE
WF 28000 28000 23000 28600
28600 23400
WOF 28000 25100 23000 28600 25600 23400
BENDIGO
WF 24700 20400 17800 25200
20800 18100
WOF 20700 17800 16100 20800 18100 16400
BRISBANE
WF 31700 31700 28400 32300
32300 29000
WOF 31700 28400 25300 32300 29000 25800
CANBERRA
WF 33400 33400 29800 34100
34100 30300
WOF 33400 29800 27100 34100 30300 27600
GARDEN ISLAND WF 29400 27900 25100 30000 28500 25600
WOF 27900 25100 22400 28500 25600 22800
GOLD COAST
WF 31700 31700 28400 32300
32300 29000
WOF 31700 28400 25300 32300 29000 25800
MELBOURNE
WF 39800 39800 35100 40600
40600 35800
WOF 39800 35100 34100 40600 35800 34800
NEWCASTLE, NSW
WF 22300 22300 20100 22700 22700 20500
WOF 22300 20100 17800 22700 20500 18200
OAKEY
WF 31700 31700 28400 32300
32300 29000
WOF 31700 28400 25300 32300 29000 25800
PERTH
WF 29400 27900 25100 30000
28500 25600
WOF 27900 25100 22400 28500 25600 22800
RICHMOND, NSW WF 23100 23100 20800 23600 23600 21200
WOF 23100 20800 18300 23600 21200 18700
ROCKINGHAM
WF 29400 27900 25100 30000
28500 25600
WOF 27900 25100 22400 28500 25600 22800
SYDNEY
WF 64400 64000 50200 65600
65300 51200
WOF 64000 50200 50200 65300 51200 51200
TOOWOOMBA
WF 31700 31700 28400 32300
32300 29000
WOF 31700 28400 25300 32300 29000 25800
WALKERVILLE, S.A.
WF 22300 22300 20100 22700 22700 20500
WOF 22300 20100 17800 22700 20500 18200
WILLIAMTOWN
WF 23400 23400 21100 23900
23900 21500
WOF 23400 21100 18800 23900 21500 19200
WOLLONGONG
WF 45100 40300 37000 46000
41100 37700
WOF 40300 37000 34300 41100 37700 35000
BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA
WF 28600 28600 23200 28700
28700 23300
WOF 28600 23200 20800 28700 23300 20900
OTHER
WF 28600 28600 23200 28700
28700 23300
WOF 28600 23200 20800 28700 23300 20900
SARAJEVO
WF 26400 25700 21300 26600
25900 21400
WOF 25700 22800 18900 25900 23000 19000
CHINA
BEIJING
WF 67900 62600 55500 68200
62800 55700
WOF 62600 55500 49300 62800 55700 49500
HUNGARY
PAPA
WF 23800 23800 22400 24100
24100 22800
WOF 23800 22400 20200 24100 22800 20500
ISRAEL
BEER SHEVA
WF 59400 59400 50500 59600
59600 50700
WOF 59400 50500 49900 59600 50700 50000
KOREA, SOUTH
BUSAN
WF 23300 23300 22700 23400
23400 22700
WOF 23300 22700 20100 23400 22700 20200
CAMP CARROLL
WF 24700 24700 20800 24700
24700 20900
WOF 24700 20800 18500 24700 20900 18600
CHANGWON
WF 22800 22800 17700 22900
22900 17700
WOF 22800 17700 15800 22900 17700 15800
CHINHAE
WF 21900 21900 19700 22000
22000 19800
WOF 21900 19900 17600 22000 20000 17600
CHUNCHON
WF 21700 19700 17700 21700
19700 17700
WOF 20700 17700 16100 20700 17700 16200
K-16
WF 47000 47000 44000 47100
47100 44100
WOF 47000 44000 41700 47100 44100 41800
KIMHAE
WF 23300 23300 22700 23400
23400 22700
WOF 23300 22700 20100 23400 22700 20200
KIMPO AIRFIELD
WF 47000 47000 44000 47100 47100 44100
WOF 47000 44000 41700 47100 44100 41800
MUNSAN
WF 26500 26300 23200 26600
26400 23200
WOF 26300 24000 20800 26400 24000 20900
OSAN AB
WF 30700 30700 26600 30800
30800 26700
WOF 30700 26600 25900 30800 26700 26000
POHANG
WF 24900 24900 17700 25000
25000 17700
WOF 24900 17700 16000 25000 17700 16100
PYEONGTAEK
WF 36400 34400 29900 36500
34500 30000
WOF 36400 33900 29900 36500 34000 30000
SEOUL
WF 47000 47000 44000 47100
47100 44100
WOF 47000 44000 41700 47100 44100 41800
SUWON
WF 47000 47000 44000 47100
47100 44100
WOF 47000 44000 41700 47100 44100 41800
TAEGU
WF 28100 28100 26700 28200
28200 26800
WOF 28100 26700 22800 28200 26800 22900
TONGDUCHON
WF 35100 35100 31000 35200
35200 31100
WOF 35100 31000 28200 35200 31100 28300
UIJONGBU
WF 25600 25600 20300 25700
25700 20400
WOF 25600 20300 18300 25700 20400 18300
WAEGWAN
WF 24700 24700 20800 24700
24700 20900
WOF 24700 20800 18500 24700 20900 18600
MALAYSIA
OTHER
WF 27800 23400 22100 27900
23500 22200
WOF 25200 22500 21400 25200 22600 21500
NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND
WF 26300 24000 21600 26600
24300 21800
WOF 25300 21600 19200 25600 21800 19500
NORWAY
OSLO
WF 29600 28000 25900 30200
28500 26300
WOF 28000 25900 23700 28500 26300 24200
OTHER
WF 23200 23000 20300 23700
23500 20700
WOF 23000 20300 18800 23500 20700 19100
STAVANGER
WF 23200 23000 20300 23700
23500 20700
WOF 23000 20300 18800 23500 20700 19100
TROMSO
WF 23200 23000 20300 23700
23500 20700
WOF 23000 20300 18800 23500 20700 19100
PHILIPPINES
CAVITE
WF 34900 34900 32300 35000
35000 32400
WOF 34900 32300 28400 35000 32400 28400
MANILA
WF 34900 34900 32300 35000
35000 32400
WOF 34900 32300 28400 35000 32400 28400
POLAND
WARSAW
WF 61100 52600 45600 61500
52900 45800
WOF 52600 45600 41900 52900 45800 42100
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
WF 86700 68800 60000 87400
69300 60500
WOF 68800 60000 58100 69300 60500 58500
UNITED KINGDOM
ALCONBURY
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
BRISTOL
WF 31800 31600 28900 32000
31800 29100
WOF 31600 28900 25200 31800 29100 25400
BROOKWOOD
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
CAMBRIDGE
WF 36300 35100 32000 36600
35400 32300
WOF 35100 32000 29600 35400 32300 29800
CHELTENHAM
WF 54500 52200 42400 54900
52600 42700
WOF 52200 42400 42400 52600 42700 42700
CROUGHTON
WF 45200 45200 40300 45500
45500 40600
WOF 45200 40300 35700 45500 40600 36000
FAIRFORD
WF 37300 37300 31800 37600
37600 32000
WOF 37300 33600 28900 37600 33900 29100
FELIXSTOWE
WF 35000 33800 31100 35300
34000 31300
WOF 33800 31100 28800 34000 31300 29000
HARROGATE
WF 46800 46300 39900 47200
46700 40200
WOF 46300 40300 37100 46700 40600 37300
HUNTINGDON
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
KEMBLE
WF 37300 37300 31800 37600
37600 32000
WOF 37300 33600 28900 37600 33900 29100
LAKENHEATH
WF 45400 42500 36900 45700
42800 37100
WOF 42500 40600 35400 42800 40900 35700
LIVERPOOL
WF 32800 32600 28700 33100
32800 28900
WOF 32600 32600 25900 32800 32800 26100
LONDON
WF 68900 61700 53000 69400
62200 53300
WOF 61700 56900 47000 62200 57300 47300
LOUDWATER
WF 57700 52500 45600 58100
52900 45900
WOF 54500 52500 40400 54900 52900 40700
MENWITH HILL
WF 46800 46300 39900 47200
46700 40200
WOF 46300 40300 37100 46700 40600 37300
MILDENHALL
WF 45400 42500 36900 45700
42800 37100
WOF 42500 40600 35400 42800 40900 35700
MOLESWORTH
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
NOTTINGHAM
WF 21700 20000 17700 21800
20200 17800
WOF 21000 17700 15900 21100 17800 16000
OTHER
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
OXFORDSHIRE
WF 36700 35800 32600 37000
36100 32800
WOF 35800 32600 28400 36100 32800 28600
PLYMOUTH
WF 36700 35800 32600 37000
36100 32800
WOF 35800 32600 28400 36100 32800 28600
PORTSMOUTH
WF 36700 35800 32600 37000
36100 32800
WOF 35800 32600 28400 36100 32800 28600
ROCHESTER
WF 37700 34200 30700 38000
34500 30900
WOF 35800 30700 27100 36100 30900 27300
SAMLESBURY
WF 44400 44400 35700 44800
44800 36000
WOF 44400 40100 35700 44800 40400 36000
WATERBEACH
WF 37500 33000 32200 37800
33300 32400
WOF 34700 32200 27400 34900 32400 27600
WILTSHIRE
WF 35400 35300 31200 35700
35600 31500
WOF 35300 34200 28200 35600 34500 28400
Minimize Considered |