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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09STATE69220	2009-07-02 22:13	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 069220 
 
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential 
Reclassifications TL:SR-711 
 
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations 
(GC,FA), STATE 67315 
 
¶1. Effective JULY 5, 2009, unless otherwise noted, 
allowances and/or post differential rates are 
revised as shown.  These changes are issued under 
TL:SR-711. 
 
¶2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. 
government agencies at the posts listed in this 
cable. 
 
¶3. Important: Read this entire message as posts may 
be listed more than once.  Changes are listed by 
allowance or differential rather than by post. 
 
¶4. Taiwan has been included, when applicable, under 
arrangement with the American Institute in Taiwan. 
 
¶5. The Post Allowance changes for El Salvador are 
based on a survey submitted by San Salvador.  All 
other Post Allowance changes are based on currency 
exchange rate information reported to the Office of 
Allowances as of the first Thursday of Pay Period 13 
(June 25, 2009). 
 
¶6. The Education "At-Post" Allowance rate changes 
are based on updated information provided by post. 
 
¶7.  Interim changes to the Department of State 
Standardized Regulations (DSSR) effective July 5, 
2009, were announced in State 67315.  These changes 
include domestic partners of U.S. Government 
employees as family members for purposes of 
calculations and payments of allowances. 
 
¶8. This information is available on the State 
Department internet and intranet sites.  The 
internet site address is: http://aoprals.state.gov. 
The intranet (internal State Department network) site 
address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/. 
 
 
                                 POST ALLOWANCE 
                              FROM                TO 
AUSTRALIA 
 ALICE SPRINGS                  20                15 
 BRISBANE                       20                15 
 CANBERRA                       20                15 
 GERALDTON                      15                10 
 GOLD COAST                     20                15 
 MELBOURNE                      25                20 
 NEWCASTLE, NSW                 15                10 
 OAKEY                          20                15 
 OTHER                          15                10 
 
STATE 00069220  002 OF 008 
 
 
 PERTH                          20                15 
 RICHMOND, NSW                  20                15 
 SYDNEY                         25                20 
 TOOWOOMBA                      20                15 
 TOWNSVILLE                     20                15 
 WALKERVILLE, S.A.              15                10 
 
BRAZIL 
 SAO PAULO                      20                15 
 
CANADA 
 MONTREAL                       35                30 
 TORONTO                        35                30 
 VANCOUVER                      50                42 
 
CHAD 
 NDJAMENA                       50                42 
 OTHER                          50                42 
CHILE 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 SANTIAGO                        5                10 
 
COLOMBIA 
 BARRANQUILLA                    5                 0 
 BOGOTA                          5                 0 
 OTHER                           5                 0 
 
EL SALVADOR 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 SAN SALVADOR                    5                10 
 
MACEDONIA 
 OTHER                          20                15 
 SKOPJE                         20                15 
 
MOZAMBIQUE 
 MAPUTO                         15                10 
 OTHER                          15                10 
 
NIGER 
 NIAMEY                         15                10 
 OTHER                          15                10 
 
NORWAY 
 OSLO                           70                60 
 OTHER                          50                42 
 STAVANGER                      50                42 
 
RUSSIA 
 MOSCOW                         25                20 
 OTHER                          10                 5 
 SAINT PETERSBURG               20                15 
 SAKHALIN ISLAND                20                15 
 VLADIVOSTOK                    20                15 
 YEKATERINBURG                  15                10 
 
TANZANIA 
 DAR ES SALAAM                  10                 5 
 OTHER                          10                 5 
 
 
STATE 00069220  003 OF 008 
 
 
TURKEY 
 ADANA-INCIRLIK                 10                 5 
 ANKARA                         20                15 
 CAKMAKLI                       25                20 
 ELMADAG                        20                15 
 ISTANBUL                       25                20 
 IZMIR-CIGLI                    10                 5 
 KARATAS                        10                 5 
 MANZARALI                      20                15 
 OTHER                          10                 5 
 YAMANLAR                       10                 5 
 
UNITED KINGDOM 
 BATH                           15                20 
 BIRMINGHAM                     15                20 
 BRISTOL                        20                25 
 BROUGH                         15                20 
 BUDE                           15                20 
 CAMBRIDGE                      20                25 
 CHELMSFORD                     15                20 
 CHELTENHAM                     15                20 
 CHICKSANDS                     15                20 
 CROUGHTON                      20                25 
 DUNSTABLE                      15                20 
 EDZELL                         15                20 
 FAIRFORD                       15                20 
 FELIXSTOWE                     20                25 
 GLENROTHES                     20                25 
 GREENHAM COMMON                15                20 
 HARROGATE                      15                20 
 HYTHE                          15                20 
 KEMBLE                         15                20 
 LAKENHEATH                     15                20 
 MENWITH HILL                   15                20 
 MILDENHALL                     15                20 
 NOTTINGHAM                     15                20 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 OXFORDSHIRE                    20                25 
 PLYMOUTH                       20                25 
 PORTSMOUTH                     20                25 
 WATERBEACH                     15                20 
 WELFORD                        15                20 
 WEST BYFLEET                   15                20 
 WILTSHIRE                      15                20 
 
 
                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
                      FROM                  TO 
                             AWAY                  AWAY 
                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM 
              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST 
ALBANIA 
 TIRANA        K-12  16450  52800    K-12  18600  52800 
AUSTRALIA 
 CANBERRA         K   7550  57300     K-2   8800  57300 
                1-2   7900  57300     3-4   9100  57300 
                3-4   9100  57300     5-6   9450  57300 
                5-6   9450  57300    7-10  11400  57300 
               7-10  11400  57300   11-12  11950  57300 
              11-12  11950  57300 
 
STATE 00069220  004 OF 008 
 
 
AUSTRIA 
 VIENNA         K-5  25500  25500     K-5  23300  23300 
                6-8  28000  28000     6-8  25550  25550 
               9-11  29000  29000    9-11  26500  26500 
                 12  29400  29400      12  26850  26850 
BAHAMAS 
 NASSAU           K  16500  16500       K  17400  17400 
                1-6  19400  19400     1-6  20450  20450 
                7-8  21100  21100     7-8  22200  22200 
               9-10  21100  48450    9-10  22200  48450 
              11-12  22700  48450   11-12  23850  48450 
BAHRAIN 
 BAHRAIN        K-6  20550  20550     K-6  23950  23950 
                7-8  21550  21550     7-8  25150  25150 
               9-12  22600  22600    9-12  26300  26300 
BELGIUM 
 ANTWERP          K  33800  33800       K  30250  30250 
                1-4  36600  36600     1-4  32750  32750 
                  5  37100  37100       5  33000  33000 
                6-8  40200  40200     6-8  35800  35800 
                  9  42300  42300       9  37650  37650 
                 10  42700  42700      10  38000  38000 
              11-12  42300  42300      11  37300  37300 
                                       12  37900  37900 
 
 HOOGBUUL         K  33800  33800       K  30250  30250 
                1-4  36600  36600     1-4  32750  32750 
                  5  37100  37100       5  33000  33000 
                6-8  40200  40200     6-8  35800  35800 
                  9  42300  42300       9  37650  37650 
                 10  42700  42700      10  38000  38000 
              11-12  42300  42300      11  37300  37300 
                                       12  37900  37900 
BELIZE 
 BELIZE CITY    K-8  10500  49700     K-8  10000  49700 
               9-12  11500  49700    9-12  11000  49700 
 
 BELMOPAN       K-8  10500  49700     K-8  10000  49700 
               9-12  11500  49700    9-12  11000  49700 
BULGARIA 
 SOFIA          K-5  25550  25550     K-5  22650  22650 
                  6  26950  26950       6  23900  23900 
                7-8  26950  54150     7-8  23900  54150 
               9-11  28200  54150    9-11  25050  54150 
                 12  25350  54150      12  22300  54150 
CAMBODIA 
 PHNOM PENH     K-5  12250  12250     K-5  13700  13700 
                6-8  13950  13950     6-8  16050  16050 
               9-10  13950  56850    9-10  16050  56850 
              11-12  15000  56850   11-12  17250  56850 
CANADA 
 WINNIPEG      K-12    150    150     K-4    600    600 
                                     5-12    150    150 
CHINA 
 BEIJING          K  22600  22600       K  23250  23250 
                1-5  25250  25250     1-5  25950  25950 
                6-8  26650  26650     6-8  27350  27350 
               9-12  28700  28700    9-12  29450  29450 
 
 SHANGHAI       K-5  23600  23600     K-5  23650  23650 
 
STATE 00069220  005 OF 008 
 
 
                6-8  24200  24200     6-8  24200  24200 
               9-12  25250  25250    9-12  25250  25250 
ECUADOR 
 QUITO            K  12000  12000       K  13150  13150 
                1-6  13150  13150     1-6  14450  14450 
               7-12  15400  15400    7-12  16900  16900 
FRANCE 
 GARCHES        K-1  38950  38950     K-1  35350  35350 
                2-5  38850  38850     2-5  35250  35250 
                6-8  42300  42300     6-8  38800  38800 
               9-10  43000  43000    9-12  39000  39000 
              11-12  44100  44100 
 
 PARIS          K-1  38950  38950     K-1  35350  35350 
                2-5  38850  38850     2-5  35250  35250 
                6-8  42300  42300     6-8  38800  38800 
               9-10  43000  43000    9-12  39000  39000 
              11-12  44100  44100 
 
 SEVRES         K-1  38950  38950     K-1  35350  35350 
                2-5  38850  38850     2-5  35250  35250 
                6-8  42300  42300     6-8  38800  38800 
               9-10  43000  43000    9-12  39000  39000 
              11-12  44100  44100 
 
 SURESNES       K-1  38950  38950     K-1  35350  35350 
                2-5  38850  38850     2-5  35250  35250 
                6-8  42300  42300     6-8  38800  38800 
               9-10  43000  43000    9-12  39000  39000 
              11-12  44100  44100 
 
 VERSAILLES     K-1  38950  38950     K-1  35350  35350 
                2-5  38850  38850     2-5  35250  35250 
                6-8  42300  42300     6-8  38800  38800 
               9-10  43000  43000    9-12  39000  39000 
              11-12  44100  44100 
GERMANY 
 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 
                K-4  28200  28200     K-4  25000  25000 
                  5  28550  28550       5  25300  25300 
                6-8  31300  31300     6-8  27750  27750 
               9-10  32200  32200    9-10  28550  28550 
              11-12  32800  32800   11-12  29050  29050 
GHANA 
 ACCRA          K-5  17550  17550     K-5  18750  18750 
                6-8  18800  18800     6-8  20150  20150 
               9-10  18800  58750    9-10  20150  58750 
              11-12  20350  58750   11-12  21800  58750 
ICELAND 
 REYKJAVIK      K-7  22800  50550     K-7  23150  50550 
                8-9   5850  50550     8-9   5000  50550 
              10-12   7000  50550   10-12   5600  50550 
INDONESIA 
 JAKARTA        K-5  22400  22400     K-5  23200  23200 
               6-12  24650  24650    6-12  25600  25600 
 SURABAYA         K  13600  13600       K  13950  13950 
                1-5  14600  14600     1-5  15100  15100 
                6-7  15400  15400     6-7  15950  15950 
                  8  15400  52650       8  15950  52650 
               9-12  15850  52650    9-12  16400  52650 
 
STATE 00069220  006 OF 008 
 
 
JAPAN 
 CHITOSE        K-6  11550  11550     K-6  12450  12450 
                7-8  11850  11850     7-8  12800  12800 
                  9  11850  52100       9  12800  52100 
              10-12  12150  52100   10-12  13150  52100 
 
 FUKUOKA        K-6  13200  13200     K-6  13900  13900 
                7-8  14200  14200     7-8  14950  14950 
               9-12  15200  52100    9-12  16000  52100 
 
 ITAZUKE        K-6  13200  13200     K-6  13900  13900 
                7-8  14200  14200     7-8  14950  14950 
               9-12  15200  52100    9-12  16000  52100 
 
 MIYAZAKI CITY  K-6  13200  13200     K-6  13900  13900 
                7-8  14200  14200     7-8  14950  14950 
               9-12  15200  52100    9-12  16000  52100 
 
 SAPPORO        K-6  11550  11550     K-6  12450  12450 
                7-8  11850  11850     7-8  12800  12800 
                  9  11850  52100       9  12800  52100 
              10-12  12150  52100   10-12  13150  52100 
 
 TOKYO CITY    K-12  24650  24650    K-12  27100  27100 
 
 YOKOHAMA       K-5  20950  20950     K-5  23500  23500 
               6-12  21650  21650    6-12  24200  24200 
KENYA 
 KAHAWA         K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 KIAMBU         K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 KIBICHIKU      K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 KIHARA         K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 KIKUYU         K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 NAIROBI        K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 OTHER            K    600  58700       K   3850  58700 
                1-7   1150  58700     1-6   6300  58700 
 
STATE 00069220  007 OF 008 
 
 
               8-12    500  58700    7-10   7350  58700 
                                       11  10500  58700 
                                       12    500  58700 
 
 RUIRU          K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 THOGOTO        K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
 
 WANGIGE        K-2  14150  14150     K-5  15250  15250 
                3-5  14200  14200     6-8  18050  18050 
                6-8  16550  16550    9-10  18250  18250 
               9-12  16650  16650   11-12  18750  18750 
MALI 
 BAMAKO         K-5  16450  16450     K-5  17050  17050 
                6-8  17450  17450     6-8  18150  18150 
               9-12  17450  60250    9-12  18150  60250 
MALTA 
 MALTA          K-5   9250   9250     K-5   9450   9450 
                6-8   9950   9950     6-8  10100  10100 
               9-10  10600  50800    9-10  10850  50800 
              11-12  10800  50800   11-12  11000  50800 
MEXICO 
 MONTERREY      K-5  14500  14500     K-5  11800  11800 
                6-9  16450  16450     6-9  13500  13500 
              10-12  17750  17750   10-12  14550  14550 
NAMIBIA 
 WINDHOEK         K   2800   2800       K   2850   2850 
                1-3  11250  11250     1-3  10950  10950 
                4-6  12350  12350     4-6  12050  12050 
                7-8  14200  14200     7-8  13900  13900 
                  9  14200  60450       9  13900  60450 
              10-11  15700  60450   10-11  15350  60450 
                 12  17950  60450      12  17550  60450 
PERU 
 LIMA             K  10300  10300       K  10400  10400 
                1-5  11100  11100     1-5  11200  11200 
               6-12  11550  11550    6-12  11650  11650 
RWANDA 
 KIGALI        K-12  10250  61050     K-4  10700  61050 
                                      5-8  11700  61050 
                                     9-12  12950  61050 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 JOHANNESBURG   K-5  19700  19700     K-5  19300  19300 
                6-8  22600  22600     6-8  22100  22100 
               9-12  24750  24750    9-12  24250  24250 
 
 PRETORIA       K-5  19200  19200     K-5  19400  19400 
                  6  22000  22000     6-8  22250  22250 
                7-8  21950  21950    9-12  24350  24350 
               9-12  24050  24050 
SWITZERLAND 
 BERN           K-1  29200  29200     K-1  28700  28700 
                  2  30000  30000     2-5  29250  29250 
                3-5  29700  29700     6-8  31650  31650 
 
STATE 00069220  008 OF 008 
 
 
                6-8  32150  32150    9-12  34650  34650 
               9-12  35200  35200 
TANZANIA 
 DAR ES SALAAM    K  13500  13500     K-5  15900  15900 
                1-5  15000  15000     6-8  18600  18600 
                6-8  17500  17500    9-10  19700  60100 
               9-10  18500  60100   11-12  24600  60100 
              11-12  23000  60100 
THAILAND 
 BANGKOK        K-5  22300  22300     K-5  21750  21750 
                6-8  24700  24700     6-8  24150  24150 
               9-12  25700  25700    9-12  25200  25200 
TIMOR-LESTE 
 TIMOR-LESTE    K-8  15600  52650     K-9  17700  52650 
               9-12   5350  52650   10-12   5350  52650 
 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
 PORT OF SPAIN  K-5  14150  14150     K-5  14800  14800 
                6-8  14400  14400     6-8  15050  15050 
                  9  14650  14650       9  15350  15350 
              10-12  14650  50400   10-12  15350  50400 
TURKEY 
 CAKMAKLI         K  24500  24500       K  26150  26150 
                1-3  25300  25300     1-3  27000  27000 
                4-6  26450  26450     4-6  28150  28150 
                7-8  27550  27550     7-8  29300  29300 
               9-10  28300  53000    9-10  30150  53000 
              11-12  29350  53000   11-12  31150  53000 
 
 ISTANBUL         K  24500  24500       K  26150  26150 
                1-3  25300  25300     1-3  27000  27000 
                4-6  26450  26450     4-6  28150  28150 
                7-8  27550  27550     7-8  29300  29300 
               9-10  28300  53000    9-10  30150  53000 
              11-12  29350  53000   11-12  31150  53000 
TURKMENISTAN 
 ASHGABAT      K-12  16600  58450    K-12  17400  58450 
 
UKRAINE 
 KYIV           K-5  21000  52000     K-5  21800  52000 
                6-8  20800  52000     6-8  21600  52000 
                  9  22300  52000       9  23150  52000 
                 10  22100  52000      10  22950  52000 
              11-12  23100  52000   11-12  24000  52000 
URUGUAY 
 MONTEVIDEO       K   6450   6450       K   7000   7000 
                1-3   9350   9350     1-3   9600   9600 
                4-5  10900  10900     4-5  11250  11250 
                6-8  12100  12100     6-8  12600  12600 
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