Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: May 15, 2024
Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 591—Places and Rates at Which Allowances Are Paid

This appendix lists the places approved for a cost-of-living allowance and shows the authorized allowance rate for each area. The allowance rate shown is paid as a percentage of an employee's rate of basic pay. The rates are subject to change based on the results of future surveys.

Geographic coverage Allowance rate
(percent)
State of Alaska:
City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road23
City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road23
City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road23
Rest of the State25
State of Hawaii:
City and County of Honolulu25
Hawaii County, Hawaii18
County of Kauai25
County of Maui and County of Kalawao25
Territory of Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands25
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico14
U.S. Virgin Islands25
[74 FR 7777, Feb. 20, 2009]