U.S. Department of State

Only salary is taken into consideration. A bonus or commission is not factored in.

The Foreign Service Salary Table - Overseas is used. There is no additional locality pay factored in. It is anticipated that there will not be a salary raise in 2012.

To access the FS Pay Table Overseas, please click here: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/134927.pdf

The first thing you see listed in the Base salary table. Skip that. Then scroll down past the listing of locality rates. Then you will find the 2010 FS Salary Table Overseas. (Note: The 2010 table applies to 2011 as there was no across the board raise in 2011.)

The overseas FS salary table pertains to all overseas posts. However, in dangerous posts, there is a danger pay differential on top of this. In many hardship posts, there is an additional hardship allowance (amount various on the degree of hardship). In locations where the cost of living is higher than it is in Washington, D.C., a COLA (cost of living allowance) is usually authorized.

You can also check out the Department of State Allowances website that has information about the hardship, danger, and cost of living allowances for each post. The URL is http://aoprals.state.gov/

As a Foreign Service, you are a federal employee, and you will pay US federal and state taxes if applicable. The Department will pay to ship your personal belongings and pay for travel for you and authorized family members to post. You will receive government leased housing or a housing allowance if you are at a post with no USG owned or leased housing. All other living expenses are your responsibility.