Hardship Duty Pay - Location (Notes 1 & 2)

DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Chapter 17
Notes 1 and 2
Additions or changes are noted in bolded text.
 

Designated Locations Monthly Rates Effective Date
Country Province (State), City or Region From Through
Afghanistan (Note 3)   $100 Nov 1, 2001  
Albania   $150 Apr 1, 2002  
Algeria (Note 3)   $100 Sep 1, 2007  
American Samoa   $50 Jun 15, 2005  
Angola   $150 Sept 1, 2007  
Antarctic Region Posts below 60° S latitude $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Antigua AS   $50 Apr 18, 2002  
Arctic Circle Posts above 66°33’ N latitude $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Argentina Buenos Aires $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Other $0 Oct 1, 2017  
Armenia   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Aruba   $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Ascension AAF   $150 Apr 18, 2002  
Australia Alice Springs $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Azerbaijan (Note 3)   $100 Oct 31, 2007  
Bahamas   $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Bahrain   $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Bangladesh   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Barbados   $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Belarus   $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Belize   $100 Mar 1, 2022  
$150 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Benin   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Bolivia Cochabamba $0 Mar 1, 2022  
$50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
La Paz $100 Mar 1, 2022  
$150 Sep 1, 2007 Feb 28, 2022
Santa Cruz $0 Mar 1, 2022  
$50 Jun 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Other $100 Mar 1, 2022  
$150 Sep 1, 2007 Feb 28, 2022
Bosnia-Herzegovina Banja Luka $150 Jan 1, 2022  
Other $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Botswana Selebi-Phikwe $150 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Other $50 Apr 1, 2012  
Brazil Amazonas $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Goias $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Maranhao $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Mato Grosso $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Mato Grosso Do Sul $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Para $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Pernambuco $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Piaui Rondonia $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Roraima $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Belo Horizonte $50 Oct 1, 2017 Dec 31, 2021
Brasilia $50 Feb 1, 2004 Dec 31, 2021
Campinas $0 Jan 1, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Fortaleza $0 Mar 1, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
  $50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Porto Alegre $50 Oct 1, 2017 Dec 31, 2021
Recife $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Rio de Janeiro $50 Feb 1, 2004 Dec 31, 2021
Sao Paulo $50 Oct 14, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Other $50 Jan 1, 2022  
  $0 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Brunei   $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Bulgaria   $50 Jun 1, 2012  
*Burkina Faso
(Note 3)		   $100 Mar 29, 2023  
  $150 Jan 1, 2001 Mar 28, 2023
*Burma Rangoon (Note 3) $100 May 31, 2023  
Other $150 Jan 1, 2001  
*Burundi (Note 3)   $100 May 10, 2005  
Cambodia   $150 Oct 11, 2001  
Cameroon (Note 3) Far North Regions $100 Jun 7, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
North Region $100 Jun 7, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Other $100 Mar 1, 2022  
  $150 Sep 1, 2007 Feb 28, 2022
Canada Northwest Territory $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Central African Republic   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Chad (Note 3)   $100 Aug 11, 2008  
Chagos Archipelago Diego Garcia $150 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Chile   $50 Jan 1, 2022  
China Beijing $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Dec 1, 2007 Dec 31, 2021
Guangzhou $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Jan 1, 2018 Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong $50 Jan 1, 2022  
  $0 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Kunming $0 Jan 1, 2018  
Shanghai $50 Jan 1, 2018  
Other $150 Feb 1, 2004  
Colombia Barranquilla $50 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Other $50 Mar 1, 2022  
    $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Cook Island Rarotonga $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $100 Jan 1, 2001  
Costa Rica San Jose $0 Dec 1, 2007  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Cote D’Ivoire   $150 Jun 1, 2020  
Note 3 $100 Jun 1, 2003 May 31, 2020
Cuba Guantanamo Bay (Other) $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 4, 2006 Feb 28, 2022
Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay $150 Oct 4, 2006  
Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, (Detention Detail)(Note 3 & 4) $100 Dec 26, 2006  
Havana $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Curacao   $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Note 3)   $100 June 7, 2005  
Djibouti (Note 3)   $100 Aug 1, 2002  
Dominican Republic   $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Jun 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
East Timor   $150 Jun 1, 2014  
Ecuador   $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Egypt (Note 3)   $100 Apr 1, 2012  
El Salvador   $100 Jun 1, 2012  
Equatorial Guinea   $150 Sep 1, 2007  
Eritrea   $150 Jun 1, 2020  
Note 3 $100 Aug 1, 2002 May 31, 2020
Estonia   $50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)   $100 Jan 1, 2022  
Ethiopia (Note 3)   $100 Jan 18, 2002  
Fiji   $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Gabon   $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Gambia   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Georgia   $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Jan 1, 2018 Feb 28, 2022
Ghana   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Greece Athens $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Elefsis $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Ellinikon $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Mt. Parnis $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Mt. Pateras $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Nea Makri $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Piraeus $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Tanagra $50 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Other $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Greenland   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Grenada   $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Guatemala Guatemala City $100 Apr 1, 2012  
Other $150 Apr 1, 2012  
Guinea   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Guinea Bissau   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Guyana   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Haiti Note 3 $100 Dec 16, 2020  
  $150 Jun 1, 2014 Dec 15, 2020
Honduras   $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Hungary Budapest $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Iceland Keflavik-Grindavik $50 Jan 1, 2022  
  $0 Oct 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Other $50 Oct 1, 2017  
India   $150 Feb 1, 2004  
Indonesia Central Java $150 Jun 1, 2020 Dec 31, 2021
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 May 31, 2020
East Kalimantan $150 Jun 1, 2020 Dec 31, 2021
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 May 31, 2020
Central Sulawesi
(Note 3)		 $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Papua (Note 3) $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Region of Aceh $150 Jun 1, 2020 Dec 31, 2021
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 May 31, 2020
Jakarta $150 Jun 1, 2020 Dec 31, 2021
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 May 31, 2020
Other $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Iraq (includes the Al Basra Oil Terminal) (Note 3)   $100 Aug 23, 2010  
Israel Jerusalem (Note 3) $100 Jan 1, 2022  
West Bank (Note 3) $100 Jan 1, 2022  
Other $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Jamaica Kingston $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Other $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Jordan (Note 3)   $100 Jun 28, 2016  
Kazakhstan Almaty $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Other $100 Mar 1, 2022  
  $150 Jan 1, 2018 Feb 28, 2022
Kenya (Note 3)   $100 May 23, 2002  
Kiribati, Republic of Kiritimati (Christmas Island) $50 Feb 8, 2011 Feb 28, 2022
Other $0 Feb 8, 2011  
Korea, Democratic Republic
of (North Korea)		   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Area 1(Note 5) $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Busan $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Camp Yongin $100 Feb 1, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Changwon $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Chinhae $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Gwang Ju AB $100 Oct 1, 2004 Feb 28, 2022
K-16 $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Kimhae $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Kimpo Airfield $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Osan AB $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Pohang $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Nov 1, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Pyongtaek $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Seoul $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Suwon $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Taegu $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Kosovo (Note 3)   $100 Sep 1, 2007  
Kuwait   $50 Jun 1, 2012  
Kyrgyzstan   $150 Jun 1, 2014  
Laos   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Latvia   $50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Lebanon (Note 3)   $100 Dec 1, 2004  
Lesotho   $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Liberia   $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Jun 1, 2014 Dec 31, 2021
Libya (Note 3)   $100 Apr 26, 2011  
Lithuania   $50 Apr 1, 2012  
Macedonia   $50 Jun 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Madagascar   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Malawi   $150 Dec 1, 2004  
Malaysia (Note 3)   $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Oct 14, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Mali (Note 3)   $100 March 5, 2018  
Malta   $50 Sep 1, 2007  
Marshall Islands Majuro $150 Apr 1, 2012  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Mauritania   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Mauritius   $0 Mar 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Mexico Ciudad Juarez $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Cuernavaca $0 Feb 28, 2022  
Guadalajara $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Hermosillo $100 Apr 1, 2012  
Matamoros $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Mazatlan $50 Apr 1, 2012  
Merida $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Apr 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Metapa $100 Sep 1, 2007 Feb 28, 2022
Mexico City D.F. $100 Feb 1, 2004  
Monterrey $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Nogales $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Dec 31, 2021
Nuevo Laredo $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Reynosa $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Tapachula $100 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Tijuana $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Dec 31, 2021
Tuxia Gutierrez $50 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Veracruz $0 Mar 1, 2022  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Micronesia, Federated States of   $150 Dec 1, 2004  
Moldova   $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Mongolia   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Montenegro Podgorica $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Other $50 Jun 1, 2012  
Morocco Casablanca $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Apr 1, 2012 Dec 31, 2021
Rabat $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Sale $50 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Other $0 Apr 1, 2012  
Mozambique   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Namibia   $50 Sep 1, 2007  
Nepal   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Nicaragua   $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Niger (Note 3)   $100 Mar 5, 2018  
Nigeria   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Oman Muscat $50 Oct 1, 2017  
  Other $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Pakistan (Note 3)   $100 Nov 1, 2001  
Palau   $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Panama   $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Papua New Guinea   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Paraguay   $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Peru   $100 Jun 1, 2012  
Philippines Davao City $0 Jan 1, 2018  
Island of Mindanao
(Note 3)		 $100 Jan 1, 2001  
Sulu Archipelago (Note 3) $100 Jan 1, 2001  
Other $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Portugal Ponta Delgada $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Qatar Al Udeid AB $50 Apr 1, 2002  
Camp As Syliyah $50 Apr 1, 2002  
Camp Snoopy $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Doha $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Other $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Republic of Cabo Verde   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Republic of the Congo   $150 Apr 1, 2012  
Romania   $50 Jun 1, 2012  
Russia Moscow $100 Mar 1, 2022  
St. Petersburg $100 Mar 1, 2022  
Other $150 Oct 1, 2017  
Rwanda   $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Samoa   $150 Apr 1, 2012  
Sao Tome and Principe   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Saudi Arabia (Note 3) $100 Jun 4, 2020  
Senegal   $150 Apr 1, 2012  
Serbia Belgrade $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Other $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Jun 1, 2014 Dec 31, 2021
Sierra Leone   $150 Nov 1, 2007  
Slovakia   $0 Mar 1, 2022  
  $50 Dec 1, 2004 Feb 28, 2022
Solomon Islands   $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Somalia (Note 3)   $100 Apr 1, 2012  
South Africa   $50 Sep 1, 2007  
South Sudan (Note 3)   $100 Apr 1, 2012  
Sri Lanka   $100 Jan 1, 2018  
St. Lucia   $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Sudan (Note 3)   $100 Apr 1, 2012  
Suriname   $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $100 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2021
Syria (Note 3)   $100 July 31, 2003  
Taiwan Kaohsiung $0 Mar 1, 2022  
  $50 Jun 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Taipei $0 Jan 1, 2018  
Other $50 Jan 1, 2018  
Tajikistan   $150 Jun 1, 2014  
Tanzania   $150 Feb 1, 2004  
Thailand Bangkok $50 Jan 1, 2001  
Chiang Mai $100 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jan 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Songkhla $150 Jan 1, 2022  
Other $100 Jan 1, 2018  
Togo   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Trinidad and Tobago   $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $50 Jun 1, 2012 Dec 31, 2021
Tunisia (Note 3)   $100 Oct 1, 2017  
Turkey (Note 3) Afyon $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Adana-Incirlik $100 Jan 1, 2022  
Ankara $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Batman $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Corlu $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Diyarbakir $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Eskisehir $50 May 23, 2002  
Gaziantep $100 Aug 5, 2003  
Iskendrun $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Izmir-Cigli $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Konya $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Aug 5, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
Kurecik (Kepez) $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Mardin $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Mersin $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Nusaybin $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Oguzeli $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Pirinclik $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Sabiha Gokcen $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Sanliurfa $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Tasucu $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
Other $50 Jan 1, 2022  
  $0 May 23, 2002 Dec 31, 2021
Turkmenistan   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Uganda (Note 3)   $100 Jun 23, 2004  
*Ukraine (Note 3)   $100 Jul 13, 2023  
  $150 Jan 1, 2001 Jul 12, 2023
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Dubai $50 Oct 1, 2017  
Other $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $150 Oct 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2022
United States of America Annette Island, AK $150 Jul 11, 2002  
Clear, AK $150 Jul 28, 2008  
Cordova, AK $150 Feb 23, 2006  
Eareckson AS, AK $150 Jul 1, 2002  
Fort Greely, AK $150 Oct 1, 2002  
Unalaska, AK $150 Nov 1, 2001  
Other, AK $0 Nov 1, 2001  
Uruguay Montevideo $50 Jan 1, 2022  
Other $0 Jan 1, 2001  
Uzbekistan   $150 Jun 1, 2004  
Vanuatu Port Vila $100 Sep 1, 2007  
Venezuela   $150 Nov 28, 2008  
Vietnam   $150 Jan 1, 2001  
Wake Island   $50 Nov 22. 2017  
Western Sahara Laayoune $150 Dec 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
MINURSO UN Team Site locations $150 Dec 1, 2001 Feb 28, 2022
Other $150 Jan 1, 2022  
  $0 Dec 1, 2001 Dec 31, 2021
Yemen (Note 3)   $100 Feb 1, 2004  
Zambia Lusaka $50 Mar 1, 2022  
  $100 Jun 1, 2012 Feb 28, 2022
Other $100 Mar 1, 2022  
  $150 Jan 1, 2001 Feb 22, 2022
Zimbabwe   $100 Mar 1, 2022  
  $150 Aug 1, 2003 Feb 28, 2022
 
NOTES:
  1. All members on qualifying duty at places within the listed country, state, or region are entitled to HDP – L.  Only land areas are designated for hardship duty, except that any installations located on an ice shelf inside the Antarctic or Arctic Circle Regions are also included in the designation for that area.
  2. The special pay is currently payable when ending date is not shown in “Through” column.
  3. The HDP – L monthly entitlement decreases to a maximum payment of $100 when Service members are authorized a concurrent payment of $225 for HFP or IDP.  See paragraph 3.1.
  4. When required to perform duties within the detention facility.
  5. Includes:

            Alamo ASA (Det L);
            Bayonet Training Area;
            Bull’s Eye #1 & #2;
            Camp Bonifas;
            Camp Casey;
            Camp Castle;
            Camp Edwards;
            Camp Essayons;
            Camp Falling Water;
            Camp Garry Owen North;
            Camp Giant;
            Camp Greaves;
            Camp Hovey;
            Camp Howze;
            Camp Jackson;
            Camp Kwang Sa-Ri
            Camp Kyle;
            Camp Mobile;
            Camp Nimble;
            Camp Page;
            Camp Red Cloud;
            Camp Sears;
            Camp Stanley;
            Camp Stanton (H-112);
            Charlie Block;
            Chunchon
            Concord;
            Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) South Half;
            Freedom Bridge;
            Gimbols Gun Training Area;
            Hwaakson Evn ATC;
            Joint Security Area Swiss-Swede Camp;
            Kamaksan ASA (Det M), H220 Heliport,
            La Guardia;
            Liberty Bell;
            Munsan;
            Papyonsan ATC;
            Shinbuk Relay (Hill 754);
            Tongduchon;
            Uijongbu;
            Warrior Base;
            Watkins Range;
            Yongpyong (Indian Head TC).
 

 

 

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