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Here are the Hardship Duty Pay locations and amounts for each location. Hardship Duty Pay – Location (HDP-L) is special pay that the Department of Defense authorizes for service members permanently stationed or serving temporarily in locations with a significantly lower quality of living than is normally experienced by service members and residents in the continental United States.

HDP-L is authorized to compensate servicemembers for their work in locations where they may experience significant physical hardships, difficult and extraordinary living conditions, or unhealthy conditions and environments. HDP-L is paid in increments of $50, $100, and $150, and is not to exceed $300 per month.

Hardship Duty Pay - Location

Designated LocationsMonthly RatesEffective Date
CountryProvince (State), City or RegionFromThrough
Afghanistan (Note 3)$10011/1/2001
Albania$1504/1/2002
Algeria (Note 3)$1009/1/2007
American Samoa$506/15/2005
Angola$1509/1/2007
Antarctic Regionbelow 60° S latitude$1501/1/2001
Antigua AS$504/18/2002
Arctic Circle Regionabove 66°33’ N latitude$1501/1/2001
ArgentinaBuenos Aires$5010/1/2017
Other$010/1/2017
Armenia$1501/1/2001
Ascension AAF$1504/18/2002
AustraliaAlice Springs$501/1/2001
Other$01/1/2001
Azerbaijan (Note 3)$10010/31/2007
Azores, Portugal (includes Lajes Field)$01/1/2018
$502/1/200412/31/2017
Bahamas$5010/1/2017
Andros Island$501/1/20019/30/2017
Other$01/1/20019/30/2017
Bahrain$10010/1/2017
$506/1/20149/30/2017
Bangladesh$1501/1/2001
Barbados$5010/1/2017
Belarus$1001/1/2018
$1501/1/200112/31/2017
Belize$15010/1/2017
Belize City$1002/1/20049/30/2017
Other$1502/1/20049/30/2017
Benin$1501/1/2001
BoliviaCochabamba$501/1/2001
La Paz$1509/1/200712/31/2017
Santa Cruz$506/1/2012
Other$1509/1/2007
Bosnia-Herzegovina$1001/1/2018
$1504/1/201212/31/2017
BotswanaSelebi-Phikwe$1504/1/2012
Other$504/1/2012
Brazil (States)Amazonas$501/1/2001
Goias$501/1/2001
Maranhao$501/1/2001
Mato Grosso$501/1/2001
Mato Grosso Do Sul$501/1/2001
Para$501/1/2001
Pernambuco$501/1/2001
Piaui$501/1/2001
Rondonia$501/1/2001
Roraima$501/1/2001
Brazil (Cities)Belo Horizonte$5010/1/2017
Brasilia$502/1/2004
Fortaleza$501/1/2001
Porto Alegre$5010/1/2017
Recife$501/1/2001
Rio de Janeiro$502/1/2004
Sao Paulo$5010/14/2001
Other$01/1/2001
Brunei$501/1/2018
$1001/1/200112/31/2017
Bulgaria$506/1/2012
Burkina Faso$1501/1/2001
Burma (Myanmar)$1501/1/2001
Burundi$1005/10/2005
Cambodia$15010/11/2001
Cameroon (Note 3)Far North Regions$1006/7/2017
North Region$1006/7/2017
Other$1509/1/2007
CanadaNorthwest Territory$1501/1/2001
Other$01/1/2001
Cape (Cabo) Verde$1501/1/2001
Central African Republic$1501/1/2001
Chad (Note 3)$1008/11/2008
Chagos ArchipelagoDiego Garcia$1501/1/2001
Other$501/1/2001
ChinaBeijing$10012/1/2007
Chengdu$1501/1/200712/31/2017
Guangzhou$1001/1/2018
$1501/1/200112/31/2017
Hong Kong$01/1/2018
$502/1/200412/31/2017
Kunming$01/1/2018
Shanghai$501/1/2018
$1004/12/201212/31/2017
Shenyang$1501/1/200112/31/2017
Other$1502/1/2004
Colombia$5012/1/20019/30/2017
Barranquilla$5010/1/2017
Other$10010/1/2017
Congo, Republic of$1504/1/2012
Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)$1006/7/2005
Cook IslandsRarotonga$501/1/2001
Other$1001/1/2001
Costa RicaSan Jose$012/1/2007
Other$501/1/2001
*Cote D’Ivoire$1506/1/2020
Note 3$1006/1/20035/31/2020
CubaGuantanamo Bay (Other)$10010/4/2006
Guantanamo Bay, Joint Task Force$15010/4/2006
*Guantanamo Bay, Joint Task Force (Note 3 & 4)$10012/26/2006
Havana$1501/1/2001
Other$501/1/2001
Djibouti (Note 3)$1008/1/2002
Dominican Republic$1006/1/2012
East Timor (Timor-Leste)$1506/1/2014
Ecuador$10010/1/2017
Guayaquil$1001/1/20019/30/2017
Quito$506/1/20129/30/2017
Other$506/1/20129/30/2017
Egypt (Note 3)$1004/1/2012
El Salvador$1006/1/2012
Equatorial Guinea$1509/1/2007
*Eritrea$1506/1/2020
Note 3$1008/1/20025/31/2020
Estonia$501/1/2001
Ethiopia (Note 3)$1001/18/2002
Fiji$1001/1/2018
$1504/1/201212/31/2017
Gabon$15010/1/2017
Libreville$1006/1/20129/30/2017
Other$1501/1/20019/30/2017
Gambia$1501/1/2001
Georgia$1001/1/2018
$15011/1/200712/31/2017
Ghana$1501/1/2001
GreeceAthens$504/1/2012
Elefsis$504/1/2012
Ellinikon$504/1/2012
Kavala Relay Station$10012/1/200412/31/2007
Mt. Parnis$504/1/2012
Mt. Pateras$504/1/2012
Nea Makri$504/1/2012
Piraeus$504/1/2012
Tanagra$504/1/2012
Other (Note 5)$01/1/2001
Greenland$1501/1/2001
Grenada$501/1/2001
GuatemalaGuatemala City$1004/1/2012
Other$1504/1/2012
Guinea$1501/1/2001
Guinea Bissau$1501/1/2001
Guyana$1501/1/2001
Haiti (Note 3)$1506/1/2014 Jan 7, 2020
$1001/8/2020
Honduras$15010/1/2017
$1006/1/20129/30/2017
HungaryBudapest$01/1/2001
Other$501/1/2001
Iceland$5010/1/2017
Keflavik-Grindavik$012/1/20019/30/2017
Reykjavik$509/1/20079/30/2017
Other$504/1/20129/30/2017
India$1502/1/2004
*Indonesia (Note 3) (Provinces):$10011/1/20019/30/2017
Central Java$1506/1/2020
$10010/1/20175/31/2020
East Kalimantan$1506/1/2020
$10010/1/20175/31/2020
Central Sulawesi$10010/1/2017
Papua$10010/1/2017
Region of Aceh$1506/1/2020
$10010/1/20175/31/2020
*Indonesia (City)Jakarta$1506/1/2020
$10010/1/20175/31/2020
IndonesiaOther$15010/1/2017
Iraq (includes the Al Basra Oil Terminal) (Note 3)$1008/23/2010
Israel$5010/1/2017
JamaicaKingston$15010/1/2017
$1009/1/20079/30/2017
Other$01/1/2001
Jordan (Note 3)$1006/28/2016
$501/18/20026/27/2016
Kazakhstan$1501/1/200112/31/2017
Almaty$1001/1/2018
Other$1501/1/2018
Kenya (Note 3)$1005/23/2002
Kiribati, Republic ofKiritimati (Christmas Island)$502/8/2011
Other$02/8/2011
Korea, Democratic Republic of (North Korea)$1501/1/2001
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)Area 1$1501/1/2001
(Note 6)
Camp Yongin$1002/1/2003
Gwang Ju AB$10010/1/2004
Pohang$10011/1/2003
Other$501/1/2001
Kosovo (Note 3)$1009/1/2007
Kuwait$506/1/2012
Kyrgyzstan$1506/1/2014
Laos$1501/1/2001
Latvia$501/1/2001
Lebanon (Note 3)$10012/1/2004
Lesotho$1001/1/2018
$15012/1/200412/31/2017
Liberia$1006/1/2014
Libya (Note 3)$1004/26/2011
Lithuania$504/1/2012
Macedonia$506/1/2012
Madagascar$1501/1/2001
Malawi$15012/1/2004
Malaysia$5010/14/2001
Mali (Note 3)$1006/7/2017
$15010/1/20136/6/2017
Malta$509/1/2007
Marshall IslandsMajuro$1504/1/2012
Other$501/1/2001
Mauritania$1501/1/2001
Mauritius$501/1/2001
MexicoCiudad Juarez$15010/1/2017
$504/1/20129/30/2017
Guadalajara$10010/1/2017
$504/1/20129/30/2017
Hermosillo$1004/1/2012
Matamoros$15010/1/2017
$504/1/20129/30/2017
Mazatlan$504/1/2012
Merida$1004/1/2012
Metapa$1009/1/2007
Mexico City D.F.$1002/1/2004
Monterrey$10010/1/2017
$509/1/20079/30/2017
Nogales$10010/1/2017
$509/1/20079/30/2017
Nuevo Laredo$15010/1/2017
$502/1/20049/30/2017
Reynosa$10010/1/2017
$504/1/20129/30/2017
Tapachula$1001/1/2001
Tijuana$10010/1/2017
$509/1/20079/30/2017
Tuxia Gutierrez$501/1/2001
Other$01/1/2001
Micronesia, Federated States of$15012/1/2004
Moldova$1001/1/2018
$1501/1/200112/31/2017
Mongolia$1501/1/2001
MontenegroPodgorica$1001/1/2018
$1506/1/201412/31/2017
Other$506/1/2012
MoroccoCasablanca$504/1/2012
Rabat$5010/1/2017
Sale$5010/1/2017
Other$04/1/2012
Mozambique$1501/1/2001
Namibia$509/1/2007
Nicaragua$15010/1/2017
Managua$10012/1/20079/30/2017
Other$1502/1/20049/30/2017
Niger (Note 3)$1006/7/2017
$1501/1/20016/6/2017
Nigeria$1501/1/2001
OmanMuscat$5010/1/2017
$06/1/20129/30/2017
Salalah$1004/1/201212/31/2017
Other$1001/1/2018
$1504/1/201212/31/2017
Pakistan (Note 3)$10011/1/2001
Palau$501/1/2001
Panama$5010/1/2017
Panama City$01/1/20019/30/2017
Other$501/1/20019/30/2017
Papua New Guinea$1501/1/2001
Paraguay$501/1/2001
Peru$1006/1/2012
Philippines$1001/1/200112/31/2017
Davao City$01/1/2018
Other$1001/1/2018
QatarAl Udeid AB$504/1/2002
Camp Snoopy$504/1/20029/30/2017
Camp As Syliyah$504/1/2002
Doha$5010/1/2017
Other$10010/1/2017
$504/1/20029/30/2017
Romania$506/1/2012
Russia$15010/1/2017
Moscow$1006/1/20129/30/2017
St. Petersburg$1006/1/20129/30/2017
Other$15010/14/20019/30/2017
Rwanda$1001/1/2018
$1506/1/201412/31/2017
Samoa$1504/1/2012
Sao Tome and Principe$1501/1/2001
*Saudi Arabia$1009/14/2019
$1506/1/20149/13/2019
Senegal$1504/1/2012
SerbiaBelgrade$501/1/2018
Other$1001/1/2018
$1506/1/201412/31/2017
Sierra Leone$15011/1/2007
Slovakia$5012/1/200412/31/2017
Solomon Islands$1001/1/2001
Somalia (Note 3)$1004/1/2012
South Africa$509/1/2007
South Sudan (Note 3)$1004/1/2012
Sri Lanka$1001/1/2018
$15010/14/200112/31/2017
Sudan (Note 3)$1004/1/2012
Suriname$1001/1/2018
$1502/1/200412/31/2017
Swaziland$1004/1/2012
Syria (Note 3)$1007/31/2003
TaiwanKaohsiung$506/1/201212/31/2017
Taipei$01/1/2018
$5012/1/200712/31/2017
Other$501/1/2018
$1006/1/201212/31/2017
Tajikistan$1506/1/2014
Tanzania$1502/1/2004
ThailandBangkok$501/1/2001
Chiang Mai$501/1/2001
Songkhla$1509/1/200712/31/2017
Other$1001/1/2018
$15012/1/201412/31/2017
Togo$1501/1/2001
Trinidad and Tobago$506/1/2012
Tunisia$10010/1/2017
Turkey (Note 3)Afyon$1008/5/2003
Batman$1008/5/2003
Corlu$1008/5/2003
Diyarbakir$1008/5/2003
Eskisehir$505/23/2002
Gaziantep$1008/5/2003
Iskendrun$1008/5/2003
Konya$1008/5/2003
Kurecik (Kepez)$10010/1/2017
Mardin$10010/1/2017
Mersin$10010/1/2017
Nusaybin$10010/1/2017
Oguzeli$10010/1/2017
Pirinclik$10010/1/2017
Sabiha Gokcen$10010/1/2017
Sanliurfa$10010/1/2017
Tasucu$10010/1/2017
Other$05/23/2002
Turkmenistan$1501/1/2001
Uganda (Note 3)$1006/23/2004
Ukraine$1501/1/2001
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi$5010/1/2017
$012/1/20079/30/2017
Dubai$5010/1/2017
$01/1/20019/30/2017
Other$15010/1/2017
$1001/1/20019/30/2017
United States of AmericaAlaska
Annette Island$1507/11/2002
Areas above$1501/1/2001
66°33’  North latitude
Clear$1507/28/2008
Cordova$1502/23/2006
Eareckson AS$1507/1/2002
Fort Greely$15010/1/2002
Unalaska$15011/1/2001
Other$011/1/2001
Uzbekistan$1506/1/2004
Vanuatu$1009/1/2007
Venezuela$15011/28/2008
Vietnam$1501/1/2001
Western Sahara (Disputed Territory)Laayoune$15012/1/2001
MINURSO UN Team Site locations$15012/1/2001
Other$012/1/2001
Yemen (Note 3)$1002/1/2004
ZambiaLusaka$1006/1/2012
Other$1501/1/2001
Zimbabwe$1509/1/2017
Harare$1508/1/20038/31/2017

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 170301.
  4. When required to perform duties within the detention facility.
  5. Includes Crete, Iraklion and Souda Bay.
  6. Includes:
    1. Alamo ASA (Det L)
    2. Bayonet Training Area
    3. Bull’s Eye #1 & #2
    4. Camp Bonifas
    5. Camp Casey
    6. Camp Castle
    7. Camp Edwards
    8. Camp Essayons
    9. Camp Falling Water
    10. Camp Garry Owen North
    11. Camp Giant
    12. Camp Greaves
    13. Camp Hovey
    14. Camp Howze
    15. Camp Jackson
    16. Camp Kwang Sa-Ri
    17. Camp Kyle
    18. Camp Mobile
    19. Camp Nimble
    20. Camp Page
    21. Camp Red Cloud
    22. Camp Sears
    23. Camp Stanley
    24. Camp Stanton (H-112)
    25. Charlie Block
    26. Concord
    27. DMZ South Half
    28. Freedom Bridge
    29. Gimbols Gun Training Area
    30. Hwaakson Evn ATC
    31. Joint Security Area Swiss-Swede Camp
    32. Kamaksan ASA (Det M), H220 Heliport, La Guardia
    33. Liberty Bell
    34. Papyonsan ATC
    35. Shinbuk Relay (Hill 754)
    36. Warrior Base
    37. Watkins Range
    38. Yongpyong (Indian Head TC)

Hardship Duty Pay – Location (HDP-L)

All service members who are permanently assigned to or serving temporarily as additional duty/temporary duty (TAD/TDY), deployed, or attached status for more than 30 consecutive days in a designated area will be eligible for HDP-L. Eligibility for HDP-L begins on the day of arrival at the new station for service members on permanent reassignment.

Service members temporarily on duty in a designated area are not eligible for HDP-L during the first 30 days of consecutive duty. HDP-L for temporary assignment begins on the 31st day and is payable retroactive to the date the service member reported for duty at the designated location.

HDP-L entitlements will be terminated on the day the service member departs the station as a result of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) reassignment, or on the last day of the effective period. Termination dates may vary based on specific situations as defined by the DoD.

Military Hardship Duty Pay-Mission (HDP-M)

HDP-M is payable to members both officer and enlisted, for performing designated hardship missions. HDP-M is payable at the full monthly rate during any part of which, the member performs a specified mission.

Military Hardship Duty Pay-Tempo (HDP-T)

HDP-T programs are for the mobilization or deployment tempo that requires the member to perform duties in an operational environment for periods that exceed rotation norms. Military Departments determine whether or not to implement HDP-T programs.

Military Hardship Duty Pay-Restriction of Movement (HDP-ROM)

Hardship Duty Pay (HDP-ROM), restriction of movement, is pay that compensates service members who are not currently in a travel status $100 per day, not to exceed $1,500 per month who are ordered to self-isolate.


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