5 CFR 591.203 : Administrative Personnel (§ 1.1 To Parts 10003-10049) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Office Of Personnel Management (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Civil Service Regulations (§ 110.101 To Parts 631-699) — Allowances And Differentials (§ 591.101 To § 591.406) — Cost-Of-Living Allowance And Post Differential - Nonforeign Areas (§ 591.201 To Appendix B To Subpart B Of Part 591) — Cost-Of-Living Allowances And Post Differentials (§ 591.202 To § 591.205) — Why does the Government pay post differentials?

4 Aug 2016

The Government pays post differentials to certain civilian Federal employees in specified nonforeign areas as a recruitment incentive based on conditions of environment in the local area compared with conditions in the continental United States. Post differentials are designed to attract persons from outside the area to work for the Federal Government in the post differential area.

5 CFR 591.203