{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-591.227","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 591.227","heading":"What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?","body":"OPM adds to the price index an adjustment factor that reflects differences in need, access to and availability of goods and services, and quality of life in the COLA area relative to the DC area. The following table shows the adjustment factor for each area:\nCOLA area Amount\nAnchorage, AK 7.0\nFairbanks, AK 9.0\nJuneau, AK 9.0\nRest of the State of Alaska 9.0\nCity and County of Honolulu, HI 5.0\nHawaii County, HI 7.0\nKauai County, HI 7.0\nMaui County, HI 7.0\nGuam and CNMI 9.0\nCommonwealth of Puerto Rico 7.0\nU.S. Virgin Islands 9.0\n1 Amount added to the price index.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 591—ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS","Subpart B—Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential—Nonforeign Areas"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"5b11dddd9a5f2b0f0fd310ce057720c8b98e332b8074c413178931537cb56954","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-591.226","next":"us/5-cfr-591.228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}