The Feasibility of a Geographic Pay Supplement for CONUS Military Personnel,

Abstract

This report considers the feasibility and desirability of making adjustments to military pay to correct for regional variation in the cost of living in the Continental United States (CONUS). First, the adequacy of existing data bases for implementing a pay adjustment is assessed. Next, the feasibility of using cost-of-living indexes for specific items to correct for regional differences in overall living costs is explored. Then, 1975 housing expenditure data provided by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command is used to construct housing cost indexes for 118 CONUS military installations. Various ways of grouping CONUS installations for the purpose of implementing a variable housing allowance (VHA) are suggested and the costs of several alternative VHA plans are estimated. Finally, an evaluation of the arguments for and against a geographic pay adjustment is provided. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032797

Entities

People

  • John T. Warner

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Estimates
  • Databases
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Geographic Regions
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Naval Personnel Management