May I add a little clarification to what has been said above?
Missionaries are not always sent out from Gilead. Remember that there is an age limit on being invited to Gilead, yet there are some missionaries being assigned who are older. What happens to them? They are assigned directly from, say Australia, to their assignments. There are some presently serving in south-east Asia "sent out" by a WTS branch, i.e. Australia, directly to their assignments. A case in point is Cambodia where the missionary home was established several years ago entirely by non-Gilead missionaries, all Special pioneers, and all expenses for the missionary home as well as the allowances met by the WTS.
Since the allowances paid were at their home country's rates, they were not poor by any means! In fact, it caused some tension amongst them and later arrivals. Why? Because when some arrived from Gilead they were all on the same rate, and the "graduates" thought they should be paid more!!
So, April, to comment on your question: yes, a Special Pioneer receives the standard allowance from the Society when they are assigned to another country.
Cheers, Ozzie