BAH Rate Desk2026
Rates effective
01 JAN 2026 · CONUS

Basic Allowance for Housing by duty station, pay grade and dependency status. Official DoD rates, no login, no email.

Duty station or MHA
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    With $2,268Without $1,875

    E-1 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds draws $2,268 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,875 without

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    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
    E-1 · with dependents
    $2,268/ month
    $27,216 / year
    At E-1, this is #96 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA MD127 · ZIPs 21001 21005 21009 21010 21014 21015 +32 more
    Your grade is calledARMYPVTUSMCPvtNAVYSRUSAFAB
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,908 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$1,875 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,268$1,875
    E-2$2,268$1,875
    E-3$2,268$1,875
    E-4$2,268$1,875
    E-5$2,478$1,986
    E-6$2,742$2,076
    E-7$2,862$2,274
    E-8$2,991$2,538
    E-9$3,165$2,607
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,760$2,205
    W-2$2,916$2,535
    W-3$3,075$2,619
    W-4$3,198$2,766
    W-5$3,348$2,892
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,883$2,475
    O-2E$3,051$2,592
    O-3E$3,222$2,733
    Officer
    O-1$2,517$2,055
    O-2$2,739$2,412
    O-3$3,072$2,643
    O-4$3,396$2,865
    O-5$3,630$2,934
    O-6$3,660$3,054
    O-7$3,687$3,108
    PCS compareAberdeen Proving Grounds · E-1 · $2,268/mo
    Abilene$1,761/mo · $21,132/yr
    ▼ CUT−$507−$6,084/yr · like −$7,800 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Elizabeth City$2,304
    Ann Arbor$2,292
    JB Elmendorf-Richardson$2,277
    Oxford$2,271
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268
    Hampden County$2,268
    Patuxent River$2,268
    St. Louis$2,268
    Bremerton$2,265
    Youngstown$1,134

    Aberdeen Proving Grounds is #96 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Aberdeen Proving Grounds0 – $3,687 / month
    E-1$2,268
    E-2$2,268
    E-3$2,268
    E-4$2,268
    E-5$2,478
    E-6$2,742
    E-7$2,862
    E-8$2,991
    E-9$3,165
    W-1$2,760
    W-2$2,916
    W-3$3,075
    W-4$3,198
    W-5$3,348
    O-1E$2,883
    O-2E$3,051
    O-3E$3,222
    O-1$2,517
    O-2$2,739
    O-3$3,072
    O-4$3,396
    O-5$3,630
    O-6$3,660
    O-7$3,687

    Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 21% here. That is a status your finance office determines, not a box you tick — and it is the single largest lever on this page that is not a change of address.

    03

    None of it is taxed. $2,268 a month of BAH takes more than $2,268 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

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    Things the rate table doesn't tell you

    01

    “With dependents” is a dependency status, not a marital status. A single member paying child support can be authorized BAH-Diff; a married dual-military couple with no children is not automatically the with-dependents rate for both. If your situation is unusual, your finance office decides — not this table.

    02

    O-8, O-9 and O-10 draw the same BAH as O-7. The table stops there for a reason, not because it is missing rows.

    03

    This is CONUS BAH only. Overseas is OHA, which works differently — it reimburses actual rent up to a cap, with separate utility and move-in allowances. Alaska and Hawaii are BAH; Germany, Japan and Korea are OHA.