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.

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    Enlisted
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    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
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    Officer
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    Dependents
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    W-2 with dependents at Aberdeen Proving Grounds draws $2,916 per month in 2026

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    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
    W-2 · with dependents
    $2,916/ month
    $34,992 / year
    At W-2, this is #98 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,036 · low Youngstown $1,560
    MHA MD127 · ZIPs 21001 21005 21009 21010 21014 21015 +32 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW2USMCCWO2NAVYCWO2
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,738 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,535 without dependents
    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 · W-2 · $2,916/mo
    Abilene$2,850/mo · $34,200/yr
    ▼ CUT−$66−$792/yr · like −$1,015 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-2 with dependents, every station0 – $6,036 / month
    Westchester County$6,036
    San Francisco$5,505
    New York City$5,313
    Nantucket$5,292
    Maui County$5,196
    Santa Clara County$5,094
    Northern New Jersey$5,079
    Boston$4,995
    Long Island$4,923
    Martha's Vineyard$4,821
    Hanscom AFB$4,632
    Camp Pendleton$4,536
    Florida Keys$4,485
    Kauai County$4,476
    San Diego$4,464
    Staten Island$4,395
    Monterey$4,374
    Los Angeles$4,365
    West Point$4,257
    Oakland$4,242
    Cape Cod-Plymouth$4,218
    Fort Monmouth$4,212
    Honolulu County$4,182
    Trenton$4,179
    Perth Amboy$4,161
    Essex CO$4,158
    Miami$4,131
    Ventura$4,116
    Portsmouth$4,098
    San Luis Obispo$4,089
    Seattle$4,071
    Marin$3,990
    Burlington$3,984
    Portland$3,936
    Manchester$3,897
    Washington$3,894
    Hawaii County$3,891
    Newport$3,813
    West Palm Beach$3,798
    New Haven$3,786
    Fitchburg$3,780
    Providence$3,747
    Chicago$3,729
    Vandenberg SFB$3,714
    County Cost Group 890$3,681
    Riverside$3,627
    Worcester$3,582
    Santa Fe$3,570
    Hartford$3,555
    Boulder$3,537
    Indian Head Navordsta$3,528
    Warrenton$3,528
    Vallejo$3,522
    JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$3,501
    Juneau$3,471
    Atlantic City$3,465
    Willow Grove$3,429
    Everett$3,414
    San Bernardino$3,405
    County Cost Group 880$3,354
    Fort G. G. Meade$3,345
    Annapolis$3,336
    Sitka$3,336
    Quantico$3,252
    Ann Arbor$3,225
    Edwards AFB$3,213
    New London$3,195
    Brunswick$3,192
    Madison$3,171
    Fort Detrick$3,162
    Beale AFB$3,156
    Hampden County$3,153
    Austin$3,141
    County Cost Group 870$3,141
    Denver$3,135
    Cape May$3,132
    Stockton$3,132
    JB Elmendorf-Richardson$3,123
    Ketchikan$3,102
    Tampa$3,072
    Ballston Spa$3,057
    Baltimore$3,036
    Fort Myers Beach$3,027
    JB Lewis-McChord$3,024
    Kodiak Island$3,021
    Outer Banks$3,018
    Astoria$3,015
    Philadelphia$3,006
    Sacramento$3,006
    Orlando$2,988
    Eglin AFB$2,985
    Port Angeles$2,976
    County Cost Group 860$2,964
    Fort Pierce$2,958
    Milwaukee$2,955
    Traverse City$2,943
    Whidbey Island$2,934
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,916
    Bridgeport$2,916
    Patrick SFB$2,913
    Oxford$2,904
    Portland$2,898
    Bremerton$2,895
    Great Lakes Navtracen$2,895
    Charlottesville$2,889
    Fresno$2,883
    County Cost Group 850$2,880
    Allentown$2,871
    Abilene$2,850
    Minneapolis$2,847
    Beaufort$2,841
    Dallas$2,835
    Rome$2,811
    Corvallis$2,793
    Coastal Maine$2,787
    County Cost Group 840$2,787
    Dover AFB$2,787
    Knoxville$2,784
    Dahlgren$2,781
    Reno$2,739
    Atlanta$2,736
    Nashville$2,730
    Asheville$2,709
    County Cost Group 830$2,709
    St. Louis$2,709
    Spokane$2,706
    Savannah$2,697
    Fairbanks$2,694
    Richmond$2,694
    Twenty Nine Palms MCB$2,688
    Detroit$2,682
    Fort Collins$2,673
    Buffalo$2,667
    Charleston$2,667
    Helena$2,661
    Patuxent River$2,661
    Rochester$2,643
    Pittsburgh$2,634
    Eugene$2,628
    Norfolk$2,628
    County Cost Group 820$2,616
    Elizabeth City$2,613
    Houston$2,610
    Syracuse$2,610
    Barstow$2,598
    Humboldt County$2,595
    Panama City$2,580
    Wilmington$2,568
    Cincinnati$2,565
    Volusia County$2,565
    Salem$2,562
    Salt Lake City$2,559
    Birmingham$2,556
    Yakima$2,550
    College Station$2,547
    Dahlonega$2,541
    Gainesville$2,532
    Fort Stewart$2,520
    Grand Haven$2,517
    Fort Carson$2,514
    County Cost Group 810$2,511
    Omaha$2,493
    Phoenix$2,481
    Carlisle Barracks$2,469
    Coos Bay$2,469
    New Orleans$2,466
    Charlotte$2,463
    Chattanooga$2,463
    Durham$2,454
    Fort Worth$2,451
    Cleveland$2,448
    Battle Creek$2,445
    Hampton$2,445
    Myrtle Beach$2,445
    State College$2,436
    Grand Rapids$2,430
    Fargo$2,427
    Columbus$2,418
    El Centro$2,418
    Ocala$2,415
    County Cost Group 800$2,400
    Provo$2,385
    Eastern Panhandle$2,370
    Lemoore NAS$2,364
    Albuquerque$2,361
    Duluth$2,361
    Eastern Shore$2,358
    Raleigh$2,355
    Corpus Christi$2,352
    Rapid City$2,349
    Memphis$2,343
    Jackson$2,340
    Cheyenne$2,334
    Louisville$2,334
    Tallahassee$2,334
    Des Moines$2,328
    Boise$2,325
    County Cost Group 790$2,325
    Fort Campbell$2,307
    Jacksonville$2,301
    Nellis AFB$2,298
    Ogden$2,295
    Bangor$2,292
    Kings Bay$2,292
    Bismarck$2,289
    Fort Knox$2,286
    Fort Leavenworth$2,268
    Rock Island$2,268
    Pensacola$2,262
    Indianapolis$2,259
    Mountain Home AFB$2,259
    County Cost Group 780$2,244
    Kansas City$2,244
    Waco$2,244
    Johnson City$2,241
    Morehead$2,241
    Bloomington$2,223
    Fort Huachuca$2,223
    Wichita Fls$2,223
    Baton Rouge$2,220
    Fayetteville$2,205
    Fort Gordon$2,205
    Marquette$2,205
    Lincoln$2,199
    Fort Drum$2,196
    Roanoke$2,193
    Toledo$2,190
    Greensboro$2,184
    County Cost Group 770$2,178
    Fort Bliss$2,178
    Lexington$2,178
    Columbia$2,175
    Fort Wayne$2,166
    Davis-Monthan AFB$2,157
    Huntsville$2,154
    Shreveport$2,151
    Greenville$2,142
    Fort Hood$2,139
    Mobile$2,139
    Auburn$2,136
    San Antonio (JBSA)$2,118
    Fort Bragg$2,112
    Scott AFB$2,109
    Grand Forks$2,106
    County Cost Group 760$2,103
    Columbus AFB$2,094
    Seymour Johnson AFB$2,094
    Whiteman AFB$2,094
    Minot AFB$2,082
    Fallon NAS$2,067
    Lexington$2,067
    Sioux Falls$2,067
    Champaign$2,058
    Lansing$2,058
    County Cost Group 750$2,055
    Malmstrom SFB$2,052
    Robins AFB$2,043
    Tulsa$2,028
    Goodfellow AFB$2,025
    Brownsville$2,022
    Camp Lejeune$2,016
    Fort Benning$2,016
    Fort Rucker$2,013
    White Sands MR$2,007
    County Cost Group 740$2,001
    Sumter$2,001
    Wilkes-Barre$1,986
    Frankfort$1,983
    Wright-Patterson AFB$1,977
    Morgantown$1,974
    China Lake$1,968
    County Cost Group 730$1,968
    Topeka$1,968
    Little Rock$1,965
    Moody AFB$1,962
    Akron$1,956
    Paducah$1,956
    Peoria$1,953
    Yuma$1,950
    Beaumont$1,947
    Sault Ste Marie$1,947
    County Cost Group 720$1,944
    Lafayette$1,944
    Springfield$1,932
    Laughlin AFB$1,923
    County Cost Group 710$1,920
    Springfield$1,917
    Terre Haute$1,917
    Oklahoma City$1,914
    County Cost Group 700$1,902
    Lubbock$1,902
    Holloman AFB$1,896
    County Cost Group 690$1,887
    Fort Polk$1,887
    Sparta$1,887
    Columbia$1,884
    Fort Leonard Wood$1,884
    County Cost Group 680$1,875
    Fort Riley$1,872
    County Cost Group 670$1,863
    County Cost Group 660$1,851
    Huntington$1,848
    Montgomery$1,845
    County Cost Group 650$1,842
    Gulfport$1,836
    St Mary And Terrebonne$1,836
    County Cost Group 640$1,833
    County Cost Group 630$1,827
    Fort Chaffee$1,827
    Alexandria$1,821
    Wichita$1,821
    County Cost Group 620$1,818
    Charleston$1,812
    County Cost Group 610$1,809
    Lake Charles$1,809
    County Cost Group 600$1,803
    Saginaw$1,797
    County Cost Group 590$1,791
    County Cost Group 580$1,779
    Erie$1,779
    County Cost Group 570$1,764
    Meridian$1,758
    County Cost Group 560$1,755
    County Cost Group 550$1,746
    Cannon AFB$1,740
    County Cost Group 540$1,737
    Stevens Point$1,737
    Albany$1,731
    County Cost Group 530$1,731
    County Cost Group 520$1,725
    County Cost Group 510$1,722
    Altus AFB$1,704
    Hattiesburg$1,701
    Monroe$1,680
    Vance AFB$1,671
    Fort Sill$1,632
    Anniston$1,590
    Youngstown$1,560

    Aberdeen Proving Grounds is #98 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,476 a month — $53,712 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 W-3 here adds $159 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Aberdeen Proving Grounds to Westchester County at W-2 is worth $3,120 a month — about 20 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $159 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 15% 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. $2,916 a month of BAH takes more than $2,916 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.