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
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    Dependents
    With $3,348Without $2,892

    W-5 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds draws $3,348 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,892 without

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    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
    W-5 · with dependents
    $3,348/ month
    $40,176 / year
    At W-5, this is #90 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA MD127 · ZIPs 21001 21005 21009 21010 21014 21015 +32 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,292 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,892 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareAberdeen Proving Grounds · W-5 · $3,348/mo
    Abilene$3,030/mo · $36,360/yr
    ▼ CUT$318−$3,816/yr · like −$4,892 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    County Cost Group 860$3,378
    Philadelphia$3,366
    Fort Pierce$3,360
    Portland$3,360
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348
    Great Lakes Navtracen$3,327
    Oxford$3,318
    Beale AFB$3,315
    Fort Myers Beach$3,315
    Youngstown$1,806

    Aberdeen Proving Grounds is #90 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month — $66,384 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

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 16% 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. $3,348 a month of BAH takes more than $3,348 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.