O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
Westchester County$7,023
County Cost Group 870$3,432
Edwards AFB$3,414
Fort Detrick$3,399
Cape May$3,390
Ballston Spa$3,381
Milwaukee$3,363
Kodiak Island$3,348
Astoria$3,339
Denver$3,306
Youngstown$1,788
Ballston Spa is #79 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month —
$62,820 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Ballston Spa0 – $3,834 / month
E-1$2,388
E-2$2,388
E-3$2,388
E-4$2,388
E-5$2,634
E-6$2,862
E-7$2,997
E-8$3,144
E-9$3,327
W-1$2,880
W-2$3,057
W-3$3,240
W-4$3,357
W-5$3,504
O-1E$3,021
O-2E$3,213
O-3E$3,381
O-1$2,670
O-2$2,859
O-3$3,234
O-4$3,549
O-5$3,777
O-6$3,807
O-7$3,834
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 19% 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. $3,381 a month of BAH takes more than $3,381 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.