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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    Dependents

    O-7 without dependents at Baton Rouge draws $2,217 per month in 2026

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    Baton Rouge, LA
    O-7 · without dependents
    $2,217/ month
    $26,604 / year
    At O-7, this is #242 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,759 · low Anniston $1,692
    MHA LA114 · ZIPs 70346 70449 70462 70704 70706 70707 +67 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,842 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,787 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Baton Rouge — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareBaton Rouge · O-7 · $2,217/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$891+$10,692/yr · like +$13,708 of salary

    What this rate means

    O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
    Westchester County$6,759
    County Cost Group 760$2,220
    Fort Huachuca$2,220
    Fort Wayne$2,220
    Greenville$2,220
    Baton Rouge$2,217
    Lexington$2,217
    Mobile$2,217
    Robins AFB$2,217
    Fort Bliss$2,214
    Anniston$1,692

    Baton Rouge is #242 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,067 a month — $60,804 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Baton Rouge0 – $2,217 / month
    E-1$1,410
    E-2$1,410
    E-3$1,410
    E-4$1,410
    E-5$1,557
    E-6$1,653
    E-7$1,764
    E-8$1,944
    E-9$2,031
    W-1$1,734
    W-2$1,941
    W-3$2,046
    W-4$2,187
    W-5$2,196
    O-1E$1,872
    O-2E$2,013
    O-3E$2,184
    O-1$1,644
    O-2$1,842
    O-3$2,076
    O-4$2,190
    O-5$2,199
    O-6$2,202
    O-7$2,217

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 26% 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. $2,217 a month of BAH takes more than $2,217 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.