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

    E-1 with dependents at Brunswick draws $2,124 per month in 2026

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    Brunswick, ME
    E-1 · with dependents
    $2,124/ month
    $25,488 / year
    At E-1, this is #124 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA ME136 · ZIPs 04003 04008 04011 04032 04066 04069 +69 more
    Your grade is calledARMYPVTUSMCPvtNAVYSRUSAFAB
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,723 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,632 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Brunswick — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareBrunswick · E-1 · $2,124/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$144+$1,728/yr · like +$2,215 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Richmond$2,157
    Port Angeles$2,145
    Corvallis$2,139
    Dahlonega$2,130
    Brunswick$2,124
    Nashville$2,112
    Volusia County$2,112
    Fairbanks$2,106
    County Cost Group 830$2,097
    Youngstown$1,134

    Brunswick is #124 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 Brunswick0 – $3,957 / month
    E-1$2,124
    E-2$2,124
    E-3$2,124
    E-4$2,124
    E-5$2,205
    E-6$2,556
    E-7$2,997
    E-8$3,477
    E-9$3,801
    W-1$2,583
    W-2$3,192
    W-3$3,783
    W-4$3,807
    W-5$3,843
    O-1E$3,090
    O-2E$3,696
    O-3E$3,813
    O-1$2,253
    O-2$2,553
    O-3$3,762
    O-4$3,846
    O-5$3,894
    O-6$3,927
    O-7$3,957

    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 30% 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. $2,124 a month of BAH takes more than $2,124 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.