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

    W-5 with dependents at Coastal Maine draws $3,027 per month in 2026

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    Coastal Maine, ME
    W-5 · with dependents
    $3,027/ month
    $36,324 / year
    At W-5, this is #129 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA ME141 · ZIPs 04341 04342 04348 04353 04354 04408 +138 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,881 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,775 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Coastal Maine — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCoastal Maine · W-5 · $3,027/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$321+$3,852/yr · like +$4,938 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    Buffalo$3,045
    Eugene$3,042
    Patuxent River$3,033
    Abilene$3,030
    Coastal Maine$3,027
    Spokane$3,021
    Dallas$3,018
    Syracuse$3,009
    St. Louis$3,006
    Youngstown$1,806

    Coastal Maine is #129 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 Coastal Maine0 – $3,228 / month
    E-1$2,052
    E-2$2,052
    E-3$2,052
    E-4$2,052
    E-5$2,193
    E-6$2,697
    E-7$2,760
    E-8$2,826
    E-9$2,919
    W-1$2,718
    W-2$2,787
    W-3$2,871
    W-4$2,937
    W-5$3,027
    O-1E$2,769
    O-2E$2,856
    O-3E$2,952
    O-1$2,259
    O-2$2,694
    O-3$2,868
    O-4$3,051
    O-5$3,183
    O-6$3,207
    O-7$3,228

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 9% 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. $3,027 a month of BAH takes more than $3,027 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.