PCS compareCounty Cost Group 530 · O-7 · $1,827/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
▲ RAISE+$1,281+$15,372/yr · like +$19,708 of salary
What this rate means
O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
Westchester County$6,759
Altus AFB$1,845
County Cost Group 550$1,845
County Cost Group 540$1,836
Vance AFB$1,833
County Cost Group 530$1,827
County Cost Group 520$1,824
County Cost Group 510$1,818
Youngstown$1,779
Fort Sill$1,767
Anniston$1,692
County Cost Group 530 is #331 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 County Cost Group 5300 – $1,827 / month
E-1$1,002
E-2$1,002
E-3$1,002
E-4$1,002
E-5$1,080
E-6$1,224
E-7$1,275
E-8$1,401
E-9$1,482
W-1$1,239
W-2$1,398
W-3$1,494
W-4$1,644
W-5$1,716
O-1E$1,335
O-2E$1,464
O-3E$1,626
O-1$1,134
O-2$1,308
O-3$1,524
O-4$1,698
O-5$1,734
O-6$1,800
O-7$1,827
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
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Dependency status is worth 22% 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. $1,827 a month of BAH takes more than $1,827 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
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“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.
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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.