BAH Rate Desk2026
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.

Duty station or MHA
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    WithWithout

    W-5 without dependents at County Cost Group 530 draws $1,716 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 530
    W-5 · without dependents
    $1,716/ month
    $20,592 / year
    At W-5, this is #327 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $5,946 · low Youngstown $1,527
    MHA ZZ530 · ZIPs 24901 24902 24916 24925 24931 24938 +208 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,200 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,007 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 530 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,239$1,002
    E-2$1,239$1,002
    E-3$1,239$1,002
    E-4$1,239$1,002
    E-5$1,338$1,080
    E-6$1,635$1,224
    E-7$1,701$1,275
    E-8$1,773$1,401
    E-9$1,881$1,482
    Warrant officer
    W-1$1,653$1,239
    W-2$1,731$1,398
    W-3$1,824$1,494
    W-4$1,902$1,644
    W-5$2,007$1,716
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$1,710$1,335
    O-2E$1,806$1,464
    O-3E$1,920$1,626
    Officer
    O-1$1,380$1,134
    O-2$1,632$1,308
    O-3$1,821$1,524
    O-4$2,037$1,698
    O-5$2,196$1,734
    O-6$2,211$1,800
    O-7$2,223$1,827
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 530 · W-5 · $1,716/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,892/mo · $34,704/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$1,176+$14,112/yr · like +$18,092 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,946 / month
    Westchester County$5,946
    County Cost Group 550$1,731
    Meridian$1,728
    County Cost Group 540$1,722
    Cannon AFB$1,719
    County Cost Group 530$1,716
    Stevens Point$1,713
    County Cost Group 520$1,710
    Albany$1,707
    County Cost Group 510$1,707
    Youngstown$1,527

    County Cost Group 530 is #327 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,419 a month — $53,028 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.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 17% 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. $1,716 a month of BAH takes more than $1,716 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.