PCS compareCounty Cost Group 540 · E-3 · with dep. · $1,242/mo
County Cost Group 540$1,242/mo · $14,904/yr
CURRENT
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Comparison uses with-dependents rates. Differences are annual and untaxed.
Rate protection is not applied — a PCS resets you to the new location's current-year rate.
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COUNTY COST GROUP
This is not one installation. DTMO groups counties without a dedicated base into a "County Cost Group". The rate applies to any member whose duty location falls in one of the ZIP codes listed above.
E-3 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
New York City$5,067
Lake Charles$1,287
Stevens Point$1,287
Columbia$1,284
County Cost Group 580$1,278
Fort Riley$1,272
County Cost Group 570$1,269
Cannon AFB$1,260
County Cost Group 560$1,260
Alexandria$1,254
County Cost Group 550$1,251
County Cost Group 540$1,242
County Cost Group 530$1,239
County Cost Group 520$1,233
County Cost Group 510$1,230
Fort Polk$1,206
Fort Sill$1,203
Meridian$1,194
Anniston$1,176
Altus AFB$1,173
Fort Chaffee$1,173
Vance AFB$1,155
Youngstown$1,134
County Cost Group 540 is #326 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 County Cost Group 5400 – $2,232 / month
E-1$1,242
E-2$1,242
E-3$1,242
E-4$1,242
E-5$1,344
E-6$1,641
E-7$1,707
E-8$1,782
E-9$1,890
W-1$1,659
W-2$1,737
W-3$1,830
W-4$1,911
W-5$2,016
O-1E$1,719
O-2E$1,815
O-3E$1,926
O-1$1,386
O-2$1,638
O-3$1,827
O-4$2,046
O-5$2,205
O-6$2,220
O-7$2,232
The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.
What the rate table does not 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.