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

    E-3 with dependents at County Cost Group 590 draws $1,290 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 590
    E-3 · with dependents
    $1,290/ month
    $15,480 / year
    At E-3, this is #314 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA ZZ590 · ZIPs 15711 15715 15730 15733 15744 15764 +606 more
    Your grade is calledARMYPFCUSMCLCplNAVYSNUSAFA1C
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$1,654 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,041 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 590 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,290$1,041
    E-2$1,290$1,041
    E-3$1,290$1,041
    E-4$1,290$1,041
    E-5$1,392$1,128
    E-6$1,692$1,266
    E-7$1,761$1,320
    E-8$1,833$1,458
    E-9$1,944$1,539
    Warrant officer
    W-1$1,710$1,284
    W-2$1,791$1,455
    W-3$1,884$1,551
    W-4$1,968$1,701
    W-5$2,073$1,776
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$1,770$1,389
    O-2E$1,869$1,521
    O-3E$1,983$1,683
    Officer
    O-1$1,437$1,185
    O-2$1,689$1,362
    O-3$1,881$1,581
    O-4$2,103$1,755
    O-5$2,268$1,794
    O-6$2,283$1,860
    O-7$2,295$1,890
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 590 · E-3 · $1,290/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$978+$11,736/yr · like +$15,046 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-3 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Columbus AFB$1,302
    County Cost Group 600$1,302
    Paducah$1,293
    Springfield$1,293
    County Cost Group 590$1,290
    Frankfort$1,287
    Lake Charles$1,287
    Stevens Point$1,287
    Columbia$1,284
    Youngstown$1,134

    County Cost Group 590 is #314 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 5900 – $2,295 / month
    E-1$1,290
    E-2$1,290
    E-3$1,290
    E-4$1,290
    E-5$1,392
    E-6$1,692
    E-7$1,761
    E-8$1,833
    E-9$1,944
    W-1$1,710
    W-2$1,791
    W-3$1,884
    W-4$1,968
    W-5$2,073
    O-1E$1,770
    O-2E$1,869
    O-3E$1,983
    O-1$1,437
    O-2$1,689
    O-3$1,881
    O-4$2,103
    O-5$2,268
    O-6$2,283
    O-7$2,295

    Promoting to E-4 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 24% 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. $1,290 a month of BAH takes more than $1,290 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.