PCS compareCounty Cost Group 590 · O-3E · $1,983/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,222/mo · $38,664/yr
▲ RAISE+$1,239+$14,868/yr · like +$19,062 of salary
What this rate means
O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
Westchester County$7,023
Hattiesburg$2,001
Sparta$2,001
County Cost Group 600$1,998
Huntington$1,989
County Cost Group 590$1,983
Vance AFB$1,977
Altus AFB$1,971
County Cost Group 580$1,971
Erie$1,965
Youngstown$1,788
County Cost Group 590 is #320 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month —
$62,820 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
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 18% 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. $1,983 a month of BAH takes more than $1,983 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.