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-8 with dependents at County Cost Group 640 draws $1,878 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 640
    E-8 · with dependents
    $1,878/ month
    $22,536 / year
    At E-8, this is #310 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA ZZ640 · ZIPs 14029 14041 14042 14060 14065 14070 +503 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,408 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,500 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 640 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,329$1,071
    E-2$1,329$1,071
    E-3$1,329$1,071
    E-4$1,329$1,071
    E-5$1,434$1,161
    E-6$1,734$1,299
    E-7$1,803$1,353
    E-8$1,878$1,500
    E-9$1,992$1,581
    Warrant officer
    W-1$1,752$1,314
    W-2$1,833$1,497
    W-3$1,929$1,593
    W-4$2,013$1,746
    W-5$2,124$1,821
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$1,815$1,431
    O-2E$1,914$1,563
    O-3E$2,031$1,725
    Officer
    O-1$1,476$1,221
    O-2$1,731$1,404
    O-3$1,926$1,623
    O-4$2,154$1,800
    O-5$2,319$1,839
    O-6$2,337$1,908
    O-7$2,349$1,938
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 640 · E-8 · $1,878/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$1,113+$13,356/yr · like +$17,123 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    County Cost Group 650$1,887
    Montgomery$1,887
    Alexandria$1,884
    Huntington$1,881
    County Cost Group 640$1,878
    Wichita$1,878
    County Cost Group 630$1,869
    County Cost Group 620$1,863
    County Cost Group 610$1,854
    Anniston$1,638

    County Cost Group 640 is #310 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 6400 – $2,349 / month
    E-1$1,329
    E-2$1,329
    E-3$1,329
    E-4$1,329
    E-5$1,434
    E-6$1,734
    E-7$1,803
    E-8$1,878
    E-9$1,992
    W-1$1,752
    W-2$1,833
    W-3$1,929
    W-4$2,013
    W-5$2,124
    O-1E$1,815
    O-2E$1,914
    O-3E$2,031
    O-1$1,476
    O-2$1,731
    O-3$1,926
    O-4$2,154
    O-5$2,319
    O-6$2,337
    O-7$2,349

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $114 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from County Cost Group 640 to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $4,455 a month — about 39 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $114 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 25% 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. $1,878 a month of BAH takes more than $1,878 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.