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
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    Dependents

    E-9 without dependents at County Cost Group 680 draws $1,620 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 680
    E-9 · without dependents
    $1,620/ month
    $19,440 / year
    At E-9, this is #298 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,286 · low Anniston $1,335
    MHA ZZ680 · ZIPs 15411 15424 15485 15501 15502 15510 +444 more
    Your grade is calledARMYSGM / CSMUSMCMGySgt / SgtMajNAVYMCPOUSAFCMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,077 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,034 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 680 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 680 · E-9 · $1,620/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,607/mo · $31,284/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$987+$11,844/yr · like +$15,185 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month
    San Francisco$5,286
    County Cost Group 690$1,632
    Paducah$1,623
    Saginaw$1,623
    Springfield$1,623
    County Cost Group 680$1,620
    Sparta$1,620
    Gulfport$1,617
    County Cost Group 670$1,611
    Frankfort$1,611
    Anniston$1,335

    County Cost Group 680 is #298 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,951 a month — $47,412 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 6800 – $1,980 / month
    E-1$1,095
    E-2$1,095
    E-3$1,095
    E-4$1,095
    E-5$1,191
    E-6$1,329
    E-7$1,383
    E-8$1,536
    E-9$1,620
    W-1$1,344
    W-2$1,533
    W-3$1,632
    W-4$1,785
    W-5$1,860
    O-1E$1,467
    O-2E$1,602
    O-3E$1,764
    O-1$1,254
    O-2$1,440
    O-3$1,659
    O-4$1,839
    O-5$1,878
    O-6$1,947
    O-7$1,980

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 26% 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. $1,620 a month of BAH takes more than $1,620 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.