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

    W-5 with dependents at County Cost Group 700 draws $2,199 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 700
    W-5 · with dependents
    $2,199/ month
    $26,388 / year
    At W-5, this is #296 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA ZZ700 · ZIPs 12025 12032 12078 12095 12117 12134 +752 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,819 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,887 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 700 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 700 · W-5 · $2,199/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$1,149+$13,788/yr · like +$17,677 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    County Cost Group 710$2,220
    White Sands MR$2,220
    Albany$2,217
    Springfield$2,205
    County Cost Group 700$2,199
    Wichita$2,190
    County Cost Group 690$2,181
    Frankfort$2,175
    Meridian$2,169
    Youngstown$1,806

    County Cost Group 700 is #296 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month — $66,384 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 7000 – $2,433 / month
    E-1$1,389
    E-2$1,389
    E-3$1,389
    E-4$1,389
    E-5$1,497
    E-6$1,800
    E-7$1,872
    E-8$1,947
    E-9$2,064
    W-1$1,818
    W-2$1,902
    W-3$2,001
    W-4$2,085
    W-5$2,199
    O-1E$1,881
    O-2E$1,983
    O-3E$2,103
    O-1$1,542
    O-2$1,797
    O-3$1,998
    O-4$2,229
    O-5$2,400
    O-6$2,418
    O-7$2,433

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 17% 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. $2,199 a month of BAH takes more than $2,199 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.