PCS compareCounty Cost Group 710 · W-5 · $2,220/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
▲ RAISE+$1,128+$13,536/yr · like +$17,354 of salary
What this rate means
W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Montgomery$2,244
Beaumont$2,235
Lake Charles$2,223
Alexandria$2,220
County Cost Group 710$2,220
White Sands MR$2,220
Albany$2,217
Springfield$2,205
County Cost Group 700$2,199
Youngstown$1,806
County Cost Group 710 is #292 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 7100 – $2,454 / month
E-1$1,404
E-2$1,404
E-3$1,404
E-4$1,404
E-5$1,515
E-6$1,818
E-7$1,890
E-8$1,968
E-9$2,082
W-1$1,836
W-2$1,920
W-3$2,019
W-4$2,106
W-5$2,220
O-1E$1,902
O-2E$2,004
O-3E$2,124
O-1$1,560
O-2$1,815
O-3$2,016
O-4$2,253
O-5$2,424
O-6$2,442
O-7$2,454
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. $2,220 a month of BAH takes more than $2,220 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.