PCS compareCounty Cost Group 780 · E-9 · $1,971/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,607/mo · $31,284/yr
▲ RAISE+$636+$7,632/yr · like +$9,785 of salary
What this rate means
E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month
San Francisco$5,286
Roanoke$1,989
Fort Bliss$1,977
San Antonio (JBSA)$1,977
Mobile$1,974
County Cost Group 780$1,971
Fort Leavenworth$1,971
Bangor$1,968
Fort Campbell$1,956
Fort Huachuca$1,956
Anniston$1,335
County Cost Group 780 is #218 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 7800 – $2,367 / month
E-1$1,341
E-2$1,341
E-3$1,341
E-4$1,341
E-5$1,476
E-6$1,596
E-7$1,692
E-8$1,884
E-9$1,971
W-1$1,656
W-2$1,881
W-3$1,983
W-4$2,142
W-5$2,226
O-1E$1,812
O-2E$1,950
O-3E$2,121
O-1$1,560
O-2$1,776
O-3$2,013
O-4$2,205
O-5$2,250
O-6$2,328
O-7$2,367
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 23% 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. $1,971 a month of BAH takes more than $1,971 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.
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.