PCS compareCounty Cost Group 780 · W-5 · $2,577/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
▲ RAISE+$771+$9,252/yr · like +$11,862 of salary
What this rate means
W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Mountain Home AFB$2,610
Fayetteville$2,601
Marquette$2,598
Duluth$2,583
County Cost Group 780$2,577
Nellis AFB$2,577
Rock Island$2,577
Kansas City$2,574
Boise$2,565
Youngstown$1,806
County Cost Group 780 is #209 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 7800 – $2,847 / month
E-1$1,689
E-2$1,689
E-3$1,689
E-4$1,689
E-5$1,815
E-6$2,130
E-7$2,208
E-8$2,292
E-9$2,424
W-1$2,148
W-2$2,244
W-3$2,349
W-4$2,451
W-5$2,577
O-1E$2,220
O-2E$2,331
O-3E$2,469
O-1$1,860
O-2$2,127
O-3$2,346
O-4$2,613
O-5$2,808
O-6$2,829
O-7$2,847
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 16% 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. $2,577 a month of BAH takes more than $2,577 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.