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
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    Or type your rank
    Dependents
    With $2,577Without $2,226

    W-5 at County Cost Group 780 draws $2,577 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,226 without

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    County Cost Group 780
    W-5 · with dependents
    $2,577/ month
    $30,924 / year
    At W-5, this is #209 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA ZZ780 · ZIPs 03570 03575 03576 03579 03581 03582 +854 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,304 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,226 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 780 — full sheetTap a row
    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.