PCS compareCounty Cost Group 800 · W-5 · $2,751/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
▲ RAISE+$597+$7,164/yr · like +$9,185 of salary
What this rate means
W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Jackson$2,790
Hampton$2,778
Columbus$2,766
Fort Carson$2,754
County Cost Group 800$2,751
Fort Campbell$2,751
Myrtle Beach$2,751
Eastern Panhandle$2,748
Battle Creek$2,742
Youngstown$1,806
County Cost Group 800 is #173 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 8000 – $3,039 / month
E-1$1,827
E-2$1,827
E-3$1,827
E-4$1,827
E-5$1,962
E-6$2,283
E-7$2,364
E-8$2,454
E-9$2,589
W-1$2,301
W-2$2,400
W-3$2,511
W-4$2,619
W-5$2,751
O-1E$2,379
O-2E$2,493
O-3E$2,640
O-1$2,007
O-2$2,280
O-3$2,508
O-4$2,793
O-5$2,997
O-6$3,021
O-7$3,039
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 15% 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. $2,751 a month of BAH takes more than $2,751 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.