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 $2,817Without $2,322

    E-9 at County Cost Group 820 draws $2,817 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,322 without

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    County Cost Group 820
    E-9 · with dependents
    $2,817/ month
    $33,804 / year
    At E-9, this is #140 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,882 · low Anniston $1,755
    MHA ZZ820 · ZIPs 19503 19504 19505 19506 19507 19508 +227 more
    Your grade is calledARMYSGM / CSMUSMCMGySgt / SgtMajNAVYMCPOUSAFCMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,612 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,322 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 820 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 820 · E-9 · $2,817/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,165/mo · $37,980/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$348+$4,176/yr · like +$5,354 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
    Westchester County$6,882
    Richmond$2,835
    Rochester$2,832
    Savannah$2,823
    College Station$2,820
    County Cost Group 820$2,817
    Barstow$2,814
    Salt Lake City$2,802
    Houston$2,796
    Norfolk$2,796
    Anniston$1,755

    County Cost Group 820 is #140 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month — $61,524 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8200 – $3,303 / month
    E-1$2,016
    E-2$2,016
    E-3$2,016
    E-4$2,016
    E-5$2,160
    E-6$2,490
    E-7$2,577
    E-8$2,670
    E-9$2,817
    W-1$2,508
    W-2$2,616
    W-3$2,733
    W-4$2,847
    W-5$2,988
    O-1E$2,592
    O-2E$2,715
    O-3E$2,868
    O-1$2,208
    O-2$2,487
    O-3$2,730
    O-4$3,033
    O-5$3,255
    O-6$3,279
    O-7$3,303

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 21% 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. $2,817 a month of BAH takes more than $2,817 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.