BAH Rate Desk2026
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
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    WithWithout

    E-1 without dependents at County Cost Group 830 draws $1,650 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 830
    E-1 · without dependents
    $1,650/ month
    $19,800 / year
    At E-1, this is #133 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $4,833 · low Fort Chaffee $879
    MHA ZZ830 · ZIPs 06013 06018 06021 06024 06027 06031 +407 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,115 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,097 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 830 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,097$1,650
    E-2$2,097$1,650
    E-3$2,097$1,650
    E-4$2,097$1,650
    E-5$2,250$1,839
    E-6$2,580$1,959
    E-7$2,670$2,103
    E-8$2,766$2,319
    E-9$2,916$2,412
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,598$2,058
    W-2$2,709$2,316
    W-3$2,829$2,427
    W-4$2,946$2,595
    W-5$3,093$2,691
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,685$2,247
    O-2E$2,811$2,391
    O-3E$2,970$2,571
    Officer
    O-1$2,295$1,944
    O-2$2,577$2,202
    O-3$2,826$2,457
    O-4$3,138$2,667
    O-5$3,366$2,721
    O-6$3,393$2,808
    O-7$3,417$2,856
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 830 · E-1 · $1,650/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$1,875/mo · $22,500/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$225+$2,700/yr · like +$3,462 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $4,833 / month
    New York City$4,833
    Birmingham$1,668
    Dallas$1,665
    Kings Bay$1,656
    Great Lakes Navtracen$1,653
    County Cost Group 830$1,650
    Myrtle Beach$1,647
    Volusia County$1,647
    Brunswick$1,632
    Nellis AFB$1,629
    Fort Chaffee$879

    County Cost Group 830 is #133 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,954 a month — $47,448 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8300 – $2,856 / month
    E-1$1,650
    E-2$1,650
    E-3$1,650
    E-4$1,650
    E-5$1,839
    E-6$1,959
    E-7$2,103
    E-8$2,319
    E-9$2,412
    W-1$2,058
    W-2$2,316
    W-3$2,427
    W-4$2,595
    W-5$2,691
    O-1E$2,247
    O-2E$2,391
    O-3E$2,571
    O-1$1,944
    O-2$2,202
    O-3$2,457
    O-4$2,667
    O-5$2,721
    O-6$2,808
    O-7$2,856

    Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 27% 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. $1,650 a month of BAH takes more than $1,650 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.