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
    With $2,166Without $1,701

    E-2 at County Cost Group 840 draws $2,166 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,701 without

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    County Cost Group 840
    E-2 · with dependents
    $2,166/ month
    $25,992 / year
    At E-2, this is #117 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA ZZ840 · ZIPs 23002 23005 23009 23011 23014 23015 +189 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,777 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$1,701 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 840 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,166$1,701
    E-2$2,166$1,701
    E-3$2,166$1,701
    E-4$2,166$1,701
    E-5$2,322$1,896
    E-6$2,655$2,022
    E-7$2,745$2,169
    E-8$2,844$2,394
    E-9$2,997$2,487
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,673$2,124
    W-2$2,787$2,391
    W-3$2,910$2,499
    W-4$3,030$2,670
    W-5$3,180$2,766
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,760$2,319
    O-2E$2,889$2,463
    O-3E$3,051$2,646
    Officer
    O-1$2,367$2,007
    O-2$2,652$2,274
    O-3$2,907$2,532
    O-4$3,225$2,745
    O-5$3,459$2,796
    O-6$3,486$2,886
    O-7$3,510$2,937
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 840 · E-2 · $2,166/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$102+$1,224/yr · like +$1,569 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-2 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Portland$2,193
    Fort Stewart$2,175
    Fresno$2,175
    Reno$2,169
    County Cost Group 840$2,166
    Fort Carson$2,160
    Dover AFB$2,160
    Richmond$2,157
    Port Angeles$2,145
    Youngstown$1,134

    County Cost Group 840 is #117 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8400 – $3,510 / month
    E-1$2,166
    E-2$2,166
    E-3$2,166
    E-4$2,166
    E-5$2,322
    E-6$2,655
    E-7$2,745
    E-8$2,844
    E-9$2,997
    W-1$2,673
    W-2$2,787
    W-3$2,910
    W-4$3,030
    W-5$3,180
    O-1E$2,760
    O-2E$2,889
    O-3E$3,051
    O-1$2,367
    O-2$2,652
    O-3$2,907
    O-4$3,225
    O-5$3,459
    O-6$3,486
    O-7$3,510

    Promoting to E-3 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. $2,166 a month of BAH takes more than $2,166 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.