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 $2,940Without $2,481

    E-8 at County Cost Group 850 draws $2,940 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,481 without

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    County Cost Group 850
    E-8 · with dependents
    $2,940/ month
    $35,280 / year
    At E-8, this is #105 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA ZZ850 · ZIPs 08302 08311 08313 08314 08315 08316 +288 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,769 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,481 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 850 — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,247$1,764
    E-2$2,247$1,764
    E-3$2,247$1,764
    E-4$2,247$1,764
    E-5$2,409$1,968
    E-6$2,745$2,100
    E-7$2,838$2,253
    E-8$2,940$2,481
    E-9$3,096$2,574
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,763$2,205
    W-2$2,880$2,478
    W-3$3,006$2,589
    W-4$3,129$2,763
    W-5$3,282$2,859
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,853$2,406
    O-2E$2,985$2,553
    O-3E$3,153$2,736
    Officer
    O-1$2,454$2,085
    O-2$2,742$2,358
    O-3$3,003$2,619
    O-4$3,330$2,838
    O-5$3,570$2,892
    O-6$3,600$2,982
    O-7$3,624$3,033
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 850 · E-8 · $2,940/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$51+$612/yr · like +$785 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Charlottesville$2,964
    Portland$2,961
    Great Lakes Navtracen$2,955
    Oxford$2,943
    County Cost Group 850$2,940
    Dover AFB$2,916
    Patrick SFB$2,916
    Fresno$2,910
    Minneapolis$2,877
    Anniston$1,638

    County Cost Group 850 is #105 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8500 – $3,624 / month
    E-1$2,247
    E-2$2,247
    E-3$2,247
    E-4$2,247
    E-5$2,409
    E-6$2,745
    E-7$2,838
    E-8$2,940
    E-9$3,096
    W-1$2,763
    W-2$2,880
    W-3$3,006
    W-4$3,129
    W-5$3,282
    O-1E$2,853
    O-2E$2,985
    O-3E$3,153
    O-1$2,454
    O-2$2,742
    O-3$3,003
    O-4$3,330
    O-5$3,570
    O-6$3,600
    O-7$3,624

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $156 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from County Cost Group 850 to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $3,393 a month — about 22 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $156 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 19% 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. $2,940 a month of BAH takes more than $2,940 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.