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

    O-3E without dependents at County Cost Group 850 draws $2,736 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 850
    O-3E · without dependents
    $2,736/ month
    $32,832 / year
    At O-3E, this is #107 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,445 · low Youngstown $1,347
    MHA ZZ850 · ZIPs 08302 08311 08313 08314 08315 08316 +288 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,508 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,153 with dependents
    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 · O-3E · $2,736/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,733/mo · $32,796/yr
    ▼ CUT−$3−$36/yr · like −$46 of salary

    What this rate means

    O-3E without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,445 / month
    San Francisco$5,445
    Minneapolis$2,769
    Great Lakes Navtracen$2,751
    Portland$2,745
    Whidbey Island$2,739
    County Cost Group 850$2,736
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,733
    Rome$2,733
    Bremerton$2,724
    Charlottesville$2,706
    Youngstown$1,347

    County Cost Group 850 is #107 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,098 a month — $49,176 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8500 – $3,033 / month
    E-1$1,764
    E-2$1,764
    E-3$1,764
    E-4$1,764
    E-5$1,968
    E-6$2,100
    E-7$2,253
    E-8$2,481
    E-9$2,574
    W-1$2,205
    W-2$2,478
    W-3$2,589
    W-4$2,763
    W-5$2,859
    O-1E$2,406
    O-2E$2,553
    O-3E$2,736
    O-1$2,085
    O-2$2,358
    O-3$2,619
    O-4$2,838
    O-5$2,892
    O-6$2,982
    O-7$3,033

    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. $2,736 a month of BAH takes more than $2,736 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.