PCS compareCounty Cost Group 850 · O-7 · $3,033/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
▲ RAISE+$75+$900/yr · like +$1,154 of salary
What this rate means
O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
Westchester County$6,759
Sacramento$3,069
Portland$3,063
Great Lakes Navtracen$3,051
Bridgeport$3,048
County Cost Group 850$3,033
Philadelphia$3,018
Oxford$3,015
Orlando$3,000
Fairbanks$2,973
Anniston$1,692
County Cost Group 850 is #103 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,067 a month —
$60,804 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.
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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. $3,033 a month of BAH takes more than $3,033 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
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“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.