PCS compareCounty Cost Group 860 · E-9 · $3,186/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,165/mo · $37,980/yr
▼ CUT−$21−$252/yr · like −$323 of salary
What this rate means
E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
Westchester County$6,882
Denver$3,267
Baltimore$3,246
Beale AFB$3,195
Fort Myers Beach$3,192
County Cost Group 860$3,186
Outer Banks$3,186
JB Lewis-McChord$3,180
Fort Pierce$3,171
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,165
Anniston$1,755
County Cost Group 860 is #87 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month —
$61,524 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8600 – $3,729 / month
E-1$2,325
E-2$2,325
E-3$2,325
E-4$2,325
E-5$2,487
E-6$2,829
E-7$2,922
E-8$3,027
E-9$3,186
W-1$2,847
W-2$2,964
W-3$3,093
W-4$3,219
W-5$3,378
O-1E$2,940
O-2E$3,072
O-3E$3,246
O-1$2,535
O-2$2,826
O-3$3,090
O-4$3,429
O-5$3,672
O-6$3,702
O-7$3,729
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 20% 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. $3,186 a month of BAH takes more than $3,186 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.