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
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    Dependents

    W-5 without dependents at County Cost Group 860 draws $2,946 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 860
    W-5 · without dependents
    $2,946/ month
    $35,352 / year
    At W-5, this is #92 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $5,946 · low Youngstown $1,527
    MHA ZZ860 · ZIPs 01054 01072 01093 01301 01302 01330 +419 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,777 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,378 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 860 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 860 · W-5 · $2,946/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,892/mo · $34,704/yr
    ▼ CUT$54−$648/yr · like −$831 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,946 / month
    Westchester County$5,946
    Astoria$2,985
    Philadelphia$2,982
    Orlando$2,967
    Port Angeles$2,958
    County Cost Group 860$2,946
    Fort Pierce$2,940
    Eglin AFB$2,922
    Traverse City$2,922
    Milwaukee$2,919
    Youngstown$1,527

    County Cost Group 860 is #92 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,419 a month — $53,028 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8600 – $3,123 / month
    E-1$1,821
    E-2$1,821
    E-3$1,821
    E-4$1,821
    E-5$2,037
    E-6$2,172
    E-7$2,328
    E-8$2,562
    E-9$2,655
    W-1$2,277
    W-2$2,559
    W-3$2,670
    W-4$2,844
    W-5$2,946
    O-1E$2,484
    O-2E$2,634
    O-3E$2,820
    O-1$2,157
    O-2$2,436
    O-3$2,703
    O-4$2,922
    O-5$2,976
    O-6$3,072
    O-7$3,123

    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. $2,946 a month of BAH takes more than $2,946 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.