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

    O-7 with dependents at County Cost Group 870 draws $3,945 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 870
    O-7 · with dependents
    $3,945/ month
    $47,340 / year
    At O-7, this is #73 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $8,208 · low Youngstown $1,845
    MHA ZZ870 · ZIPs 03215 03217 03222 03223 03238 03240 +232 more
    Your grade is calledARMYBGUSMCBGenNAVYRDMLUSAFBrig Gen
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$5,058 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,309 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 870 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 870 · O-7 · $3,945/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,687/mo · $44,244/yr
    ▼ CUT$258−$3,096/yr · like −$3,969 of salary

    What this rate means

    O-7 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $8,208 / month
    Westchester County$8,208
    Willow Grove$3,999
    Vallejo$3,987
    New London$3,966
    Brunswick$3,957
    County Cost Group 870$3,945
    Edwards AFB$3,900
    Kodiak Island$3,891
    Milwaukee$3,888
    Fort Detrick$3,864
    Youngstown$1,845

    County Cost Group 870 is #73 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $6,363 a month — $76,356 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8700 – $3,945 / month
    E-1$2,478
    E-2$2,478
    E-3$2,478
    E-4$2,478
    E-5$2,652
    E-6$2,997
    E-7$3,096
    E-8$3,204
    E-9$3,372
    W-1$3,018
    W-2$3,141
    W-3$3,273
    W-4$3,408
    W-5$3,573
    O-1E$3,114
    O-2E$3,252
    O-3E$3,432
    O-1$2,700
    O-2$2,994
    O-3$3,270
    O-4$3,627
    O-5$3,882
    O-6$3,915
    O-7$3,945

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    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. $3,945 a month of BAH takes more than $3,945 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.