PCS compareCounty Cost Group 870 · O-7 · $3,309/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
▼ CUT−$201−$2,412/yr · like −$3,092 of salary
What this rate means
O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
Westchester County$6,759
Ketchikan$3,372
Quantico$3,363
Stockton$3,351
New London$3,345
County Cost Group 870$3,309
Edwards AFB$3,297
Fort Detrick$3,291
Ballston Spa$3,276
Astoria$3,252
Anniston$1,692
County Cost Group 870 is #75 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 8700 – $3,309 / month
E-1$1,938
E-2$1,938
E-3$1,938
E-4$1,938
E-5$2,172
E-6$2,319
E-7$2,484
E-8$2,727
E-9$2,823
W-1$2,430
W-2$2,724
W-3$2,838
W-4$3,015
W-5$3,120
O-1E$2,649
O-2E$2,802
O-3E$2,991
O-1$2,301
O-2$2,598
O-3$2,871
O-4$3,096
O-5$3,153
O-6$3,252
O-7$3,309
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. $3,309 a month of BAH takes more than $3,309 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.