PCS compareCounty Cost Group 880 · O-3E · $3,660/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,222/mo · $38,664/yr
▼ CUT−$438−$5,256/yr · like −$6,738 of salary
What this rate means
O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
Westchester County$7,023
Riverside$3,783
Juneau$3,720
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$3,702
Everett$3,666
County Cost Group 880$3,660
Vallejo$3,636
Austin$3,624
Annapolis$3,612
Madison$3,582
Youngstown$1,788
County Cost Group 880 is #58 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month —
$62,820 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at County Cost Group 8800 – $4,203 / month
E-1$2,664
E-2$2,664
E-3$2,664
E-4$2,664
E-5$2,850
E-6$3,204
E-7$3,306
E-8$3,420
E-9$3,594
W-1$3,222
W-2$3,354
W-3$3,492
W-4$3,633
W-5$3,807
O-1E$3,324
O-2E$3,471
O-3E$3,660
O-1$2,898
O-2$3,201
O-3$3,489
O-4$3,864
O-5$4,137
O-6$4,170
O-7$4,203
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. $3,660 a month of BAH takes more than $3,660 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.