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.

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    Dependents

    W-5 without dependents at County Cost Group 890 draws $3,660 per month in 2026

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    County Cost Group 890
    W-5 · without dependents
    $3,660/ month
    $43,920 / year
    At W-5, this is #45 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $5,946 · low Youngstown $1,527
    MHA ZZ890 · ZIPs 20130 20135 22611 22620 22646 22663 +75 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,692 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$4,173 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    County Cost Group 890 — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCounty Cost Group 890 · W-5 · $3,660/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,892/mo · $34,704/yr
    ▼ CUT$768−$9,216/yr · like −$11,815 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,946 / month
    Westchester County$5,946
    Fitchburg$3,738
    Chicago$3,708
    Providence$3,708
    Vandenberg SFB$3,702
    County Cost Group 890$3,660
    Riverside$3,615
    Worcester$3,555
    Santa Fe$3,546
    Hartford$3,525
    Youngstown$1,527

    County Cost Group 890 is #45 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 8900 – $3,876 / month
    E-1$2,295
    E-2$2,295
    E-3$2,295
    E-4$2,295
    E-5$2,589
    E-6$2,772
    E-7$2,961
    E-8$3,234
    E-9$3,336
    W-1$2,895
    W-2$3,231
    W-3$3,351
    W-4$3,543
    W-5$3,660
    O-1E$3,153
    O-2E$3,312
    O-3E$3,513
    O-1$2,751
    O-2$3,093
    O-3$3,387
    O-4$3,633
    O-5$3,699
    O-6$3,810
    O-7$3,876

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 14% 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.