BAH Rate Desk2026
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
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    WithWithout

    E-8 with dependents at Denver draws $3,168 per month in 2026

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    Denver, CO
    E-8 · with dependents
    $3,168/ month
    $38,016 / year
    At E-8, this is #78 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA CO045 · ZIPs 80001 80002 80003 80004 80005 80006 +144 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,062 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,889 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Denver — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,556$1,938
    E-2$2,556$1,938
    E-3$2,556$1,938
    E-4$2,556$1,938
    E-5$2,841$2,148
    E-6$3,063$2,301
    E-7$3,114$2,568
    E-8$3,168$2,889
    E-9$3,267$2,946
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,081$2,463
    W-2$3,135$2,886
    W-3$3,210$2,958
    W-4$3,288$3,066
    W-5$3,396$3,126
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,120$2,838
    O-2E$3,195$2,934
    O-3E$3,306$3,054
    Officer
    O-1$2,874$2,268
    O-2$3,060$2,748
    O-3$3,207$2,979
    O-4$3,426$3,108
    O-5$3,588$3,135
    O-6$3,615$3,186
    O-7$3,642$3,240
    PCS compareDenver · E-8 · $3,168/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▼ CUT−$177−$2,124/yr · like −$2,723 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Ketchikan$3,213
    Fort Detrick$3,207
    County Cost Group 870$3,204
    Eglin AFB$3,189
    Denver$3,168
    Beale AFB$3,159
    Cape May$3,159
    Ballston Spa$3,144
    Astoria$3,114
    Anniston$1,638

    Denver is #78 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Denver0 – $3,642 / month
    E-1$2,556
    E-2$2,556
    E-3$2,556
    E-4$2,556
    E-5$2,841
    E-6$3,063
    E-7$3,114
    E-8$3,168
    E-9$3,267
    W-1$3,081
    W-2$3,135
    W-3$3,210
    W-4$3,288
    W-5$3,396
    O-1E$3,120
    O-2E$3,195
    O-3E$3,306
    O-1$2,874
    O-2$3,060
    O-3$3,207
    O-4$3,426
    O-5$3,588
    O-6$3,615
    O-7$3,642

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $99 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Denver to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $3,165 a month — about 32 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $99 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 10% 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. $3,168 a month of BAH takes more than $3,168 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.