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-3 with dependents at Dover AFB draws $2,160 per month in 2026

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    Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE
    E-3 · with dependents
    $2,160/ month
    $25,920 / year
    At E-3, this is #119 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA DE054 · ZIPs 19901 19902 19903 19904 19905 19906 +38 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,769 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,782 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Dover AFB — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,160$1,782
    E-2$2,160$1,782
    E-3$2,160$1,782
    E-4$2,160$1,782
    E-5$2,277$1,947
    E-6$2,493$2,052
    E-7$2,694$2,163
    E-8$2,916$2,325
    E-9$3,063$2,379
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,511$2,133
    W-2$2,787$2,322
    W-3$3,060$2,391
    W-4$3,066$2,535
    W-5$3,075$2,745
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,736$2,274
    O-2E$3,018$2,367
    O-3E$3,069$2,481
    Officer
    O-1$2,310$2,043
    O-2$2,490$2,241
    O-3$3,051$2,409
    O-4$3,078$2,706
    O-5$3,081$2,832
    O-6$3,105$3,039
    O-7$3,123$3,090
    PCS compareDover AFB · E-3 · $2,160/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$108+$1,296/yr · like +$1,662 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-3 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Fresno$2,175
    Reno$2,169
    County Cost Group 840$2,166
    Fort Carson$2,160
    Dover AFB$2,160
    Richmond$2,157
    Port Angeles$2,145
    Corvallis$2,139
    Dahlonega$2,130
    Youngstown$1,134

    Dover AFB is #119 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Dover AFB0 – $3,123 / month
    E-1$2,160
    E-2$2,160
    E-3$2,160
    E-4$2,160
    E-5$2,277
    E-6$2,493
    E-7$2,694
    E-8$2,916
    E-9$3,063
    W-1$2,511
    W-2$2,787
    W-3$3,060
    W-4$3,066
    W-5$3,075
    O-1E$2,736
    O-2E$3,018
    O-3E$3,069
    O-1$2,310
    O-2$2,490
    O-3$3,051
    O-4$3,078
    O-5$3,081
    O-6$3,105
    O-7$3,123

    Promoting to E-4 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 21% 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. $2,160 a month of BAH takes more than $2,160 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.