W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
New London$3,603
San Bernardino$3,597
County Cost Group 870$3,573
Cape May$3,570
Edwards AFB$3,546
Fort Detrick$3,525
Eglin AFB$3,516
Milwaukee$3,507
Ballston Spa$3,504
Youngstown$1,806
Edwards AFB is #76 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month —
$66,384 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Edwards AFB0 – $3,900 / month
E-1$2,475
E-2$2,475
E-3$2,475
E-4$2,475
E-5$2,658
E-6$3,156
E-7$3,195
E-8$3,237
E-9$3,354
W-1$3,177
W-2$3,213
W-3$3,267
W-4$3,390
W-5$3,546
O-1E$3,198
O-2E$3,255
O-3E$3,414
O-1$2,724
O-2$3,153
O-3$3,264
O-4$3,597
O-5$3,840
O-6$3,870
O-7$3,900
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 11% 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. $3,546 a month of BAH takes more than $3,546 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.