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 Fitchburg draws $3,024 per month in 2026

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    Fitchburg, MA
    E-3 · with dependents
    $3,024/ month
    $36,288 / year
    At E-3, this is #42 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA MA123 · ZIPs 01331 01366 01368 01420 01430 01431 +34 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,877 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,415 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Fitchburg — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,024$2,415
    E-2$3,024$2,415
    E-3$3,024$2,415
    E-4$3,024$2,415
    E-5$3,093$2,763
    E-6$3,468$2,952
    E-7$3,687$3,021
    E-8$3,918$3,174
    E-9$4,212$3,279
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,492$3,012
    W-2$3,780$3,171
    W-3$4,068$3,294
    W-4$4,266$3,516
    W-5$4,506$3,738
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,729$3,090
    O-2E$4,026$3,255
    O-3E$4,302$3,462
    Officer
    O-1$3,147$2,949
    O-2$3,465$3,075
    O-3$4,059$3,330
    O-4$4,587$3,699
    O-5$4,965$3,831
    O-6$5,010$4,047
    O-7$5,049$4,119
    PCS compareFitchburg · E-3 · $3,024/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▼ CUT−$756−$9,072/yr · like −$11,631 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-3 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Vallejo$3,090
    Portland$3,087
    Providence$3,045
    San Luis Obispo$3,027
    Fitchburg$3,024
    Manchester$2,994
    Seattle$2,976
    San Bernardino$2,958
    County Cost Group 890$2,955
    Youngstown$1,134

    Fitchburg is #42 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 Fitchburg0 – $5,049 / month
    E-1$3,024
    E-2$3,024
    E-3$3,024
    E-4$3,024
    E-5$3,093
    E-6$3,468
    E-7$3,687
    E-8$3,918
    E-9$4,212
    W-1$3,492
    W-2$3,780
    W-3$4,068
    W-4$4,266
    W-5$4,506
    O-1E$3,729
    O-2E$4,026
    O-3E$4,302
    O-1$3,147
    O-2$3,465
    O-3$4,059
    O-4$4,587
    O-5$4,965
    O-6$5,010
    O-7$5,049

    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 25% 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. $3,024 a month of BAH takes more than $3,024 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.