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

    O-3E with dependents at Fort Detrick draws $3,399 per month in 2026

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    Fort Detrick, MD
    O-3E · with dependents
    $3,399/ month
    $40,788 / year
    At O-3E, this is #77 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,023 · low Youngstown $1,788
    MHA MD130 · ZIPs 21701 21702 21703 21704 21705 21709 +25 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,358 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,054 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Fort Detrick — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,466$2,016
    E-2$2,466$2,016
    E-3$2,466$2,016
    E-4$2,466$2,016
    E-5$2,682$2,160
    E-6$3,063$2,295
    E-7$3,132$2,472
    E-8$3,207$2,763
    E-9$3,345$2,871
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,081$2,400
    W-2$3,162$2,760
    W-3$3,258$2,886
    W-4$3,375$3,075
    W-5$3,525$3,147
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,144$2,679
    O-2E$3,243$2,847
    O-3E$3,399$3,054
    Officer
    O-1$2,733$2,247
    O-2$3,060$2,613
    O-3$3,255$2,922
    O-4$3,573$3,129
    O-5$3,804$3,168
    O-6$3,837$3,234
    O-7$3,864$3,291
    PCS compareFort Detrick · O-3E · $3,399/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,222/mo · $38,664/yr
    ▼ CUT−$177−$2,124/yr · like −$2,723 of salary

    What this rate means

    O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
    Westchester County$7,023
    Eglin AFB$3,468
    New London$3,465
    County Cost Group 870$3,432
    Edwards AFB$3,414
    Fort Detrick$3,399
    Cape May$3,390
    Ballston Spa$3,381
    Milwaukee$3,363
    Kodiak Island$3,348
    Youngstown$1,788

    Fort Detrick is #77 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month — $62,820 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Fort Detrick0 – $3,864 / month
    E-1$2,466
    E-2$2,466
    E-3$2,466
    E-4$2,466
    E-5$2,682
    E-6$3,063
    E-7$3,132
    E-8$3,207
    E-9$3,345
    W-1$3,081
    W-2$3,162
    W-3$3,258
    W-4$3,375
    W-5$3,525
    O-1E$3,144
    O-2E$3,243
    O-3E$3,399
    O-1$2,733
    O-2$3,060
    O-3$3,255
    O-4$3,573
    O-5$3,804
    O-6$3,837
    O-7$3,864

    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. $3,399 a month of BAH takes more than $3,399 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.