O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
Westchester County$6,759
Stockton$3,351
New London$3,345
County Cost Group 870$3,309
Edwards AFB$3,297
Fort Detrick$3,291
Ballston Spa$3,276
Astoria$3,252
Denver$3,240
Milwaukee$3,231
Anniston$1,692
Fort Detrick is #77 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,067 a month —
$60,804 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Fort Detrick0 – $3,291 / month
E-1$2,016
E-2$2,016
E-3$2,016
E-4$2,016
E-5$2,160
E-6$2,295
E-7$2,472
E-8$2,763
E-9$2,871
W-1$2,400
W-2$2,760
W-3$2,886
W-4$3,075
W-5$3,147
O-1E$2,679
O-2E$2,847
O-3E$3,054
O-1$2,247
O-2$2,613
O-3$2,922
O-4$3,129
O-5$3,168
O-6$3,234
O-7$3,291
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 17% 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. $3,291 a month of BAH takes more than $3,291 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.