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.

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    Dependents

    O-7 without dependents at Fort Detrick draws $3,291 per month in 2026

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    Fort Detrick, MD
    O-7 · without dependents
    $3,291/ month
    $39,492 / year
    At O-7, this is #77 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,759 · low Anniston $1,692
    MHA MD130 · ZIPs 21701 21702 21703 21704 21705 21709 +25 more
    Your grade is calledARMYBGUSMCBGenNAVYRDMLUSAFBrig Gen
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,219 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,864 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
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    PCS compareFort Detrick · O-7 · $3,291/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
    ▼ CUT$183−$2,196/yr · like −$2,815 of salary

    What this rate means

    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.