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
    With $4,272Without $3,657

    E-8 at Fort Monmouth draws $4,272 per month with dependents in 2026, $3,657 without

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    Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ
    E-8 · with dependents
    $4,272/ month
    $51,264 / year
    At E-8, this is #26 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA NJ200 · ZIPs 07701 07702 07703 07704 07710 07711 +58 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$5,477 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$3,657 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Fort Monmouth — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,357$2,523
    E-2$3,357$2,523
    E-3$3,357$2,523
    E-4$3,357$2,523
    E-5$3,549$2,940
    E-6$4,080$3,180
    E-7$4,173$3,363
    E-8$4,272$3,657
    E-9$4,437$3,816
    Warrant officer
    W-1$4,101$3,300
    W-2$4,212$3,654
    W-3$4,335$3,834
    W-4$4,476$4,098
    W-5$4,653$4,194
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$4,188$3,546
    O-2E$4,314$3,780
    O-3E$4,503$4,074
    Officer
    O-1$3,618$3,159
    O-2$4,077$3,486
    O-3$4,332$3,888
    O-4$4,710$4,173
    O-5$4,986$4,224
    O-6$5,028$4,314
    O-7$5,067$4,392
    PCS compareFort Monmouth · E-8 · $4,272/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▼ CUT−$1,281−$15,372/yr · like −$19,708 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Honolulu County$4,302
    Oakland$4,299
    Miami$4,281
    Portsmouth$4,278
    Fort Monmouth$4,272
    Trenton$4,269
    Perth Amboy$4,200
    Ventura$4,161
    San Luis Obispo$4,152
    Anniston$1,638

    Fort Monmouth is #26 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Fort Monmouth0 – $5,067 / month
    E-1$3,357
    E-2$3,357
    E-3$3,357
    E-4$3,357
    E-5$3,549
    E-6$4,080
    E-7$4,173
    E-8$4,272
    E-9$4,437
    W-1$4,101
    W-2$4,212
    W-3$4,335
    W-4$4,476
    W-5$4,653
    O-1E$4,188
    O-2E$4,314
    O-3E$4,503
    O-1$3,618
    O-2$4,077
    O-3$4,332
    O-4$4,710
    O-5$4,986
    O-6$5,028
    O-7$5,067

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $165 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Fort Monmouth to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $2,061 a month — about 12 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $165 per grade here.

    02

    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. $4,272 a month of BAH takes more than $4,272 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.