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-8 with dependents at Gainesville draws $2,613 per month in 2026

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    Gainesville, FL
    E-8 · with dependents
    $2,613/ month
    $31,356 / year
    At E-8, this is #152 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA FL057 · ZIPs 32601 32602 32603 32604 32605 32606 +25 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,350 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,109 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Gainesville — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,986$1,572
    E-2$1,986$1,572
    E-3$1,986$1,572
    E-4$1,986$1,572
    E-5$2,040$1,800
    E-6$2,355$1,932
    E-7$2,478$1,983
    E-8$2,613$2,109
    E-9$2,793$2,196
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,373$1,980
    W-2$2,532$2,106
    W-3$2,700$2,208
    W-4$2,826$2,379
    W-5$2,982$2,508
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,502$2,037
    O-2E$2,676$2,175
    O-3E$2,850$2,346
    Officer
    O-1$2,085$1,929
    O-2$2,352$2,025
    O-3$2,697$2,238
    O-4$3,033$2,481
    O-5$3,276$2,556
    O-6$3,300$2,679
    O-7$3,324$2,724
    PCS compareGainesville · E-8 · $2,613/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$378+$4,536/yr · like +$5,815 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Pittsburgh$2,637
    Salem$2,634
    Yakima$2,625
    College Station$2,616
    Gainesville$2,613
    Volusia County$2,598
    Wilmington$2,595
    Cincinnati$2,583
    Coos Bay$2,583
    Anniston$1,638

    Gainesville is #152 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 Gainesville0 – $3,324 / month
    E-1$1,986
    E-2$1,986
    E-3$1,986
    E-4$1,986
    E-5$2,040
    E-6$2,355
    E-7$2,478
    E-8$2,613
    E-9$2,793
    W-1$2,373
    W-2$2,532
    W-3$2,700
    W-4$2,826
    W-5$2,982
    O-1E$2,502
    O-2E$2,676
    O-3E$2,850
    O-1$2,085
    O-2$2,352
    O-3$2,697
    O-4$3,033
    O-5$3,276
    O-6$3,300
    O-7$3,324

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $180 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 Gainesville to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $3,720 a month — about 21 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $180 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 24% 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. $2,613 a month of BAH takes more than $2,613 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.