E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month
San Francisco$5,286
Rochester$2,364
Dahlonega$2,358
Abilene$2,352
Houston$2,352
Hampton$2,343
Eugene$2,331
Grand Haven$2,328
County Cost Group 820$2,322
Charlotte$2,301
Anniston$1,335
Hampton is #147 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,951 a month —
$47,412 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Hampton0 – $2,493 / month
E-1$1,599
E-2$1,599
E-3$1,599
E-4$1,599
E-5$1,779
E-6$1,905
E-7$2,088
E-8$2,310
E-9$2,343
W-1$2,022
W-2$2,307
W-3$2,349
W-4$2,415
W-5$2,439
O-1E$2,271
O-2E$2,334
O-3E$2,409
O-1$1,884
O-2$2,214
O-3$2,361
O-4$2,427
O-5$2,442
O-6$2,451
O-7$2,493
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 10% 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. $2,343 a month of BAH takes more than $2,343 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.