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
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    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-1 without dependents at Indian Head Navordsta draws $2,472 per month in 2026

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    Indian Head Navordsta, MD
    E-1 · without dependents
    $2,472/ month
    $29,664 / year
    At E-1, this is #30 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $4,833 · low Fort Chaffee $879
    MHA MD134 · ZIPs 20601 20602 20603 20604 20607 20611 +19 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,169 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,192 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Indian Head Navordsta — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,192$2,472
    E-2$3,192$2,472
    E-3$3,192$2,472
    E-4$3,192$2,472
    E-5$3,249$2,904
    E-6$3,378$3,135
    E-7$3,483$3,189
    E-8$3,597$3,282
    E-9$3,768$3,306
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,393$3,186
    W-2$3,528$3,279
    W-3$3,672$3,315
    W-4$3,804$3,396
    W-5$3,969$3,507
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,501$3,246
    O-2E$3,648$3,300
    O-3E$3,831$3,366
    Officer
    O-1$3,273$3,132
    O-2$3,375$3,234
    O-3$3,669$3,327
    O-4$4,020$3,483
    O-5$4,278$3,543
    O-6$4,314$3,651
    O-7$4,344$3,714
    PCS compareIndian Head Navordsta · E-1 · $2,472/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$1,875/mo · $22,500/yr
    ▼ CUT−$597−$7,164/yr · like −$9,185 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $4,833 / month
    New York City$4,833
    Marin$2,529
    Fort Monmouth$2,523
    West Point$2,514
    Monterey$2,493
    Indian Head Navordsta$2,472
    Chicago$2,415
    Fitchburg$2,415
    Vallejo$2,412
    Trenton$2,409
    Fort Chaffee$879

    Indian Head Navordsta is #30 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,954 a month — $47,448 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Indian Head Navordsta0 – $3,714 / month
    E-1$2,472
    E-2$2,472
    E-3$2,472
    E-4$2,472
    E-5$2,904
    E-6$3,135
    E-7$3,189
    E-8$3,282
    E-9$3,306
    W-1$3,186
    W-2$3,279
    W-3$3,315
    W-4$3,396
    W-5$3,507
    O-1E$3,246
    O-2E$3,300
    O-3E$3,366
    O-1$3,132
    O-2$3,234
    O-3$3,327
    O-4$3,483
    O-5$3,543
    O-6$3,651
    O-7$3,714

    Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 29% 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. $2,472 a month of BAH takes more than $2,472 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.