PCS compareIndian Head Navordsta · W-5 · $3,969/mo
Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
▼ CUT−$621−$7,452/yr · like −$9,554 of salary
What this rate means
W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Warrenton$4,122
Hawaii County$4,104
Hartford$4,074
Vandenberg SFB$4,065
Indian Head Navordsta$3,969
Boulder$3,963
Atlantic City$3,954
Chicago$3,900
Santa Fe$3,870
Youngstown$1,806
Indian Head Navordsta is #48 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month —
$66,384 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Indian Head Navordsta0 – $4,344 / month
E-1$3,192
E-2$3,192
E-3$3,192
E-4$3,192
E-5$3,249
E-6$3,378
E-7$3,483
E-8$3,597
E-9$3,768
W-1$3,393
W-2$3,528
W-3$3,672
W-4$3,804
W-5$3,969
O-1E$3,501
O-2E$3,648
O-3E$3,831
O-1$3,273
O-2$3,375
O-3$3,669
O-4$4,020
O-5$4,278
O-6$4,314
O-7$4,344
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 13% 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. $3,969 a month of BAH takes more than $3,969 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.