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.

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    W-5 with dependents at Indian Head Navordsta draws $3,969 per month in 2026

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    Indian Head Navordsta, MD
    W-5 · with dependents
    $3,969/ month
    $47,628 / year
    At W-5, this is #48 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA MD134 · ZIPs 20601 20602 20603 20604 20607 20611 +19 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$5,088 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,507 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Indian Head Navordsta — full sheetTap a row
    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.