O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
Westchester County$7,023
Florida Keys$5,232
Martha's Vineyard$5,193
Hanscom AFB$5,115
Monterey$5,031
Kauai County$4,986
Essex CO$4,887
Camp Pendleton$4,854
Miami$4,791
Staten Island$4,776
Youngstown$1,788
Kauai County is #14 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month —
$62,820 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Kauai County0 – $5,991 / month
E-1$3,588
E-2$3,588
E-3$3,588
E-4$3,588
E-5$3,798
E-6$4,266
E-7$4,410
E-8$4,566
E-9$4,863
W-1$4,287
W-2$4,476
W-3$4,668
W-4$4,938
W-5$5,262
O-1E$4,440
O-2E$4,638
O-3E$4,986
O-1$3,861
O-2$4,260
O-3$4,662
O-4$5,376
O-5$5,892
O-6$5,943
O-7$5,991
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 17% 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. $4,986 a month of BAH takes more than $4,986 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.