W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Boston$5,805
Santa Clara County$5,751
Florida Keys$5,529
Northern New Jersey$5,529
Long Island$5,436
Hanscom AFB$5,409
Martha's Vineyard$5,334
Kauai County$5,262
Monterey$5,196
Youngstown$1,806
Long Island is #10 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 Long Island0 – $5,922 / month
E-1$4,122
E-2$4,122
E-3$4,122
E-4$4,122
E-5$4,425
E-6$4,773
E-7$4,878
E-8$4,992
E-9$5,187
W-1$4,791
W-2$4,923
W-3$5,064
W-4$5,229
W-5$5,436
O-1E$4,896
O-2E$5,043
O-3E$5,262
O-1$4,473
O-2$4,770
O-3$5,061
O-4$5,502
O-5$5,823
O-6$5,874
O-7$5,922
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 11% 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. $5,436 a month of BAH takes more than $5,436 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.