W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Fort Worth$2,613
Eastern Shore$2,610
Mountain Home AFB$2,610
Fayetteville$2,601
Marquette$2,598
Duluth$2,583
County Cost Group 780$2,577
Nellis AFB$2,577
Rock Island$2,577
Youngstown$1,806
Marquette is #207 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 Marquette0 – $2,850 / month
E-1$1,626
E-2$1,626
E-3$1,626
E-4$1,626
E-5$1,821
E-6$2,010
E-7$2,145
E-8$2,295
E-9$2,457
W-1$2,025
W-2$2,205
W-3$2,391
W-4$2,481
W-5$2,598
O-1E$2,169
O-2E$2,361
O-3E$2,502
O-1$1,851
O-2$2,007
O-3$2,385
O-4$2,634
O-5$2,811
O-6$2,832
O-7$2,850
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 19% 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. $2,598 a month of BAH takes more than $2,598 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.