BAH Rate Desk2026
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.

Duty station or MHA

Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.

Or type your rank

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Enlisted
E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
Warrant
W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
Prior enl.
O-1EO-2EO-3E
Officer
O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
Dependents
With $3,984 Without $3,096

E-5 at Martha's Vineyard draws $3,984 per month with dependents in 2026, $3,096 without

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Martha's Vineyard, MA
E-5 · with dependents
$3,984/ month
$47,808 / year
At E-5, this is #11 of 338 stations · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185
MHA MA151 · ZIPs 02535 02539 02552 02557 02568 02575
Your grade is called ARMYSGTUSMCSgtNAVYPO2USAFSSgt
Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes $5,108 / mo gross
Without dependents here $3,096 / mo
In government quarters, no dependents $50.10 / mo partial
PCS compare Martha's Vineyard · E-5 · $3,984/mo
Martha's Vineyard $3,984/mo · $47,808/yr
CURRENT

Pick a station below to see what the move is worth a year, before tax. Orders rarely arrive as one option — add several and rank them.

Differences are annual and untaxed. Rate protection is not applied — a PCS resets you to the new location's current-year rate.

Martha's Vineyard — full sheet Tap a row
GradeWith dep.Without
Enlisted
E-1 $3,663 $2,748
E-2 $3,663 $2,748
E-3 $3,663 $2,748
E-4 $3,663 $2,748
E-5 $3,984 $3,096
E-6 $4,593 $3,444
E-7 $4,752 $3,675
E-8 $4,923 $4,110
E-9 $5,130 $4,290
Warrant officer
W-1 $4,617 $3,555
W-2 $4,821 $4,107
W-3 $5,031 $4,311
W-4 $5,166 $4,629
W-5 $5,334 $4,791
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E $4,782 $3,981
O-2E $5,001 $4,251
O-3E $5,193 $4,587
Officer
O-1 $4,062 $3,336
O-2 $4,587 $3,879
O-3 $5,025 $4,371
O-4 $5,385 $4,758
O-5 $5,646 $4,854
O-6 $5,694 $5,010
O-7 $5,742 $5,103

What this rate means

E-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,127 / month
San Francisco $5,127
New York City $5,070
Boston $4,791
Northern New Jersey $4,749
Santa Clara County $4,659
Westchester County $4,479
Long Island $4,425
Nantucket $4,344
Maui County $4,329
Hanscom AFB $4,188
Martha's Vineyard $3,984
San Diego $3,975
Florida Keys $3,969
Camp Pendleton $3,963
Cape Cod-Plymouth $3,924
Los Angeles $3,882
Kauai County $3,798
Oakland $3,759
Staten Island $3,735
Honolulu County $3,663
Miami $3,660
Anniston $1,185

Martha's Vineyard is #11 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,942 a month — $47,304 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Martha's Vineyard0 – $5,742 / month
E-1 $3,663
E-2 $3,663
E-3 $3,663
E-4 $3,663
E-5 $3,984
E-6 $4,593
E-7 $4,752
E-8 $4,923
E-9 $5,130
W-1 $4,617
W-2 $4,821
W-3 $5,031
W-4 $5,166
W-5 $5,334
O-1E $4,782
O-2E $5,001
O-3E $5,193
O-1 $4,062
O-2 $4,587
O-3 $5,025
O-4 $5,385
O-5 $5,646
O-6 $5,694
O-7 $5,742

The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Moving from Martha's Vineyard to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $1,143 a month — about 2 promotions at this grade. Where you are stationed outweighs rank, by a lot.

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.

Source: DoD Defense Travel Management Office, effective 01 JAN 2026. How these rates are sourced and checked.