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
    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 $4,923Without $4,110

    E-8 at Martha's Vineyard draws $4,923 per month with dependents in 2026, $4,110 without

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    Martha's Vineyard, MA
    E-8 · with dependents
    $4,923/ month
    $59,076 / year
    At E-8, this is #10 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA MA151 · ZIPs 02535 02539 02552 02557 02568 02575
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$6,312 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$4,110 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Martha's Vineyard — full sheetTap 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
    PCS compareMartha's Vineyard · E-8 · $4,923/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▼ CUT−$1,932−$23,184/yr · like −$29,723 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Santa Clara County$5,145
    Northern New Jersey$5,082
    Boston$5,079
    Long Island$4,992
    Martha's Vineyard$4,923
    Hanscom AFB$4,698
    Florida Keys$4,677
    Monterey$4,599
    Camp Pendleton$4,596
    Anniston$1,638

    Martha's Vineyard is #10 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 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

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $207 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Martha's Vineyard to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $1,410 a month — about 7 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $207 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 20% 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. $4,923 a month of BAH takes more than $4,923 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.