▲ RAISE+$1,140+$13,680/yr · like +$17,538 of salary
What this rate means
O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
Westchester County$6,759
Little Rock$1,977
Fort Chaffee$1,974
Sault Ste Marie$1,971
County Cost Group 670$1,968
Meridian$1,968
Fort Riley$1,965
Alexandria$1,962
County Cost Group 660$1,956
Montgomery$1,950
Anniston$1,692
Meridian is #300 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,067 a month —
$60,804 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Meridian0 – $1,968 / month
E-1$1,032
E-2$1,032
E-3$1,032
E-4$1,032
E-5$1,062
E-6$1,155
E-7$1,269
E-8$1,392
E-9$1,521
W-1$1,173
W-2$1,344
W-3$1,524
W-4$1,572
W-5$1,728
O-1E$1,293
O-2E$1,446
O-3E$1,554
O-1$1,092
O-2$1,272
O-3$1,527
O-4$1,698
O-5$1,788
O-6$1,938
O-7$1,968
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 23% 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. $1,968 a month of BAH takes more than $1,968 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
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“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.