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.

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    Dependents

    E-9 with dependents at Monroe draws $1,779 per month in 2026

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    Monroe, LA
    E-9 · with dependents
    $1,779/ month
    $21,348 / year
    At E-9, this is #336 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,882 · low Anniston $1,755
    MHA LA371 · ZIPs 71201 71202 71203 71207 71209 71210 +23 more
    Your grade is calledARMYSGM / CSMUSMCMGySgt / SgtMajNAVYMCPOUSAFCMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,281 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,410 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Monroe — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareMonroe · E-9 · $1,779/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,165/mo · $37,980/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$1,386+$16,632/yr · like +$21,323 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
    Westchester County$6,882
    County Cost Group 510$1,872
    Saginaw$1,869
    Fort Sill$1,842
    Youngstown$1,782
    Monroe$1,779
    Stevens Point$1,764
    Anniston$1,755

    Monroe is #336 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month — $61,524 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Monroe0 – $2,064 / month
    E-1$1,143
    E-2$1,143
    E-3$1,143
    E-4$1,143
    E-5$1,194
    E-6$1,629
    E-7$1,665
    E-8$1,704
    E-9$1,779
    W-1$1,650
    W-2$1,680
    W-3$1,731
    W-4$1,797
    W-5$1,884
    O-1E$1,668
    O-2E$1,719
    O-3E$1,812
    O-1$1,251
    O-2$1,626
    O-3$1,728
    O-4$1,908
    O-5$2,040
    O-6$2,055
    O-7$2,064

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 26% 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. $1,779 a month of BAH takes more than $1,779 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.