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
    WithWithout

    W-5 with dependents at Monterey draws $5,196 per month in 2026

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    Monterey, CA
    W-5 · with dependents
    $5,196/ month
    $62,352 / year
    At W-5, this is #14 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA CA039 · ZIPs 93901 93902 93905 93906 93907 93908 +48 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$6,662 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$4,305 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Monterey — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,249$2,493
    E-2$3,249$2,493
    E-3$3,249$2,493
    E-4$3,249$2,493
    E-5$3,465$2,844
    E-6$3,867$3,054
    E-7$4,218$3,258
    E-8$4,599$3,549
    E-9$4,956$3,717
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,894$3,183
    W-2$4,374$3,546
    W-3$4,842$3,720
    W-4$5,001$3,951
    W-5$5,196$4,305
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$4,293$3,462
    O-2E$4,773$3,639
    O-3E$5,031$3,861
    Officer
    O-1$3,519$3,030
    O-2$3,864$3,396
    O-3$4,824$3,723
    O-4$5,259$4,245
    O-5$5,565$4,464
    O-6$5,613$4,821
    O-7$5,658$4,908
    PCS compareMonterey · W-5 · $5,196/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
    ▼ CUT−$1,848−$22,176/yr · like −$28,431 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    Long Island$5,436
    Hanscom AFB$5,409
    Martha's Vineyard$5,334
    Kauai County$5,262
    Monterey$5,196
    Essex CO$5,181
    Miami$5,085
    Camp Pendleton$5,019
    San Diego$4,992
    Youngstown$1,806

    Monterey is #14 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 Monterey0 – $5,658 / month
    E-1$3,249
    E-2$3,249
    E-3$3,249
    E-4$3,249
    E-5$3,465
    E-6$3,867
    E-7$4,218
    E-8$4,599
    E-9$4,956
    W-1$3,894
    W-2$4,374
    W-3$4,842
    W-4$5,001
    W-5$5,196
    O-1E$4,293
    O-2E$4,773
    O-3E$5,031
    O-1$3,519
    O-2$3,864
    O-3$4,824
    O-4$5,259
    O-5$5,565
    O-6$5,613
    O-7$5,658

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 21% 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. $5,196 a month of BAH takes more than $5,196 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.