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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    E-1 with dependents at New Haven draws $2,955 per month in 2026

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    New Haven/Fairfield, CT
    E-1 · with dependents
    $2,955/ month
    $35,460 / year
    At E-1, this is #47 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA CT051 · ZIPs 06011 06401 06403 06404 06405 06408 +183 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,788 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,361 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    New Haven — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareNew Haven · E-1 · $2,955/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▼ CUT$687−$8,244/yr · like −$10,569 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Manchester$2,994
    Seattle$2,976
    San Bernardino$2,958
    County Cost Group 890$2,955
    New Haven$2,955
    Warrenton$2,868
    Burlington$2,847
    Worcester$2,787
    Annapolis$2,757
    Youngstown$1,134

    New Haven is #47 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at New Haven0 – $4,665 / month
    E-1$2,955
    E-2$2,955
    E-3$2,955
    E-4$2,955
    E-5$3,069
    E-6$3,723
    E-7$3,768
    E-8$3,813
    E-9$3,963
    W-1$3,744
    W-2$3,786
    W-3$3,846
    W-4$4,005
    W-5$4,206
    O-1E$3,771
    O-2E$3,834
    O-3E$4,038
    O-1$3,150
    O-2$3,714
    O-3$3,843
    O-4$4,275
    O-5$4,590
    O-6$4,629
    O-7$4,665

    Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 25% 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. $2,955 a month of BAH takes more than $2,955 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.