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-7 without dependents at New London draws $2,418 per month in 2026

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    New London, CT
    E-7 · without dependents
    $2,418/ month
    $29,016 / year
    At E-7, this is #79 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,088 · low Youngstown $1,131
    MHA CT049 · ZIPs 06226 06249 06254 06256 06266 06280 +35 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,100 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,159 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    New London — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareNew London · E-7 · $2,418/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,274/mo · $27,288/yr
    ▼ CUT$144−$1,728/yr · like −$2,215 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,088 / month
    New York City$5,088
    Outer Banks$2,463
    Orlando$2,460
    Philadelphia$2,457
    Stockton$2,445
    New London$2,418
    Baltimore$2,415
    Madison$2,406
    Ballston Spa$2,397
    Ann Arbor$2,385
    Youngstown$1,131

    New London is #79 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,957 a month — $47,484 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at New London0 – $3,345 / month
    E-1$1,989
    E-2$1,989
    E-3$1,989
    E-4$1,989
    E-5$2,148
    E-6$2,304
    E-7$2,418
    E-8$2,682
    E-9$2,826
    W-1$2,367
    W-2$2,679
    W-3$2,844
    W-4$3,087
    W-5$3,177
    O-1E$2,577
    O-2E$2,796
    O-3E$3,066
    O-1$2,241
    O-2$2,529
    O-3$2,892
    O-4$3,156
    O-5$3,204
    O-6$3,288
    O-7$3,345

    Promoting to E-8 here adds $264 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 New London to New York City at E-7 is worth $2,670 a month — about 10 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $264 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 31% 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. $2,418 a month of BAH takes more than $2,418 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.