PCS compareNew Orleans · O-2E · with dep. · $2,541/mo
New Orleans$2,541/mo · $30,492/yr
CURRENT
Pick a station below to see what the move is worth a year, before tax.
Orders rarely arrive as one option — add several and rank them.
Comparison uses with-dependents rates. Differences are annual and untaxed.
Rate protection is not applied — a PCS resets you to the new location's current-year rate.
O-2E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,564 / month
Westchester County$6,564
Fort Stewart$2,586
Omaha$2,586
Fort Carson$2,583
Birmingham$2,562
State College$2,562
Columbus$2,556
Tallahassee$2,550
Carlisle Barracks$2,547
Dahlonega$2,547
Grand Haven$2,547
New Orleans$2,541
Chattanooga$2,511
Myrtle Beach$2,511
Provo$2,511
Durham$2,508
Battle Creek$2,505
Fargo$2,499
County Cost Group 800$2,493
Bangor$2,487
Phoenix$2,487
Jackson$2,481
Anniston$1,671
New Orleans is #169 of 338. The spread between the
dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,893 a month —
$58,716 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at New Orleans0 – $3,105 / month
E-1$1,779
E-2$1,779
E-3$1,779
E-4$1,779
E-5$1,905
E-6$2,373
E-7$2,439
E-8$2,508
E-9$2,634
W-1$2,394
W-2$2,466
W-3$2,556
W-4$2,664
W-5$2,805
O-1E$2,448
O-2E$2,541
O-3E$2,688
O-1$1,968
O-2$2,370
O-3$2,553
O-4$2,847
O-5$3,060
O-6$3,084
O-7$3,105
The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.
Moving from New Orleans to Westchester County at O-2E
is worth $4,023 a month — about 27 promotions at this grade.
Where you are stationed outweighs rank, by a lot.
What the rate table does not 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.