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 Newport draws $2,778 per month in 2026

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    Newport, RI
    E-7 · without dependents
    $2,778/ month
    $33,336 / year
    At E-7, this is #51 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,088 · low Youngstown $1,131
    MHA RI256 · ZIPs 02702 02717 02719 02720 02721 02723 +27 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,562 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,702 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Newport — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareNewport · E-7 · $2,778/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,274/mo · $27,288/yr
    ▼ CUT$504−$6,048/yr · like −$7,754 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,088 / month
    New York City$5,088
    New Haven$2,958
    Burlington$2,934
    Warrenton$2,877
    Worcester$2,790
    Newport$2,778
    Annapolis$2,763
    Fort G. G. Meade$2,745
    Beale AFB$2,742
    Quantico$2,739
    Youngstown$1,131

    Newport is #51 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 Newport0 – $4,200 / month
    E-1$2,073
    E-2$2,073
    E-3$2,073
    E-4$2,073
    E-5$2,361
    E-6$2,586
    E-7$2,778
    E-8$2,979
    E-9$3,174
    W-1$2,637
    W-2$2,967
    W-3$3,177
    W-4$3,507
    W-5$3,762
    O-1E$2,844
    O-2E$3,111
    O-3E$3,441
    O-1$2,517
    O-2$2,796
    O-3$3,231
    O-4$3,717
    O-5$3,873
    O-6$4,125
    O-7$4,200

    Promoting to E-8 here adds $201 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 Newport to New York City at E-7 is worth $2,310 a month — about 11 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $201 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 33% 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. $2,778 a month of BAH takes more than $2,778 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.