O-3E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,023 / month
Westchester County$7,023
Nantucket$5,832
Maui County$5,793
Boston$5,511
Santa Clara County$5,496
Northern New Jersey$5,325
Long Island$5,262
Florida Keys$5,232
Martha's Vineyard$5,193
Hanscom AFB$5,115
Youngstown$1,788
Northern New Jersey is #8 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,235 a month —
$62,820 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Northern New Jersey0 – $6,093 / month
E-1$4,275
E-2$4,275
E-3$4,275
E-4$4,275
E-5$4,749
E-6$5,052
E-7$5,073
E-8$5,082
E-9$5,235
W-1$5,070
W-2$5,079
W-3$5,097
W-4$5,289
W-5$5,529
O-1E$5,076
O-2E$5,088
O-3E$5,325
O-1$4,791
O-2$5,049
O-3$5,094
O-4$5,610
O-5$5,991
O-6$6,042
O-7$6,093
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 6% 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. $5,325 a month of BAH takes more than $5,325 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.