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

    W-5 with dependents at Northern New Jersey draws $5,529 per month in 2026

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    Northern New Jersey, NJ
    W-5 · with dependents
    $5,529/ month
    $66,348 / year
    At W-5, this is #9 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA NJ202 · ZIPs 07003 07004 07005 07006 07007 07009 +281 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$7,088 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$5,067 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Northern New Jersey — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareNorthern New Jersey · W-5 · $5,529/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
    ▼ CUT$2,181−$26,172/yr · like −$33,554 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    Maui County$5,973
    Boston$5,805
    Santa Clara County$5,751
    Florida Keys$5,529
    Northern New Jersey$5,529
    Long Island$5,436
    Hanscom AFB$5,409
    Martha's Vineyard$5,334
    Kauai County$5,262
    Youngstown$1,806

    Northern New Jersey is #9 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month — $66,384 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 9% 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. $5,529 a month of BAH takes more than $5,529 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.