BAH Rate Desk2026
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.

Duty station or MHA
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    With $2,997Without $2,373

    W-1 at Philadelphia draws $2,997 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,373 without

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    Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ
    W-1 · with dependents
    $2,997/ month
    $35,964 / year
    At W-1, this is #74 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,472 · low Youngstown $1,350
    MHA PA248 · ZIPs 08001 08002 08003 08004 08007 08009 +255 more
    Your grade is calledARMYWO1USMCWONAVYWO1
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,842 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,373 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Philadelphia — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,448$1,893
    E-2$2,448$1,893
    E-3$2,448$1,893
    E-4$2,448$1,893
    E-5$2,691$2,091
    E-6$2,979$2,232
    E-7$3,000$2,457
    E-8$3,009$2,754
    E-9$3,111$2,832
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,997$2,373
    W-2$3,006$2,751
    W-3$3,018$2,844
    W-4$3,156$2,973
    W-5$3,366$2,982
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,003$2,688
    O-2E$3,012$2,814
    O-3E$3,189$2,970
    Officer
    O-1$2,733$2,205
    O-2$2,976$2,613
    O-3$3,015$2,871
    O-4$3,435$2,976
    O-5$3,759$2,985
    O-6$3,789$2,988
    O-7$3,816$3,018
    PCS comparePhiladelphia · W-1 · $2,997/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,760/mo · $33,120/yr
    ▼ CUT−$237−$2,844/yr · like −$3,646 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,472 / month
    San Francisco$5,472
    Denver$3,081
    Fort Detrick$3,081
    Tampa$3,063
    County Cost Group 870$3,018
    Philadelphia$2,997
    Sacramento$2,994
    Orlando$2,979
    Outer Banks$2,964
    Stockton$2,955
    Youngstown$1,350

    Philadelphia is #74 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,122 a month — $49,464 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Philadelphia0 – $3,816 / month
    E-1$2,448
    E-2$2,448
    E-3$2,448
    E-4$2,448
    E-5$2,691
    E-6$2,979
    E-7$3,000
    E-8$3,009
    E-9$3,111
    W-1$2,997
    W-2$3,006
    W-3$3,018
    W-4$3,156
    W-5$3,366
    O-1E$3,003
    O-2E$3,012
    O-3E$3,189
    O-1$2,733
    O-2$2,976
    O-3$3,015
    O-4$3,435
    O-5$3,759
    O-6$3,789
    O-7$3,816

    Promoting to W-2 here adds $9 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 Philadelphia to San Francisco at W-1 is worth $2,475 a month — about 275 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $9 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 26% 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. $2,997 a month of BAH takes more than $2,997 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.