▲ RAISE+$1,059+$12,708/yr · like +$16,292 of salary
What this rate means
O-7 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $8,208 / month
Westchester County$8,208
Pensacola$2,646
Huntsville$2,640
Lubbock$2,637
Little Rock$2,634
Sault Ste Marie$2,628
Fort Leavenworth$2,625
Sumter$2,625
Moody AFB$2,622
Columbia$2,619
Youngstown$1,845
Sault Ste Marie is #262 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $6,363 a month —
$76,356 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Sault Ste Marie0 – $2,628 / month
E-1$1,386
E-2$1,386
E-3$1,386
E-4$1,386
E-5$1,536
E-6$1,920
E-7$1,941
E-8$1,950
E-9$2,058
W-1$1,938
W-2$1,947
W-3$1,962
W-4$2,097
W-5$2,268
O-1E$1,944
O-2E$1,953
O-3E$2,124
O-1$1,590
O-2$1,917
O-3$1,959
O-4$2,325
O-5$2,595
O-6$2,613
O-7$2,628
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
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. $2,628 a month of BAH takes more than $2,628 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
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“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.