▲ RAISE+$1,011+$12,132/yr · like +$15,554 of salary
What this rate means
E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
Westchester County$6,882
Sioux Falls$2,169
County Cost Group 740$2,166
Camp Lejeune$2,160
San Antonio (JBSA)$2,157
Topeka$2,154
Frankfort$2,148
Gulfport$2,139
Sumter$2,139
Paducah$2,136
Anniston$1,755
Topeka is #269 of 338. The spread between
the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month —
$61,524 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Topeka0 – $2,655 / month
E-1$1,503
E-2$1,503
E-3$1,503
E-4$1,503
E-5$1,626
E-6$1,869
E-7$1,938
E-8$2,016
E-9$2,154
W-1$1,884
W-2$1,968
W-3$2,067
W-4$2,187
W-5$2,337
O-1E$1,950
O-2E$2,049
O-3E$2,211
O-1$1,662
O-2$1,866
O-3$2,064
O-4$2,385
O-5$2,619
O-6$2,637
O-7$2,655
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 24% 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. $2,154 a month of BAH takes more than $2,154 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.