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 $3,156Without $2,397

    E-4 at Vandenberg SFB draws $3,156 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,397 without

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    Vandenberg SFB, CA
    E-4 · with dependents
    $3,156/ month
    $37,872 / year
    At E-4, this is #34 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,046 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,397 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Vandenberg SFB — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,156$2,397
    E-2$3,156$2,397
    E-3$3,156$2,397
    E-4$3,156$2,397
    E-5$3,333$2,778
    E-6$3,642$2,994
    E-7$3,693$3,162
    E-8$3,747$3,399
    E-9$3,873$3,486
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,660$3,105
    W-2$3,714$3,396
    W-3$3,783$3,498
    W-4$3,906$3,648
    W-5$4,065$3,702
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,699$3,330
    O-2E$3,771$3,465
    O-3E$3,933$3,633
    Officer
    O-1$3,378$2,979
    O-2$3,639$3,276
    O-3$3,780$3,528
    O-4$4,113$3,687
    O-5$4,356$3,711
    O-6$4,392$3,759
    O-7$4,425$3,828
    PCS compareVandenberg SFB · E-4 · $3,156/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▼ CUT−$888−$10,656/yr · like −$13,662 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-4 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Trenton$3,210
    Indian Head Navordsta$3,192
    West Palm Beach$3,189
    Chicago$3,174
    Vandenberg SFB$3,156
    Portsmouth$3,099
    Riverside$3,096
    Washington$3,096
    Vallejo$3,090
    Youngstown$1,134

    Vandenberg SFB is #34 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Vandenberg SFB0 – $4,425 / month
    E-1$3,156
    E-2$3,156
    E-3$3,156
    E-4$3,156
    E-5$3,333
    E-6$3,642
    E-7$3,693
    E-8$3,747
    E-9$3,873
    W-1$3,660
    W-2$3,714
    W-3$3,783
    W-4$3,906
    W-5$4,065
    O-1E$3,699
    O-2E$3,771
    O-3E$3,933
    O-1$3,378
    O-2$3,639
    O-3$3,780
    O-4$4,113
    O-5$4,356
    O-6$4,392
    O-7$4,425

    Promoting to E-5 here adds $177 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 Vandenberg SFB to New York City at E-4 is worth $1,911 a month — about 11 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $177 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 32% 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. $3,156 a month of BAH takes more than $3,156 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.