E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
Westchester County$6,882
Perth Amboy$4,350
Manchester$4,320
Burlington$4,314
Seattle$4,311
Ventura$4,305
Marin$4,263
Newport$4,230
Fitchburg$4,212
Washington$4,128
Anniston$1,755
Ventura is #34 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 Ventura0 – $4,866 / month
E-1$3,378
E-2$3,378
E-3$3,378
E-4$3,378
E-5$3,537
E-6$4,008
E-7$4,083
E-8$4,161
E-9$4,305
W-1$4,029
W-2$4,116
W-3$4,215
W-4$4,341
W-5$4,497
O-1E$4,095
O-2E$4,200
O-3E$4,365
O-1$3,600
O-2$4,002
O-3$4,212
O-4$4,545
O-5$4,788
O-6$4,830
O-7$4,866
Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.
01
Dependency status is worth 14% 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. $4,305 a month of BAH takes more than $4,305 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.