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
    WithWithout

    E-2 with dependents at West Palm Beach draws $3,189 per month in 2026

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    West Palm Beach, FL
    E-2 · with dependents
    $3,189/ month
    $38,268 / year
    At E-2, this is #32 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA FL067 · ZIPs 33401 33402 33403 33404 33405 33406 +60 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,088 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,409 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    West Palm Beach — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$3,189$2,409
    E-2$3,189$2,409
    E-3$3,189$2,409
    E-4$3,189$2,409
    E-5$3,423$2,763
    E-6$3,606$2,976
    E-7$3,738$3,198
    E-8$3,885$3,465
    E-9$4,110$3,510
    Warrant officer
    W-1$3,624$3,117
    W-2$3,798$3,462
    W-3$3,981$3,519
    W-4$4,155$3,630
    W-5$4,371$3,771
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,765$3,420
    O-2E$3,954$3,498
    O-3E$4,191$3,594
    Officer
    O-1$3,453$2,952
    O-2$3,603$3,348
    O-3$3,975$3,534
    O-4$4,443$3,741
    O-5$4,782$3,822
    O-6$4,824$3,960
    O-7$4,860$4,029
    PCS compareWest Palm Beach · E-2 · $3,189/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▼ CUT−$921−$11,052/yr · like −$14,169 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-2 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Marin$3,252
    Monterey$3,249
    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
    Youngstown$1,134

    West Palm Beach is #32 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 West Palm Beach0 – $4,860 / month
    E-1$3,189
    E-2$3,189
    E-3$3,189
    E-4$3,189
    E-5$3,423
    E-6$3,606
    E-7$3,738
    E-8$3,885
    E-9$4,110
    W-1$3,624
    W-2$3,798
    W-3$3,981
    W-4$4,155
    W-5$4,371
    O-1E$3,765
    O-2E$3,954
    O-3E$4,191
    O-1$3,453
    O-2$3,603
    O-3$3,975
    O-4$4,443
    O-5$4,782
    O-6$4,824
    O-7$4,860

    Promoting to E-3 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    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. $3,189 a month of BAH takes more than $3,189 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.