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.

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    Dependents

    O-7 without dependents at Whidbey Island draws $3,144 per month in 2026

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    Whidbey Island, WA
    O-7 · without dependents
    $3,144/ month
    $37,728 / year
    At O-7, this is #88 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,759 · low Anniston $1,692
    MHA WA312 · ZIPs 98221 98222 98232 98233 98235 98236 +17 more
    Your grade is calledARMYBGUSMCBGenNAVYRDMLUSAFBrig Gen
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,031 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,453 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Whidbey Island — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareWhidbey Island · O-7 · $3,144/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,108/mo · $37,296/yr
    ▼ CUT$36−$432/yr · like −$554 of salary

    What this rate means

    O-7 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,759 / month
    Westchester County$6,759
    Baltimore$3,192
    Beale AFB$3,171
    Fort Myers Beach$3,165
    JB Lewis-McChord$3,156
    Whidbey Island$3,144
    County Cost Group 860$3,123
    Outer Banks$3,120
    Port Angeles$3,114
    Fort Pierce$3,111
    Anniston$1,692

    Whidbey Island is #88 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,067 a month — $60,804 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Whidbey Island0 – $3,144 / month
    E-1$1,839
    E-2$1,839
    E-3$1,839
    E-4$1,839
    E-5$1,905
    E-6$2,058
    E-7$2,157
    E-8$2,265
    E-9$2,412
    W-1$2,076
    W-2$2,208
    W-3$2,436
    W-4$2,772
    W-5$2,910
    O-1E$2,175
    O-2E$2,367
    O-3E$2,739
    O-1$1,950
    O-2$2,160
    O-3$2,499
    O-4$2,880
    O-5$2,958
    O-6$3,090
    O-7$3,144

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 10% 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. $3,144 a month of BAH takes more than $3,144 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.