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.

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    Warrant
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    Dependents
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    W-2 without dependents at Wilkes-Barre draws $1,773 per month in 2026

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    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
    W-2 · without dependents
    $1,773/ month
    $21,276 / year
    At W-2, this is #238 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,193 · low Youngstown $1,224
    MHA PA254 · ZIPs 18058 18201 18202 18216 18219 18221 +109 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW2USMCCWO2NAVYCWO2
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,273 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,986 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Wilkes-Barre — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,677$1,272
    E-2$1,677$1,272
    E-3$1,677$1,272
    E-4$1,677$1,272
    E-5$1,740$1,488
    E-6$1,887$1,614
    E-7$1,956$1,674
    E-8$2,034$1,776
    E-9$2,181$1,806
    Warrant officer
    W-1$1,902$1,668
    W-2$1,986$1,773
    W-3$2,088$1,815
    W-4$2,214$1,893
    W-5$2,376$1,971
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$1,965$1,737
    O-2E$2,070$1,800
    O-3E$2,241$1,875
    Officer
    O-1$1,767$1,611
    O-2$1,884$1,722
    O-3$2,085$1,827
    O-4$2,427$1,953
    O-5$2,676$2,007
    O-6$2,697$2,064
    O-7$2,712$2,097
    PCS compareWilkes-Barre · W-2 · $1,773/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,535/mo · $30,420/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$762+$9,144/yr · like +$11,723 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-2 without dependents, every station0 – $5,193 / month
    San Francisco$5,193
    New York City$5,097
    Northern New Jersey$4,812
    Boston$4,800
    Santa Clara County$4,725
    Westchester County$4,653
    Long Island$4,497
    Nantucket$4,497
    Maui County$4,419
    Hanscom AFB$4,248
    Martha's Vineyard$4,107
    San Diego$4,062
    Camp Pendleton$4,053
    Florida Keys$3,990
    Cape Cod-Plymouth$3,945
    Los Angeles$3,945
    Kauai County$3,894
    Oakland$3,831
    Staten Island$3,831
    Honolulu County$3,717
    Miami$3,690
    Fort Monmouth$3,654
    Hawaii County$3,645
    Ventura$3,633
    West Point$3,597
    Trenton$3,567
    Monterey$3,546
    Essex CO$3,534
    Perth Amboy$3,528
    Chicago$3,495
    West Palm Beach$3,462
    Marin$3,408
    Vallejo$3,399
    Portsmouth$3,396
    Vandenberg SFB$3,396
    Riverside$3,393
    San Luis Obispo$3,345
    Portland$3,318
    San Bernardino$3,309
    Seattle$3,288
    Indian Head Navordsta$3,279
    Washington$3,258
    Providence$3,252
    Manchester$3,249
    Burlington$3,243
    County Cost Group 890$3,231
    New Haven$3,198
    Fitchburg$3,171
    Warrenton$3,129
    Santa Fe$3,054
    Willow Grove$3,027
    Worcester$3,015
    Beale AFB$3,003
    Quantico$3,003
    Annapolis$2,988
    Hartford$2,988
    Fort G. G. Meade$2,979
    Newport$2,967
    JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$2,949
    County Cost Group 880$2,922
    Sacramento$2,922
    Denver$2,886
    Boulder$2,871
    Everett$2,847
    Cape May$2,820
    Atlantic City$2,781
    Tampa$2,778
    Edwards AFB$2,760
    Fort Detrick$2,760
    Philadelphia$2,751
    Fort Myers Beach$2,742
    County Cost Group 870$2,724
    Fort Pierce$2,721
    Juneau$2,721
    Orlando$2,721
    Madison$2,703
    Ballston Spa$2,682
    Ketchikan$2,679
    New London$2,679
    Outer Banks$2,676
    Baltimore$2,670
    Ann Arbor$2,664
    Stockton$2,631
    JB Lewis-McChord$2,631
    Milwaukee$2,628
    Minneapolis$2,592
    Patrick SFB$2,580
    County Cost Group 860$2,559
    Dallas$2,538
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,535
    Elizabeth City$2,523
    Port Angeles$2,523
    Oxford$2,520
    Fresno$2,517
    Kodiak Island$2,511
    Sitka$2,511
    Great Lakes Navtracen$2,496
    Beaufort$2,487
    St. Louis$2,484
    Hampden County$2,481
    County Cost Group 850$2,478
    Allentown$2,469
    Savannah$2,463
    Birmingham$2,460
    Norfolk$2,460
    Portland$2,457
    Atlanta$2,454
    Corvallis$2,454
    Eglin AFB$2,454
    Reno$2,451
    Charlottesville$2,442
    Bremerton$2,439
    Patuxent River$2,439
    Charleston$2,436
    Richmond$2,415
    Detroit$2,409
    Brunswick$2,394
    Dahlgren$2,394
    County Cost Group 840$2,391
    JB Elmendorf-Richardson$2,385
    Ocala$2,379
    Fort Carson$2,376
    Austin$2,355
    Nashville$2,352
    Pittsburgh$2,349
    Fort Stewart$2,337
    Cincinnati$2,334
    Volusia County$2,331
    Phoenix$2,328
    Dover AFB$2,322
    Fort Collins$2,322
    County Cost Group 830$2,316
    Hampton$2,307
    Coastal Maine$2,295
    Asheville$2,289
    Buffalo$2,286
    Knoxville$2,280
    Rochester$2,277
    Dahlonega$2,271
    Astoria$2,262
    Houston$2,262
    Spokane$2,259
    Eugene$2,247
    Grand Haven$2,244
    Albuquerque$2,238
    Rome$2,235
    County Cost Group 820$2,229
    Charlotte$2,226
    Bridgeport$2,223
    Panama City$2,220
    Traverse City$2,214
    Whidbey Island$2,208
    Grand Rapids$2,202
    Jacksonville$2,196
    Memphis$2,190
    Fort Worth$2,181
    Salt Lake City$2,178
    Durham$2,175
    Lemoore NAS$2,172
    Eastern Shore$2,163
    Fairbanks$2,163
    Myrtle Beach$2,154
    Omaha$2,145
    Abilene$2,142
    Kings Bay$2,142
    Ogden$2,142
    Carlisle Barracks$2,139
    Raleigh$2,139
    Wilmington$2,133
    County Cost Group 810$2,130
    Duluth$2,121
    Syracuse$2,118
    Gainesville$2,106
    Eastern Panhandle$2,100
    Nellis AFB$2,100
    Provo$2,094
    Twenty Nine Palms MCB$2,094
    Barstow$2,088
    Cleveland$2,085
    Salem$2,085
    Chattanooga$2,070
    Toledo$2,061
    Louisville$2,049
    Battle Creek$2,043
    Rapid City$2,034
    County Cost Group 800$2,028
    Kansas City$2,028
    El Centro$2,022
    Helena$2,016
    Yakima$2,016
    New Orleans$2,001
    Boise$1,998
    Fort Wayne$1,986
    Rock Island$1,977
    Jackson$1,971
    County Cost Group 790$1,956
    Greenville$1,956
    Columbus$1,950
    Davis-Monthan AFB$1,950
    Roanoke$1,950
    Humboldt County$1,947
    Fort Gordon$1,944
    Indianapolis$1,944
    Baton Rouge$1,941
    Pensacola$1,938
    Lexington$1,935
    Bangor$1,929
    Columbia$1,929
    Mobile$1,926
    Bloomington$1,920
    San Antonio (JBSA)$1,917
    College Station$1,911
    Morehead$1,893
    State College$1,890
    Shreveport$1,884
    County Cost Group 780$1,881
    Fort Leavenworth$1,881
    Fort Bliss$1,878
    Corpus Christi$1,875
    Fort Campbell$1,875
    Tallahassee$1,875
    Greensboro$1,872
    Little Rock$1,872
    Coos Bay$1,869
    Des Moines$1,860
    Marquette$1,860
    Fort Bragg$1,857
    Huntsville$1,857
    Lincoln$1,854
    Lansing$1,845
    Fayetteville$1,836
    Fargo$1,833
    Waco$1,827
    Robins AFB$1,821
    County Cost Group 770$1,818
    Fort Huachuca$1,815
    Grand Forks$1,788
    Wilkes-Barre$1,773
    Fort Benning$1,770
    Cheyenne$1,764
    County Cost Group 760$1,749
    White Sands MR$1,749
    Fort Knox$1,746
    Fort Hood$1,743
    Auburn$1,737
    Yuma$1,728
    Mountain Home AFB$1,722
    Bismarck$1,716
    Fort Drum$1,713
    County Cost Group 750$1,704
    Montgomery$1,701
    Tulsa$1,701
    Morgantown$1,698
    Wright-Patterson AFB$1,692
    Oklahoma City$1,689
    Johnson City$1,680
    Topeka$1,677
    Whiteman AFB$1,677
    Wichita Fls$1,668
    Camp Lejeune$1,659
    County Cost Group 740$1,653
    Malmstrom SFB$1,653
    Akron$1,650
    Sioux Falls$1,650
    Holloman AFB$1,647
    Fallon NAS$1,638
    Lafayette$1,638
    Minot AFB$1,635
    Scott AFB$1,635
    Goodfellow AFB$1,632
    Peoria$1,632
    St Mary And Terrebonne$1,632
    Champaign$1,629
    Lexington$1,629
    County Cost Group 730$1,620
    Sault Ste Marie$1,614
    China Lake$1,608
    Fort Rucker$1,608
    Gulfport$1,608
    Seymour Johnson AFB$1,608
    Moody AFB$1,605
    Beaumont$1,599
    County Cost Group 720$1,599
    Sumter$1,593
    Springfield$1,590
    Huntington$1,584
    County Cost Group 710$1,578
    Brownsville$1,575
    Columbus AFB$1,572
    Terre Haute$1,563
    County Cost Group 700$1,560
    Saginaw$1,557
    County Cost Group 690$1,545
    Lubbock$1,545
    County Cost Group 680$1,533
    Fort Leonard Wood$1,530
    County Cost Group 670$1,524
    Laughlin AFB$1,518
    County Cost Group 660$1,512
    Erie$1,512
    County Cost Group 650$1,503
    County Cost Group 640$1,497
    Frankfort$1,491
    County Cost Group 630$1,488
    Sparta$1,485
    Springfield$1,485
    County Cost Group 620$1,482
    Charleston$1,476
    County Cost Group 610$1,473
    Paducah$1,470
    County Cost Group 600$1,467
    County Cost Group 590$1,455
    County Cost Group 580$1,443
    Wichita$1,440
    County Cost Group 570$1,431
    Columbia$1,428
    Hattiesburg$1,425
    County Cost Group 560$1,422
    Fort Polk$1,416
    Cannon AFB$1,413
    County Cost Group 550$1,413
    Lake Charles$1,413
    Stevens Point$1,413
    Fort Riley$1,410
    Albany$1,407
    County Cost Group 540$1,404
    County Cost Group 530$1,398
    County Cost Group 520$1,395
    County Cost Group 510$1,389
    Fort Chaffee$1,371
    Alexandria$1,368
    Meridian$1,344
    Altus AFB$1,320
    Fort Sill$1,287
    Monroe$1,281
    Vance AFB$1,266
    Anniston$1,248
    Youngstown$1,224

    Wilkes-Barre is #238 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,969 a month — $47,628 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Wilkes-Barre0 – $2,097 / month
    E-1$1,272
    E-2$1,272
    E-3$1,272
    E-4$1,272
    E-5$1,488
    E-6$1,614
    E-7$1,674
    E-8$1,776
    E-9$1,806
    W-1$1,668
    W-2$1,773
    W-3$1,815
    W-4$1,893
    W-5$1,971
    O-1E$1,737
    O-2E$1,800
    O-3E$1,875
    O-1$1,611
    O-2$1,722
    O-3$1,827
    O-4$1,953
    O-5$2,007
    O-6$2,064
    O-7$2,097

    Promoting to W-3 here adds $42 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 Wilkes-Barre to San Francisco at W-2 is worth $3,420 a month — about 81 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $42 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 12% 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. $1,773 a month of BAH takes more than $1,773 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.