Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)

 

BAH provides fair housing allowances to military members to help them cover the costs of housing in the private/civilian community. BAH can be use by military members to pay rent if they choose to lease a property and can also be used to pay a mortgage if they choose to purchase a home. The Department of Defense (DOD) determines the correct housing allowance to enable members to afford suitable rental housing within a reasonable distance of their duty location. For more information on the BAH Program, please go to BAHPrimer

 

BAH is based on geographic duty location, pay grade, and dependent status.
BAH is not taxed!  Information on BAH

IS NOT
 

 

Visit the following Pentagon website  http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil

For information on BAH rates based upon a specific Zip Code. 

 

Below is the most current, published BAH for military personnel assigned to
Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado 

DENVER-AURORA METRO AREA RATE

FOR BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH)


 Grade              With Dependents                 Without Dependents
E1                    $1284.00                                $963.00

E2                    $1284.00                                $963.00

E3                    $1284.00                                $963.00

E4                    $1284.00                                $963.00

E5                    $1458.00                                $1095.00

E6                    $1587.00                                $1191.00

E7                    $1719.00                                $1293.00

E8                    $1866.00                                $1485.00

E9                    $2031.00                                $1524.00

W1                  $1590.00                                $1218.00

W2                  $1779.00                                $1482.00

W3                  $1959.00                                $1527.00

W4                  $2058.00                                $1620.00

W5                  $2175.00                                $1755.00

O1E                 $1749.00                                $1458.00

O2E                 $1932.00                                $1515.00

O3E                 $2076.00                                $1587.00

O1                   $1473.00                                $1110.00

O2                   $1584.00                                $1398.00

O3                     $1953.00                              $1539.00
O4                     $2220.00                              $1734.00                                                                            
O5                     $2409.00                              $1821.00

O6                   $2433.00                                $1959.00
O7                   $2457.00                                $1998.00

General speaking, a "Dependent" is a family member.  Okay.....so you are not familiar with military ranks?  Perhaps the following will help.  Unfortunately there are variations in titles for the different services (US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, And US Coast Guard). Here Are Just A Couple Of Examples:

 

E-5 (Sergeant), E-6 (Staff Sergeant), E-7 (Sergeant First Class), E-8 (Master Sergeant/First Sergeant), W-3 (Chief Warrant Officer),  O-1 (Second Lieutenant), O-2 (First Lieutenant), O-3 (Captain), O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander), O-5 (Lieutenant Colonel, Commander), O-6 (Colonel or Captain For The US Navy)