BAH, or Basic Allowance for Housing, is a U.S. military housing-allowance concept. Real BAH commonly relates to pay grade, permanent duty-station ZIP code, and dependent status. This page is currently an explanatory example model that shows the input and result structure; it is not an official benefits lookup.
The page lets you choose a pay grade, enter a ZIP code, choose whether you have dependents, and view example monthly and yearly amounts plus with-dependents and without-dependents values. The ZIP code is preserved in the page and URL parameters, but it is not connected to a Military Housing Area or an annual DTMO rate table yet.
If the amount affects rent, a move, a loan, a budget, or an official benefits request, do not treat this page's number as an entitlement. Use the DTMO BAH Rate Lookup and confirm eligibility with your unit or finance office.
The current page provides E-1 through E-9 and O-1 through O-5. Selecting a grade only applies the page's built-in example multiplier; it is not the current year's official pay or BAH table. The official lookup also includes W grades, additional officer grades, and different years.
No. The current page uses a fixed example base amount and pay-grade multipliers rather than official BAH tables or a locality lookup.
Real BAH commonly uses the permanent duty-station ZIP code, but this page only stores the ZIP and does not change its example output.
The page has one with/without dependents switch and shows both example values; actual entitlement also depends on eligibility, government quarters, PCS, rate protection, and other rules.
Use the Defense Travel Management Office BAH Rate Lookup with the permanent duty-station ZIP, year, pay grade, and dependent status.
Select pay grade, duty-station ZIP code, and dependent status to view this page's illustrative monthly and yearly BAH output; ZIP-based official rate data is not connected, so verify with the DTMO lookup.