Military Pay
2025 Military Pay Charts
Military members saw a 4.5% increase in 2025, with junior enlisted members seeing an additional 10% boost in the spring to bring the raise to roughly 14.5%.
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for County Cost Group areas increased for 2025. The national average increased by 5.4%, while those stationed in County Cost Groups received a similar increase.
Below are the local BAH rates charts for Military Housing Areas in County Cost Groups. The Department of Defense (also known as the Department of War) determines BAH rates by location, pay grade (rank) and if a soldier has dependents.
See 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates here.
About half the U.S. Counties (about 1,500) have little to no military population. While half the zip codes is significant, less than two percent of service members that are eligible for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) are within these counties. In order to account for these service members there are approximately 30 separate County Cost Groups (CCGs) assigned, each with similar housing costs. Use the BAH Calculator to enter your zip code to determine your Military Housing Area (MHA) aka County Cost Group. They range from ZZ510 to ZZ890 in increments of 10.
BAH rates listed are for all branches of the military; Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Space Force and Reserves forces, where applicable.
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