2023 Pennsylvania BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) Rates

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates in Pennsylvania increased substantially in 2023. The national average increased by 12.11%, while Pennsylvania duty stations received a slightly lower 8.80% increase on average.

Below are the local BAH rates charts for Military Housing Areas in Oregon. The Department of Defense determines BAH rates by location, pay grade (rank) and if a soldier has dependents.

See the latest update on the 2023 Basic Allowance for Housing rates.

CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA247

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$1,743	$1,308
E02	$1,743	$1,308
E03	$1,743	$1,308
E04	$1,743	$1,308
E05	$1,938	$1,455
E06	$2,229	$1,671
E07	$2,250	$1,746
E08	$2,259	$2,001
E09	$2,346	$2,079
W01	$2,247	$1,686
W02	$2,256	$1,998
W03	$2,268	$2,088
W04	$2,394	$2,226
W05	$2,577	$2,232
O01E	$2,253	$1,932
O02E	$2,262	$2,064
O03E	$2,415	$2,220
O01	$1,980	$1,539
O02	$2,226	$1,872
O03	$2,265	$2,121
O04	$2,640	$2,229
O05	$2,928	$2,235
O06	$2,952	$2,238
O07	$2,976	$2,253

BAH for CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA includes the following zip codes: 17001, 17003, 17005, 17006, 17007, 17010, 17011, 17013, 17015, 17016, 17018, 17019, 17020, 17022, 17023, 17024, 17025, 17026, 17027, 17028, 17030, 17032, 17033, 17034, 17036, 17037, 17038, 17039, 17040, 17041, 17042, 17043, 17045, 17046, 17047, 17048, 17050, 17053, 17055, 17057, 17061, 17062, 17064, 17065, 17067, 17068, 17069, 17070, 17071, 17072, 17073, 17074, 17077, 17078, 17080, 17081, 17083, 17085, 17087, 17088, 17089, 17090, 17093, 17097, 17098, 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17105, 17106, 17107, 17108, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113, 17120, 17121, 17122, 17123, 17124, 17125, 17126, 17127, 17128, 17129, 17130, 17140, 17177, 17201, 17202, 17210, 17214, 17217, 17219, 17220, 17221, 17222, 17224, 17225, 17231, 17232, 17235, 17236, 17237, 17240, 17241, 17244, 17246, 17247, 17250, 17251, 17252, 17254, 17256, 17257, 17261, 17262, 17263, 17265, 17266, 17268, 17271, 17272, 17301, 17302, 17303, 17304, 17306, 17307, 17309, 17310, 17311, 17312, 17313, 17314, 17315, 17316, 17317, 17318, 17319, 17320, 17321, 17322, 17323, 17324, 17325, 17327, 17329, 17331, 17332, 17333, 17334, 17335, 17337, 17339, 17340, 17342, 17343, 17344, 17345, 17347, 17349, 17350, 17352, 17353, 17355, 17356, 17358, 17360, 17361, 17362, 17363, 17364, 17365, 17366, 17368, 17370, 17371, 17372, 17375, 17401, 17402, 17403, 17404, 17405, 17406, 17407, 17408, 17501, 17502, 17503, 17504, 17505, 17506, 17507, 17508, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17521, 17522, 17527, 17528, 17529, 17532, 17533, 17534, 17535, 17536, 17537, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17549, 17550, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17564, 17565, 17566, 17567, 17568, 17569, 17570, 17572, 17573, 17575, 17576, 17578, 17579, 17580, 17581, 17582, 17584, 17585, 17601, 17602, 17603, 17604, 17605, 17606, 17607, 17608, 17611, 17622, 17699, 17978, 19501

PHILADELPHIA, PA/CAMDEN, NJ BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA248

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$2,106	$1,581
E02	$2,106	$1,581
E03	$2,106	$1,581
E04	$2,106	$1,581
E05	$2,346	$1,761
E06	$2,601	$1,950
E07	$2,673	$2,112
E08	$2,748	$2,403
E09	$2,880	$2,469
W01	$2,619	$2,034
W02	$2,706	$2,400
W03	$2,802	$2,478
W04	$2,916	$2,613
W05	$3,051	$2,688
O01E	$2,682	$2,340
O02E	$2,784	$2,457
O03E	$2,931	$2,592
O01	$2,385	$1,863
O02	$2,598	$2,268
O03	$2,799	$2,505
O04	$3,096	$2,667
O05	$3,306	$2,715
O06	$3,336	$2,784
O07	$3,363	$2,829

BAH for PHILADELPHIA, PA/CAMDEN, NJ includes the following zip codes: 8001, 8002, 8003, 8004, 8007, 8009, 8010, 8012, 8014, 8018, 8020, 8021, 8023, 8025, 8026, 8027, 8028, 8029, 8030, 8031, 8032, 8033, 8034, 8035, 8038, 8039, 8043, 8045, 8049, 8051, 8056, 8059, 8061, 8062, 8063, 8066, 8067, 8069, 8070, 8071, 8072, 8074, 8078, 8079, 8080, 8081, 8083, 8084, 8085, 8086, 8089, 8090, 8091, 8093, 8094, 8095, 8096, 8097, 8098, 8099, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8312, 8318, 8322, 8328, 8343, 8344, 8347, 19008, 19010, 19013, 19014, 19015, 19016, 19017, 19018, 19019, 19022, 19023, 19026, 19028, 19029, 19032, 19033, 19036, 19037, 19039, 19043, 19050, 19052, 19060, 19061, 19063, 19064, 19065, 19070, 19073, 19074, 19076, 19078, 19079, 19081, 19082, 19083, 19085, 19086, 19091, 19092, 19093, 19094, 19098, 19099, 19101, 19102, 19103, 19104, 19105, 19106, 19107, 19108, 19109, 19110, 19111, 19112, 19113, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19126, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19136, 19137, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148, 19149, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154, 19155, 19160, 19161, 19162, 19170, 19171, 19172, 19173, 19175, 19176, 19177, 19178, 19179, 19181, 19182, 19183, 19184, 19185, 19187, 19188, 19190, 19191, 19192, 19193, 19194, 19195, 19196, 19197, 19244, 19255, 19317, 19319, 19331, 19339, 19340, 19342, 19373, 19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19708, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19712, 19713, 19714, 19715, 19716, 19717, 19718, 19720, 19721, 19725, 19726, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19850, 19880, 19884, 19885, 19886, 19890, 19891, 19892, 19893, 19894, 19895, 19896, 19897, 19898, 19899

WILLOW GROVE, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA249

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$2,532	$1,899
E02	$2,532	$1,899
E03	$2,532	$1,899
E04	$2,532	$1,899
E05	$2,751	$2,142
E06	$2,985	$2,328
E07	$3,003	$2,535
E08	$3,012	$2,802
E09	$3,048	$2,862
W01	$3,000	$2,463
W02	$3,009	$2,799
W03	$3,021	$2,868
W04	$3,075	$2,979
W05	$3,171	$2,988
O01E	$3,006	$2,745
O02E	$3,015	$2,850
O03E	$3,084	$2,973
O01	$2,787	$2,304
O02	$2,982	$2,679
O03	$3,018	$2,895
O04	$3,201	$2,982
O05	$3,351	$2,991
O06	$3,381	$2,994
O07	$3,405	$3,024

BAH for WILLOW GROVE, PA includes the following zip codes: 18039, 18041, 18054, 18070, 18073, 18074, 18076, 18077, 18081, 18084, 18901, 18902, 18910, 18911, 18912, 18913, 18914, 18915, 18916, 18917, 18918, 18920, 18921, 18922, 18923, 18925, 18927, 18928, 18929, 18930, 18931, 18932, 18933, 18934, 18935, 18936, 18938, 18940, 18942, 18943, 18944, 18946, 18947, 18949, 18950, 18951, 18953, 18954, 18955, 18956, 18957, 18958, 18960, 18962, 18963, 18964, 18966, 18968, 18969, 18970, 18971, 18972, 18974, 18976, 18977, 18979, 18980, 18981, 18991, 19001, 19002, 19003, 19004, 19006, 19007, 19009, 19012, 19020, 19021, 19025, 19027, 19030, 19031, 19034, 19035, 19038, 19040, 19041, 19044, 19046, 19047, 19048, 19049, 19053, 19054, 19055, 19056, 19057, 19058, 19066, 19067, 19072, 19075, 19087, 19090, 19095, 19096, 19301, 19310, 19311, 19312, 19316, 19318, 19320, 19330, 19333, 19335, 19341, 19343, 19344, 19345, 19346, 19347, 19348, 19350, 19351, 19352, 19353, 19354, 19355, 19357, 19358, 19360, 19362, 19363, 19365, 19366, 19367, 19369, 19372, 19374, 19375, 19376, 19380, 19381, 19382, 19383, 19390, 19395, 19397, 19398, 19399, 19401, 19403, 19404, 19405, 19406, 19407, 19408, 19409, 19415, 19421, 19422, 19423, 19424, 19425, 19426, 19428, 19429, 19430, 19432, 19435, 19436, 19437, 19438, 19440, 19441, 19442, 19443, 19444, 19446, 19450, 19451, 19453, 19454, 19455, 19456, 19457, 19460, 19462, 19464, 19465, 19468, 19470, 19472, 19473, 19474, 19475, 19477, 19478, 19480, 19481, 19482, 19484, 19486, 19490, 19492, 19493, 19494, 19495, 19496, 19520, 19525

PITTSBURGH, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA250

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$1,713	$1,284
E02	$1,713	$1,284
E03	$1,713	$1,284
E04	$1,713	$1,284
E05	$1,845	$1,458
E06	$2,445	$1,833
E07	$2,469	$1,854
E08	$2,478	$1,968
E09	$2,526	$2,145
W01	$2,466	$1,851
W02	$2,475	$1,965
W03	$2,487	$2,163
W04	$2,559	$2,445
W05	$2,673	$2,451
O01E	$2,472	$1,860
O02E	$2,481	$2,109
O03E	$2,571	$2,439
O01	$1,923	$1,575
O02	$2,439	$1,857
O03	$2,484	$2,229
O04	$2,712	$2,448
O05	$2,895	$2,454
O06	$2,919	$2,457
O07	$2,940	$2,478

BAH for PITTSBURGH, PA includes the following zip codes: 15001, 15003, 15004, 15005, 15006, 15007, 15009, 15010, 15014, 15015, 15017, 15018, 15019, 15020, 15021, 15022, 15024, 15025, 15026, 15027, 15028, 15030, 15031, 15032, 15033, 15034, 15035, 15037, 15038, 15042, 15043, 15044, 15045, 15046, 15047, 15049, 15050, 15051, 15052, 15053, 15054, 15055, 15056, 15057, 15059, 15060, 15061, 15062, 15063, 15064, 15065, 15066, 15067, 15068, 15069, 15071, 15072, 15074, 15075, 15076, 15077, 15078, 15081, 15082, 15083, 15084, 15085, 15086, 15087, 15088, 15089, 15090, 15091, 15095, 15096, 15101, 15102, 15104, 15106, 15108, 15110, 15112, 15116, 15120, 15122, 15123, 15126, 15127, 15129, 15131, 15132, 15133, 15134, 15135, 15136, 15137, 15139, 15140, 15142, 15143, 15144, 15145, 15146, 15147, 15148, 15201, 15202, 15203, 15204, 15205, 15206, 15207, 15208, 15209, 15210, 15211, 15212, 15213, 15214, 15215, 15216, 15217, 15218, 15219, 15220, 15221, 15222, 15223, 15224, 15225, 15226, 15227, 15228, 15229, 15230, 15231, 15232, 15233, 15234, 15235, 15236, 15237, 15238, 15239, 15240, 15241, 15242, 15243, 15244, 15250, 15251, 15252, 15253, 15254, 15255, 15257, 15258, 15259, 15260, 15261, 15262, 15264, 15265, 15267, 15268, 15270, 15272, 15274, 15275, 15276, 15277, 15278, 15279, 15281, 15282, 15283, 15286, 15289, 15290, 15295, 15301, 15311, 15312, 15313, 15314, 15317, 15321, 15323, 15324, 15329, 15330, 15331, 15332, 15333, 15336, 15339, 15340, 15342, 15345, 15347, 15348, 15350, 15358, 15360, 15361, 15363, 15365, 15366, 15367, 15368, 15376, 15377, 15378, 15379, 15412, 15419, 15423, 15427, 15429, 15432, 15434, 15448, 15477, 15479, 15483, 15601, 15605, 15606, 15610, 15611, 15612, 15613, 15615, 15616, 15617, 15618, 15619, 15620, 15621, 15622, 15623, 15624, 15625, 15626, 15627, 15628, 15629, 15632, 15633, 15634, 15635, 15636, 15637, 15638, 15639, 15640, 15641, 15642, 15644, 15646, 15647, 15650, 15655, 15658, 15660, 15661, 15662, 15663, 15664, 15665, 15666, 15668, 15670, 15671, 15672, 15674, 15675, 15676, 15677, 15678, 15679, 15680, 15683, 15684, 15685, 15687, 15688, 15689, 15690, 15691, 15692, 15693, 15695, 15696, 15697, 15698, 15779, 15923, 15944, 15954, 16001, 16002, 16003, 16016, 16017, 16018, 16020, 16021, 16022, 16023, 16024, 16025, 16027, 16029, 16030, 16033, 16034, 16035, 16037, 16038, 16039, 16040, 16041, 16045, 16046, 16048, 16049, 16050, 16051, 16052, 16053, 16055, 16056, 16057, 16059, 16061, 16063, 16066, 16115, 16123, 16136, 16141

STATE COLLEGE, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA252

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$1,410	$1,068
E02	$1,410	$1,068
E03	$1,410	$1,068
E04	$1,410	$1,068
E05	$1,551	$1,188
E06	$1,941	$1,455
E07	$2,025	$1,518
E08	$2,112	$1,635
E09	$2,247	$1,746
W01	$1,962	$1,473
W02	$2,061	$1,632
W03	$2,169	$1,758
W04	$2,283	$1,959
W05	$2,415	$2,043
O01E	$2,037	$1,545
O02E	$2,151	$1,722
O03E	$2,298	$1,935
O01	$1,605	$1,260
O02	$1,938	$1,521
O03	$2,166	$1,800
O04	$2,457	$2,022
O05	$2,667	$2,073
O06	$2,688	$2,154
O07	$2,709	$2,184

BAH for STATE COLLEGE, PA includes the following zip codes: 16677, 16801, 16802, 16803, 16804, 16805, 16820, 16823, 16826, 16827, 16828, 16829, 16832, 16835, 16841, 16844, 16851, 16852, 16853, 16854, 16856, 16859, 16864, 16865, 16866, 16868, 16870, 16872, 16874, 16875, 16882

ERIE, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA253

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$1,299	$999
E02	$1,299	$999
E03	$1,299	$999
E04	$1,299	$999
E05	$1,302	$1,188
E06	$1,566	$1,299
E07	$1,617	$1,320
E08	$1,677	$1,353
E09	$1,770	$1,425
W01	$1,584	$1,317
W02	$1,644	$1,350
W03	$1,716	$1,434
W04	$1,797	$1,575
W05	$1,893	$1,629
O01E	$1,626	$1,326
O02E	$1,701	$1,413
O03E	$1,806	$1,557
O01	$1,335	$1,296
O02	$1,563	$1,323
O03	$1,713	$1,464
O04	$1,923	$1,614
O05	$2,070	$1,647
O06	$2,088	$1,698
O07	$2,100	$1,719

BAH for ERIE, PA includes the following zip codes: 16401, 16407, 16410, 16411, 16412, 16413, 16415, 16417, 16421, 16423, 16426, 16427, 16428, 16430, 16438, 16441, 16442, 16443, 16444, 16475, 16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16512, 16514, 16515, 16522, 16530, 16531, 16534, 16538, 16541, 16544, 16546, 16550, 16553, 16563, 16565

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA254

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$1,545	$1,158
E02	$1,545	$1,158
E03	$1,545	$1,158
E04	$1,545	$1,158
E05	$1,596	$1,362
E06	$1,746	$1,494
E07	$1,821	$1,545
E08	$1,905	$1,632
E09	$2,031	$1,665
W01	$1,761	$1,542
W02	$1,857	$1,629
W03	$1,959	$1,668
W04	$2,064	$1,758
W05	$2,184	$1,839
O01E	$1,833	$1,590
O02E	$1,944	$1,659
O03E	$2,076	$1,734
O01	$1,623	$1,491
O02	$1,743	$1,581
O03	$1,956	$1,686
O04	$2,223	$1,818
O05	$2,415	$1,869
O06	$2,433	$1,944
O07	$2,451	$1,971

BAH for WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA includes the following zip codes: 18058, 18201, 18202, 18216, 18219, 18221, 18222, 18223, 18224, 18225, 18234, 18239, 18246, 18247, 18249, 18251, 18256, 18320, 18321, 18323, 18325, 18326, 18330, 18331, 18332, 18333, 18334, 18341, 18342, 18344, 18346, 18347, 18348, 18349, 18350, 18352, 18355, 18357, 18370, 18372, 18403, 18407, 18410, 18411, 18414, 18416, 18420, 18424, 18433, 18434, 18440, 18444, 18447, 18448, 18452, 18466, 18471, 18501, 18502, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18515, 18517, 18518, 18519, 18540, 18577, 18601, 18602, 18610, 18611, 18612, 18617, 18618, 18621, 18622, 18627, 18634, 18635, 18640, 18641, 18642, 18643, 18644, 18651, 18653, 18654, 18655, 18656, 18660, 18661, 18701, 18702, 18703, 18704, 18705, 18706, 18707, 18708, 18709, 18710, 18711, 18762, 18764, 18765, 18766, 18767, 18769, 18773

ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: PA255

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$2,058	$1,545
E02	$2,058	$1,545
E03	$2,058	$1,545
E04	$2,058	$1,545
E05	$2,145	$1,806
E06	$2,583	$1,974
E07	$2,607	$2,055
E08	$2,616	$2,235
E09	$2,658	$2,361
W01	$2,604	$2,043
W02	$2,613	$2,232
W03	$2,625	$2,376
W04	$2,685	$2,583
W05	$2,790	$2,589
O01E	$2,610	$2,139
O02E	$2,619	$2,337
O03E	$2,697	$2,577
O01	$2,202	$1,968
O02	$2,580	$2,118
O03	$2,622	$2,424
O04	$2,826	$2,586
O05	$2,991	$2,592
O06	$3,018	$2,595
O07	$3,039	$2,619

BAH for ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA includes the following zip codes: 18001, 18002, 18003, 18011, 18013, 18014, 18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18025, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18035, 18036, 18037, 18038, 18040, 18042, 18043, 18044, 18045, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18055, 18056, 18059, 18060, 18062, 18063, 18064, 18065, 18066, 18067, 18068, 18069, 18072, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18083, 18085, 18086, 18087, 18088, 18091, 18092, 18098, 18099, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18195, 18301, 18302, 18322, 18327, 18335, 18343, 18351, 18353, 18354, 18356, 18360

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 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, also known as your County Cost Group. They range from ZZ510 to ZZ890 in increments of 10.

Military Bases in Pennsylvania:

• Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA
• Defense Logistics Agency, Susquehanna, PA
• NSA Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg, PA
• Raven Rock Mountain Complex, PA
• Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA
• USAREC, Harrisburg Battalion, PA

Basic Allowance for Housing rates listed are for all branches of the military; Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Space Force and Reserves forces, where applicable. BAH rates in high-cost areas will be much greater than those in low-cost areas.

Veterans, dependents, National Guard and reserves can use the MHA Calculator to see estimated monthly payments. Active Duty service members should use the BAH Calculator or tables to see estimated payments. Both BAH and MHA benefits are based off the same payment tables but benefit amounts do vary based on different calculations.