BAH Calculator for US military personnel and their families and veterans planning to attend college or looking to move.
** UPDATED FOR 2019 **
BAH Calculator for 2019
Calculate your 2019 BAH rate entering your paygrade, location and dependent status.
BAH Rates (Basic Allowance for Housing) are an allowance for U.S. based housing.
Post 9/11 GI Bill BAH Rate Calculator
You can determine the Post 911 GI Bill BAH rate by taking the E-5 paygrade with dependents BAH Rate for your military housing area.
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Online GI Bill BAH Rate
The online GI Bill BAH is $894.50 for the 2019-2020 academic year.
The online GI Bill BAH Rate calculation is determined by taking half of the national BAH Rate average. This applies when attending online courses exclusively.
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BAH Look-Up By State
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
BAH Calculation Factors
BAH or Basic Allowance for Housing Rates are determined by:
- Location
- Pay grade
- Dependency status – with or without dependents
The compensation is affected by the cost of housing (ownership and rental) in local markets within the US.
Official BAH charts in PDF format: