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Buckley Space Force Base is paid at DENVER, CO, housing area CO045. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,841 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Buckley Space Force Base sits inside DENVER, CO, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Buckley Space Force Base
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,556 | $1,938 | $30,672 |
| E-2 | $2,556 | $1,938 | $30,672 |
| E-3 | $2,556 | $1,938 | $30,672 |
| E-4 | $2,556 | $1,938 | $30,672 |
| E-5 | $2,841 | $2,148 | $34,092 |
| E-6 | $3,063 | $2,301 | $36,756 |
| E-7 | $3,114 | $2,568 | $37,368 |
| E-8 | $3,168 | $2,889 | $38,016 |
| E-9 | $3,267 | $2,946 | $39,204 |
| W-1 | $3,081 | $2,463 | $36,972 |
| W-2 | $3,135 | $2,886 | $37,620 |
| W-3 | $3,210 | $2,958 | $38,520 |
| W-4 | $3,288 | $3,066 | $39,456 |
| W-5 | $3,396 | $3,126 | $40,752 |
| O-1E | $3,120 | $2,838 | $37,440 |
| O-2E | $3,195 | $2,934 | $38,340 |
| O-3E | $3,306 | $3,054 | $39,672 |
| O-1 | $2,874 | $2,268 | $34,488 |
| O-2 | $3,060 | $2,748 | $36,720 |
| O-3 | $3,207 | $2,979 | $38,484 |
| O-4 | $3,426 | $3,108 | $41,112 |
| O-5 | $3,588 | $3,135 | $43,056 |
| O-6 | $3,615 | $3,186 | $43,380 |
| O-7 | $3,642 | $3,240 | $43,704 |
| O-8 | $3,642 | $3,240 | $43,704 |
| O-9 | $3,642 | $3,240 | $43,704 |
| O-10 | $3,642 | $3,240 | $43,704 |
These are the DENVER, CO rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.