All areas / JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ / Fort Dix
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Fort Dix is paid at JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ, housing area NJ204. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,823 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. Fort Dix sits inside JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Fort Dix
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,715 | $2,085 | $32,580 |
| E-2 | $2,715 | $2,085 | $32,580 |
| E-3 | $2,715 | $2,085 | $32,580 |
| E-4 | $2,715 | $2,085 | $32,580 |
| E-5 | $2,823 | $2,421 | $33,876 |
| E-6 | $3,444 | $2,610 | $41,328 |
| E-7 | $3,486 | $2,715 | $41,832 |
| E-8 | $3,525 | $2,952 | $42,300 |
| E-9 | $3,642 | $3,135 | $43,704 |
| W-1 | $3,465 | $2,691 | $41,580 |
| W-2 | $3,501 | $2,949 | $42,012 |
| W-3 | $3,555 | $3,159 | $42,660 |
| W-4 | $3,678 | $3,450 | $44,136 |
| W-5 | $3,831 | $3,492 | $45,972 |
| O-1E | $3,489 | $2,820 | $41,868 |
| O-2E | $3,543 | $3,096 | $42,516 |
| O-3E | $3,702 | $3,438 | $44,424 |
| O-1 | $2,904 | $2,604 | $34,848 |
| O-2 | $3,438 | $2,793 | $41,256 |
| O-3 | $3,552 | $3,219 | $42,624 |
| O-4 | $3,882 | $3,477 | $46,584 |
| O-5 | $4,122 | $3,495 | $49,464 |
| O-6 | $4,155 | $3,531 | $49,860 |
| O-7 | $4,188 | $3,594 | $50,256 |
| O-8 | $4,188 | $3,594 | $50,256 |
| O-9 | $4,188 | $3,594 | $50,256 |
| O-10 | $4,188 | $3,594 | $50,256 |
These are the JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Paid at the same rate
A move between any of these changes nothing about your housing allowance, because they all draw the same rate.
- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
- McGuire Air Force Base
- Naval Air Station Lakehurst
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.