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Fort Lee is paid at RICHMOND/FORT LEE, VA, housing area VA301. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,358 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 Lee sits inside RICHMOND/FORT LEE, VA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Fort Lee
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,157 | $1,728 | $25,884 |
| E-2 | $2,157 | $1,728 | $25,884 |
| E-3 | $2,157 | $1,728 | $25,884 |
| E-4 | $2,157 | $1,728 | $25,884 |
| E-5 | $2,358 | $1,866 | $28,296 |
| E-6 | $2,628 | $1,971 | $31,536 |
| E-7 | $2,676 | $2,163 | $32,112 |
| E-8 | $2,727 | $2,418 | $32,724 |
| E-9 | $2,835 | $2,490 | $34,020 |
| W-1 | $2,646 | $2,094 | $31,752 |
| W-2 | $2,694 | $2,415 | $32,328 |
| W-3 | $2,763 | $2,502 | $33,156 |
| W-4 | $2,862 | $2,631 | $34,344 |
| W-5 | $2,991 | $2,685 | $35,892 |
| O-1E | $2,682 | $2,355 | $32,184 |
| O-2E | $2,751 | $2,475 | $33,012 |
| O-3E | $2,883 | $2,619 | $34,596 |
| O-1 | $2,400 | $1,950 | $28,800 |
| O-2 | $2,625 | $2,295 | $31,500 |
| O-3 | $2,760 | $2,526 | $33,120 |
| O-4 | $3,030 | $2,670 | $36,360 |
| O-5 | $3,231 | $2,694 | $38,772 |
| O-6 | $3,255 | $2,739 | $39,060 |
| O-7 | $3,276 | $2,784 | $39,312 |
| O-8 | $3,276 | $2,784 | $39,312 |
| O-9 | $3,276 | $2,784 | $39,312 |
| O-10 | $3,276 | $2,784 | $39,312 |
These are the RICHMOND/FORT LEE, VA 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.
- Fort Gregg-Adams
Moving here, or away
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