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Naval Support Unit Saratoga Springs is paid at BALLSTON SPA/ALBANY, NY, housing area NY215. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,634 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. Naval Support Unit Saratoga Springs sits inside BALLSTON SPA/ALBANY, NY, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Naval Support Unit Saratoga Springs
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,388 | $1,974 | $28,656 |
| E-2 | $2,388 | $1,974 | $28,656 |
| E-3 | $2,388 | $1,974 | $28,656 |
| E-4 | $2,388 | $1,974 | $28,656 |
| E-5 | $2,634 | $2,073 | $31,608 |
| E-6 | $2,862 | $2,166 | $34,344 |
| E-7 | $2,997 | $2,397 | $35,964 |
| E-8 | $3,144 | $2,685 | $37,728 |
| E-9 | $3,327 | $2,745 | $39,924 |
| W-1 | $2,880 | $2,310 | $34,560 |
| W-2 | $3,057 | $2,682 | $36,684 |
| W-3 | $3,240 | $2,754 | $38,880 |
| W-4 | $3,357 | $2,886 | $40,284 |
| W-5 | $3,504 | $3,030 | $42,048 |
| O-1E | $3,021 | $2,631 | $36,252 |
| O-2E | $3,213 | $2,730 | $38,556 |
| O-3E | $3,381 | $2,850 | $40,572 |
| O-1 | $2,670 | $2,139 | $32,040 |
| O-2 | $2,859 | $2,556 | $34,308 |
| O-3 | $3,234 | $2,775 | $38,808 |
| O-4 | $3,549 | $3,000 | $42,588 |
| O-5 | $3,777 | $3,081 | $45,324 |
| O-6 | $3,807 | $3,219 | $45,684 |
| O-7 | $3,834 | $3,276 | $46,008 |
| O-8 | $3,834 | $3,276 | $46,008 |
| O-9 | $3,834 | $3,276 | $46,008 |
| O-10 | $3,834 | $3,276 | $46,008 |
These are the BALLSTON SPA/ALBANY, NY 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.
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Moving here, or away
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