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New JerseyPicatinny Arsenal BAH
Picatinny Arsenal is paid at NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, NJ, housing area NJ202. An E-5 with dependents draws $4,749 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. Picatinny Arsenal sits inside NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, NJ, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Picatinny Arsenal
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $4,275 | $3,207 | $51,300 |
| E-2 | $4,275 | $3,207 | $51,300 |
| E-3 | $4,275 | $3,207 | $51,300 |
| E-4 | $4,275 | $3,207 | $51,300 |
| E-5 | $4,749 | $3,561 | $56,988 |
| E-6 | $5,052 | $3,861 | $60,624 |
| E-7 | $5,073 | $4,299 | $60,876 |
| E-8 | $5,082 | $4,815 | $60,984 |
| E-9 | $5,235 | $4,896 | $62,820 |
| W-1 | $5,070 | $4,113 | $60,840 |
| W-2 | $5,079 | $4,812 | $60,948 |
| W-3 | $5,097 | $4,908 | $61,164 |
| W-4 | $5,289 | $5,046 | $63,468 |
| W-5 | $5,529 | $5,067 | $66,348 |
| O-1E | $5,076 | $4,746 | $60,912 |
| O-2E | $5,088 | $4,878 | $61,056 |
| O-3E | $5,325 | $5,043 | $63,900 |
| O-1 | $4,791 | $3,801 | $57,492 |
| O-2 | $5,049 | $4,593 | $60,588 |
| O-3 | $5,094 | $4,938 | $61,128 |
| O-4 | $5,610 | $5,055 | $67,320 |
| O-5 | $5,991 | $5,070 | $71,892 |
| O-6 | $6,042 | $5,073 | $72,504 |
| O-7 | $6,093 | $5,163 | $73,116 |
| O-8 | $6,093 | $5,163 | $73,116 |
| O-9 | $6,093 | $5,163 | $73,116 |
| O-10 | $6,093 | $5,163 | $73,116 |
These are the NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, NJ rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Moving here, or away
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