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PennsylvaniaTobyhanna Army Depot BAH
Tobyhanna Army Depot is paid at WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA, housing area PA254. An E-5 with dependents draws $1,740 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. Tobyhanna Army Depot sits inside WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Tobyhanna Army Depot
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,677 | $1,272 | $20,124 |
| E-2 | $1,677 | $1,272 | $20,124 |
| E-3 | $1,677 | $1,272 | $20,124 |
| E-4 | $1,677 | $1,272 | $20,124 |
| E-5 | $1,740 | $1,488 | $20,880 |
| E-6 | $1,887 | $1,614 | $22,644 |
| E-7 | $1,956 | $1,674 | $23,472 |
| E-8 | $2,034 | $1,776 | $24,408 |
| E-9 | $2,181 | $1,806 | $26,172 |
| W-1 | $1,902 | $1,668 | $22,824 |
| W-2 | $1,986 | $1,773 | $23,832 |
| W-3 | $2,088 | $1,815 | $25,056 |
| W-4 | $2,214 | $1,893 | $26,568 |
| W-5 | $2,376 | $1,971 | $28,512 |
| O-1E | $1,965 | $1,737 | $23,580 |
| O-2E | $2,070 | $1,800 | $24,840 |
| O-3E | $2,241 | $1,875 | $26,892 |
| O-1 | $1,767 | $1,611 | $21,204 |
| O-2 | $1,884 | $1,722 | $22,608 |
| O-3 | $2,085 | $1,827 | $25,020 |
| O-4 | $2,427 | $1,953 | $29,124 |
| O-5 | $2,676 | $2,007 | $32,112 |
| O-6 | $2,697 | $2,064 | $32,364 |
| O-7 | $2,712 | $2,097 | $32,544 |
| O-8 | $2,712 | $2,097 | $32,544 |
| O-9 | $2,712 | $2,097 | $32,544 |
| O-10 | $2,712 | $2,097 | $32,544 |
These are the WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA 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.
- Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
Moving here, or away
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