Why does my LES say my BAH is 1208$ but the rate for my zip code is 1170$?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 01:11:49 -0400

My LES says 1208 for Bah but the zip code rate is 1170, im very confused about this.

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jul 5 at 2020 2:10 AM

SSG Roger Ayscue — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:10:55 -0400

You may be getting a Cost of Living Allowance COLA or a housing stipend.
Your first stop on this question and on all others should be your Team Leader or Section Sergeant
You can always ask on here too, but please let your first Line Supervisor help you. It is his job and his responsibility to teach and train you to be a Section Sergeant or Team Leader yourself.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Jul 5 at 2020 8:51 AM

SFC Kenneth Hunnell — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 08:51:43 -0400

May be back pay for BAH

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2020 9:54 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 09:54:08 -0400

Divide your BAH rate $1170 by 30, and your BAH works out to $39 per day.
The difference between $1170 and $1208 is $38, so it looks like you received back pay for 1 day of BAH, most likely you were assigned to Bragg on the last day of a previous pay period and it was caught up on this LES.
If you read the Remarks section at the bottom of the LES, it will probably say something like that.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2020 10:46 AM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 10:46:03 -0400

If $38 really confuses you, then you are in for some extremely ginormous mysteries in life.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2020 11:41 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 11:41:23 -0400

There are many reasons why you have the rate you do. Talk to your supervisor so they can help you to better understand your LES. If they don’t understand it, then I recommend you discuss it with finance. It’ll be hard for anyone on here to give you the correct answer without looking at your LES and knowing more about your situation (married, barracks, etc). Good luck to you..

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jul 5 at 2020 12:54 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:54:59 -0400

What does the bottom of your LES say? Difference between with and with out dependents?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2020 1:51 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 13:51:35 -0400

You also may be grandfathered in to an older BAH rate. For instance, I am at Riley and my actual BAH is higher than what the tables say because a year after I moved here, they lowered the BAH for this area.