2026 · AK404 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Anchorage, AK BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,874 a month with dependents and $2,157 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (AK404).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$2,277	$1,707	+$48
E-2	$2,277	$1,707	+$48
E-3	$2,277	$1,707	+$48
E-4	$2,277	$1,707	+$48
E-5	$2,874	$2,157	+$141
E-6	$2,892	$2,169	+$141
E-7	$3,045	$2,283	+$126
E-8	$3,240	$2,430	+$111
E-9	$3,486	$2,616	+$123
W-1	$2,895	$2,172	+$141
W-2	$3,123	$2,385	+$117
W-3	$3,369	$2,619	+$105
W-4	$3,528	$2,901	+$126
W-5	$3,723	$3,087	+$159
O-1E	$3,078	$2,310	+$123
O-2E	$3,333	$2,523	+$105
O-3E	$3,558	$2,853	+$135
O-1	$2,886	$2,166	+$141
O-2	$2,889	$2,286	+$141
O-3	$3,360	$2,643	+$102
O-4	$3,789	$3,051	+$168
O-5	$4,095	$3,162	+$222
O-6	$4,131	$3,348	+$222
O-7	$4,161	$3,405	+$222

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here

2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
Rank	Years	Basic pay	BAH	BAS	Total a month
E-1	under 2	$2,407.20	$2,277	$476.95	$5,161.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$2,277	$476.95	$5,768.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$2,277	$476.95	$6,236.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$2,874	$476.95	$7,460.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$2,892	$476.95	$8,128.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$3,045	$476.95	$9,356.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$3,240	$476.95	$10,528.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$3,486	$476.95	$12,386.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$3,123	$328.48	$9,734.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$2,886	$328.48	$7,364.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$2,889	$328.48	$8,663.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$3,360	$328.48	$11,425.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$3,789	$328.48	$14,005.78
O-5	over 18	$11,713.80	$4,095	$328.48	$16,137.28
O-6	over 24	$14,479.20	$4,131	$328.48	$18,938.68

02 · Where this rate applies

Counties

Anchorage Municipality, AK
Bethel Census Area, AK
Denali Borough, AK
Dillingham Census Area, AK
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Kusilvak Census Area, AK
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Nome Census Area, AK
North Slope Borough, AK
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

ZIP codes (173)

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