2026 · TX272 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Austin, TX BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,241 a month with dependents and $1,731 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 (TX272).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$2,046	$1,536	−$69
E-2	$2,046	$1,536	−$69
E-3	$2,046	$1,536	−$69
E-4	$2,046	$1,536	−$69
E-5	$2,241	$1,731	−$102
E-6	$2,802	$2,103	−$3
E-7	$3,039	$2,280	−$96
E-8	$3,294	$2,472	−$195
E-9	$3,558	$2,670	−$297
W-1	$2,826	$2,121	−$6
W-2	$3,141	$2,355	−$141
W-3	$3,456	$2,673	−$264
W-4	$3,597	$2,856	−$312
W-5	$3,771	$3,096	−$366
O-1E	$3,087	$2,316	−$114
O-2E	$3,408	$2,556	−$249
O-3E	$3,624	$2,796	−$318
O-1	$2,313	$1,848	−$93
O-2	$2,796	$2,283	−$6
O-3	$3,447	$2,676	−$255
O-4	$3,825	$3,054	−$393
O-5	$4,095	$3,198	−$477
O-6	$4,131	$3,435	−$483
O-7	$4,161	$3,495	−$492

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	$2,046	$476.95	$4,930.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$2,046	$476.95	$5,537.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$2,046	$476.95	$6,005.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$2,241	$476.95	$6,827.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$2,802	$476.95	$8,038.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$3,039	$476.95	$9,350.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$3,294	$476.95	$10,582.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$3,558	$476.95	$12,458.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$3,141	$328.48	$9,752.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$2,313	$328.48	$6,791.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$2,796	$328.48	$8,570.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$3,447	$328.48	$11,512.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$3,825	$328.48	$14,041.78
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

Hays County, TX
Travis County, TX
Williamson County, TX

ZIP codes (113)

73301 73344 76527 76530 76537 76573 76574 76578 78610 78613 78615 78617 78619 78620 78626 78627 78628 78630 78633 78634 78640 78641 78642 78645 78646 78651 78652 78653 78660 78664 78665 78666 78667 78669 78673 78674 78676 78680 78681 78682 78683 78691 78701 78702 78703 78704 78705 78708 78709 78710 78711 78712 78713 78714 78715 78716 78717 78718 78719 78720 78721 78722 78723 78724 78725 78726 78727 78728 78729 78730 78731 78732 78733 78734 78735 78736 78737 78738 78739 78741 78742 78744 78745 78746 78747 78748 78749 78750 78751 78752 78753 78754 78755 78756 78757 78758 78759 78760 78761 78762 78763 78764 78765 78766 78767 78768 78772 78773 78774 78778 78779 78783 78799

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