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2026 · SC258 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Beaufort/Parris Island, SC BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,403 a month with dependents and $2,103 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,319$1,875−$48
E-2$2,319$1,875−$48
E-3$2,319$1,875−$48
E-4$2,319$1,875−$48
E-5$2,403$2,103−$45
E-6$2,811$2,235−$18
E-7$2,835$2,319−$39
E-8$2,844$2,490−$75
E-9$2,949$2,607−$87
W-1$2,832$2,304−$15
W-2$2,841$2,487−$51
W-3$2,859$2,622−$96
W-4$2,982$2,808−$90
W-5$3,141$2,829−$78
O-1E$2,838$2,400−$39
O-2E$2,850$2,580−$93
O-3E$3,009$2,805−$84
O-1$2,457$2,232−$42
O-2$2,808$2,379−$18
O-3$2,856$2,661−$96
O-4$3,192$2,817−$75
O-5$3,438$2,832−$54
O-6$3,465$2,835−$57
O-7$3,489$2,883−$63
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (SC258).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,319$476.95$5,203.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,319$476.95$5,810.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,319$476.95$6,278.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,403$476.95$6,989.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,811$476.95$8,047.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,835$476.95$9,146.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,844$476.95$10,132.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,949$476.95$11,849.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,841$328.48$9,452.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,457$328.48$6,935.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,808$328.48$8,582.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,856$328.48$10,921.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,192$328.48$13,408.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,438$328.48$15,480.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,465$328.48$18,272.68
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.
02 · Where this rate applies

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas