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2026 · ID084 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Boise, ID BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,926 a month with dependents and $1,686 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,842$1,575−$96
E-2$1,842$1,575−$96
E-3$1,842$1,575−$96
E-4$1,842$1,575−$96
E-5$1,926$1,686−$90
E-6$2,277$1,761−$54
E-7$2,310$1,842−$57
E-8$2,346$2,001−$57
E-9$2,433$2,100−$60
W-1$2,295$1,827−$54
W-2$2,325$1,998−$57
W-3$2,373$2,112−$57
W-4$2,457$2,280−$63
W-5$2,565$2,316−$66
O-1E$2,313$1,923−$57
O-2E$2,364$2,076−$57
O-3E$2,475$2,268−$60
O-1$1,974$1,758−$87
O-2$2,274$1,902−$54
O-3$2,370$2,148−$57
O-4$2,598$2,304−$69
O-5$2,763$2,319−$72
O-6$2,784$2,349−$75
O-7$2,802$2,388−$78
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ID084).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,842$476.95$4,726.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,842$476.95$5,333.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,842$476.95$5,801.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,926$476.95$6,512.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,277$476.95$7,513.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,310$476.95$8,621.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,346$476.95$9,634.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,433$476.95$11,333.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,325$328.48$8,936.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,974$328.48$6,452.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,274$328.48$8,048.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,370$328.48$10,435.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,598$328.48$12,814.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,763$328.48$14,805.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,784$328.48$17,591.68
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

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