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2026 · ME136 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Brunswick, ME BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,205 a month with dependents and $1,893 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,124$1,632+$162
E-2$2,124$1,632+$162
E-3$2,124$1,632+$162
E-4$2,124$1,632+$162
E-5$2,205$1,893+$129
E-6$2,556$2,040+$96
E-7$2,997$2,247+$126
E-8$3,477$2,607+$162
E-9$3,801$2,850+$156
W-1$2,583$2,109+$93
W-2$3,192$2,394+$138
W-3$3,783$2,853+$183
W-4$3,807$2,862+$144
W-5$3,843$3,105+$99
O-1E$3,090$2,319+$135
O-2E$3,696$2,772+$174
O-3E$3,813$2,859+$141
O-1$2,253$2,037+$123
O-2$2,553$2,250+$96
O-3$3,762$2,856+$183
O-4$3,846$3,036+$78
O-5$3,894$3,312+$9
O-6$3,927$3,762+$9
O-7$3,957$3,828+$6
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ME136).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,124$476.95$5,008.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,124$476.95$5,615.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,124$476.95$6,083.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,205$476.95$6,791.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,556$476.95$7,792.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,997$476.95$9,308.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,477$476.95$10,765.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,801$476.95$12,701.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,192$328.48$9,803.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,253$328.48$6,731.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,553$328.48$8,327.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,762$328.48$11,827.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,846$328.48$14,062.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,894$328.48$15,936.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,927$328.48$18,734.68
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