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2026 · TX274 · Basic Allowance for Housing

College Station, TX BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,758 a month with dependents and $1,485 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,662$1,356+$66
E-2$1,662$1,356+$66
E-3$1,662$1,356+$66
E-4$1,662$1,356+$66
E-5$1,758$1,485+$42
E-6$2,391$1,794+$312
E-7$2,499$1,875+$297
E-8$2,616$1,962+$288
E-9$2,820$2,115+$306
W-1$2,412$1,809+$312
W-2$2,547$1,911+$291
W-3$2,688$2,118+$273
W-4$2,871$2,412+$318
W-5$3,090$2,526+$369
O-1E$2,517$1,887+$297
O-2E$2,667$2,034+$276
O-3E$2,904$2,385+$327
O-1$1,836$1,563+$69
O-2$2,385$1,878+$309
O-3$2,685$2,160+$276
O-4$3,165$2,499+$387
O-5$3,513$2,634+$477
O-6$3,540$2,667+$477
O-7$3,567$2,712+$483
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (TX274).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,662$476.95$4,546.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,662$476.95$5,153.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,662$476.95$5,621.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,758$476.95$6,344.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,391$476.95$7,627.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,499$476.95$8,810.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,616$476.95$9,904.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,820$476.95$11,720.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,547$328.48$9,158.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,836$328.48$6,314.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,385$328.48$8,159.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,685$328.48$10,750.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,165$328.48$13,381.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,513$328.48$15,555.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,540$328.48$18,347.68
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