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2026 · CO046 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Colorado Springs, CO BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,358 a month with dependents and $1,860 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,160$1,689same
E-2$2,160$1,689same
E-3$2,160$1,689same
E-4$2,160$1,689same
E-5$2,358$1,860+$18
E-6$2,433$1,980+$51
E-7$2,487$2,166+$42
E-8$2,553$2,379+$36
E-9$2,646$2,388+$33
W-1$2,448$2,103+$51
W-2$2,514$2,376+$39
W-3$2,598$2,394+$33
W-4$2,664$2,436+$30
W-5$2,754$2,502+$33
O-1E$2,496$2,355+$45
O-2E$2,583$2,385+$30
O-3E$2,679$2,418+$36
O-1$2,376$1,959+$21
O-2$2,430$2,295+$51
O-3$2,595$2,397+$33
O-4$2,778$2,484+$33
O-5$2,913$2,517+$42
O-6$2,934$2,574+$36
O-7$2,955$2,616+$36
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CO046).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,160$476.95$5,044.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,160$476.95$5,651.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,160$476.95$6,119.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,358$476.95$6,944.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,433$476.95$7,669.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,487$476.95$8,798.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,553$476.95$9,841.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,646$476.95$11,546.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,514$328.48$9,125.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,376$328.48$6,854.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,430$328.48$8,204.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,595$328.48$10,660.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,778$328.48$12,994.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,913$328.48$14,955.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,934$328.48$17,741.68
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