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2026 · VA368 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,313 a month with dependents and $2,196 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,307$2,013−$3
E-2$2,307$2,013−$3
E-3$2,307$2,013−$3
E-4$2,307$2,013−$3
E-5$2,313$2,196−$21
E-6$2,715$2,304+$81
E-7$2,763$2,325+$93
E-8$2,811$2,397+$105
E-9$2,955$2,514+$111
W-1$2,733$2,322+$81
W-2$2,781$2,394+$96
W-3$2,847$2,529+$111
W-4$2,997$2,721+$108
W-5$3,183$2,772+$105
O-1E$2,766$2,331+$93
O-2E$2,835$2,487+$108
O-3E$3,027$2,706+$114
O-1$2,367$2,301−$9
O-2$2,712$2,328+$81
O-3$2,844$2,568+$111
O-4$3,243$2,757+$102
O-5$3,534$2,781+$99
O-6$3,564$2,823+$99
O-7$3,588$2,871+$96
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (VA368).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,307$476.95$5,191.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,307$476.95$5,798.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,307$476.95$6,266.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,313$476.95$6,899.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,715$476.95$7,951.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,763$476.95$9,074.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,811$476.95$10,099.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,955$476.95$11,855.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,781$328.48$9,392.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,367$328.48$6,845.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,712$328.48$8,486.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,844$328.48$10,909.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,243$328.48$13,459.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,534$328.48$15,576.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,564$328.48$18,371.68
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