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2026 · MD133 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Fort G. G. Meade, MD BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,901 a month with dependents and $2,436 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,739$2,178+$57
E-2$2,739$2,178+$57
E-3$2,739$2,178+$57
E-4$2,739$2,178+$57
E-5$2,901$2,436+$75
E-6$3,276$2,592+$102
E-7$3,327$2,745+$93
E-8$3,378$2,982+$81
E-9$3,507$3,087+$75
W-1$3,297$2,694+$105
W-2$3,345$2,979+$84
W-3$3,414$3,102+$75
W-4$3,543$3,282+$75
W-5$3,708$3,336+$84
O-1E$3,333$2,898+$93
O-2E$3,402$3,063+$75
O-3E$3,570$3,270+$81
O-1$2,952$2,577+$78
O-2$3,273$2,850+$102
O-3$3,411$3,138+$75
O-4$3,759$3,321+$81
O-5$4,014$3,345+$96
O-6$4,047$3,390+$93
O-7$4,077$3,450+$90
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (MD133).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,739$476.95$5,623.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,739$476.95$6,230.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,739$476.95$6,698.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,901$476.95$7,487.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,276$476.95$8,512.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,327$476.95$9,638.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,378$476.95$10,666.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,507$476.95$12,407.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,345$328.48$9,956.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,952$328.48$7,430.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,273$328.48$9,047.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,411$328.48$11,476.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,759$328.48$13,975.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,014$328.48$16,056.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,047$328.48$18,854.68
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

ZIP codes (17)

20701 20715 20724 20755 20763 20794 21054 21061 21075 21076 21077 21090 21108 21113 21114 21144 21240

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