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2026 · MO163 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Fort Leonard Wood, MO BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,479 a month with dependents and $1,290 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,386$1,287+$162
E-2$1,386$1,287+$162
E-3$1,386$1,287+$162
E-4$1,386$1,287+$162
E-5$1,479$1,290+$168
E-6$1,722$1,296+$180
E-7$1,833$1,386+$186
E-8$1,956$1,533+$198
E-9$2,064$1,596+$192
W-1$1,740$1,368+$183
W-2$1,884$1,530+$192
W-3$2,034$1,608+$201
W-4$2,073$1,743+$183
W-5$2,130$1,860+$165
O-1E$1,854$1,476+$192
O-2E$2,010$1,581+$198
O-3E$2,085$1,713+$186
O-1$1,515$1,293+$171
O-2$1,719$1,452+$180
O-3$2,028$1,629+$198
O-4$2,142$1,833+$156
O-5$2,223$1,899+$132
O-6$2,238$2,013+$129
O-7$2,250$2,043+$126
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (MO163).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,386$476.95$4,270.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,386$476.95$4,877.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,386$476.95$5,345.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,479$476.95$6,065.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,722$476.95$6,958.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,833$476.95$8,144.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,956$476.95$9,244.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,064$476.95$10,964.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,884$328.48$8,495.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,515$328.48$5,993.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,719$328.48$7,493.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,028$328.48$10,093.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,142$328.48$12,358.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,223$328.48$14,265.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,238$328.48$17,045.68
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