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2026 · NJ200 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,549 a month with dependents and $2,940 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,357$2,523+$126
E-2$3,357$2,523+$126
E-3$3,357$2,523+$126
E-4$3,357$2,523+$126
E-5$3,549$2,940+$183
E-6$4,080$3,180+$300
E-7$4,173$3,363+$267
E-8$4,272$3,657+$237
E-9$4,437$3,816+$195
W-1$4,101$3,300+$297
W-2$4,212$3,654+$252
W-3$4,335$3,834+$216
W-4$4,476$4,098+$186
W-5$4,653$4,194+$156
O-1E$4,188$3,546+$264
O-2E$4,314$3,780+$216
O-3E$4,503$4,074+$183
O-1$3,618$3,159+$195
O-2$4,077$3,486+$300
O-3$4,332$3,888+$216
O-4$4,710$4,173+$141
O-5$4,986$4,224+$93
O-6$5,028$4,314+$90
O-7$5,067$4,392+$87
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NJ200).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,357$476.95$6,241.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,357$476.95$6,848.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,357$476.95$7,316.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,549$476.95$8,135.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$4,080$476.95$9,316.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$4,173$476.95$10,484.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$4,272$476.95$11,560.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$4,437$476.95$13,337.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$4,212$328.48$10,823.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,618$328.48$8,096.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$4,077$328.48$9,851.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$4,332$328.48$12,397.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$4,710$328.48$14,926.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,986$328.48$17,028.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$5,028$328.48$19,835.68
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