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2026 · CT050 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Hartford, CT BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,901 a month with dependents and $2,274 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,652$2,055+$204
E-2$2,652$2,055+$204
E-3$2,652$2,055+$204
E-4$2,652$2,055+$204
E-5$2,901$2,274+$255
E-6$3,330$2,499+$279
E-7$3,489$2,661+$288
E-8$3,657$2,991+$297
E-9$3,867$3,114+$303
W-1$3,351$2,574+$279
W-2$3,555$2,988+$288
W-3$3,765$3,132+$300
W-4$3,903$3,363+$300
W-5$4,074$3,525+$306
O-1E$3,519$2,898+$291
O-2E$3,735$3,087+$297
O-3E$3,930$3,324+$306
O-1$2,961$2,397+$261
O-2$3,327$2,823+$279
O-3$3,759$3,174+$300
O-4$4,128$3,495+$303
O-5$4,395$3,588+$312
O-6$4,431$3,744+$312
O-7$4,467$3,810+$315
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CT050).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,652$476.95$5,536.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,652$476.95$6,143.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,652$476.95$6,611.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,901$476.95$7,487.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,330$476.95$8,566.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,489$476.95$9,800.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,657$476.95$10,945.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,867$476.95$12,767.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,555$328.48$10,166.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,961$328.48$7,439.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,327$328.48$9,101.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,759$328.48$11,824.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$4,128$328.48$14,344.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,395$328.48$16,437.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,431$328.48$19,238.68
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