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2026 · NM205 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,590 a month with dependents and $1,197 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,419$1,131+$129
E-2$1,419$1,131+$129
E-3$1,419$1,131+$129
E-4$1,419$1,131+$129
E-5$1,590$1,197+$132
E-6$1,869$1,401+$222
E-7$1,890$1,425+$195
E-8$1,899$1,650+$150
E-9$1,980$1,725+$132
W-1$1,887$1,416+$222
W-2$1,896$1,647+$177
W-3$1,908$1,737+$120
W-4$2,007$1,863+$132
W-5$2,136$1,881+$150
O-1E$1,893$1,587+$192
O-2E$1,902$1,710+$126
O-3E$2,028$1,860+$138
O-1$1,632$1,245+$144
O-2$1,866$1,536+$222
O-3$1,905$1,764+$120
O-4$2,175$1,869+$156
O-5$2,376$1,884+$189
O-6$2,394$1,887+$189
O-7$2,406$1,911+$189
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NM205).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,419$476.95$4,303.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,419$476.95$4,910.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,419$476.95$5,378.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,590$476.95$6,176.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,869$476.95$7,105.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,890$476.95$8,201.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,899$476.95$9,187.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$1,980$476.95$10,880.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,896$328.48$8,507.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,632$328.48$6,110.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,866$328.48$7,640.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$1,905$328.48$9,970.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,175$328.48$12,391.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,376$328.48$14,418.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,394$328.48$17,201.68
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

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