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2026 · WV322 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Huntington, WV BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,533 a month with dependents and $1,188 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,404$1,053+$48
E-2$1,404$1,053+$48
E-3$1,404$1,053+$48
E-4$1,404$1,053+$48
E-5$1,533$1,188+$63
E-6$1,779$1,332+$75
E-7$1,827$1,404+$81
E-8$1,881$1,587+$87
E-9$1,959$1,653+$84
W-1$1,797$1,371+$78
W-2$1,848$1,584+$81
W-3$1,920$1,662+$90
W-4$1,977$1,785+$81
W-5$2,055$1,839+$72
O-1E$1,833$1,530+$84
O-2E$1,905$1,638+$84
O-3E$1,989$1,770+$81
O-1$1,569$1,269+$63
O-2$1,776$1,494+$75
O-3$1,917$1,686+$90
O-4$2,073$1,821+$63
O-5$2,190$1,848+$54
O-6$2,205$1,896+$54
O-7$2,217$1,923+$51
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (WV322).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,404$476.95$4,288.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,404$476.95$4,895.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,404$476.95$5,363.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,533$476.95$6,119.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,779$476.95$7,015.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,827$476.95$8,138.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,881$476.95$9,169.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$1,959$476.95$10,859.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,848$328.48$8,459.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,569$328.48$6,047.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,776$328.48$7,550.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$1,917$328.48$9,982.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,073$328.48$12,289.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,190$328.48$14,232.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,205$328.48$17,012.68
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