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2026 · AK400 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Ketchikan, AK BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,868 a month with dependents and $2,151 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,646$1,986+$315
E-2$2,646$1,986+$315
E-3$2,646$1,986+$315
E-4$2,646$1,986+$315
E-5$2,868$2,151+$219
E-6$2,886$2,163+$219
E-7$3,027$2,382+$234
E-8$3,213$2,682+$258
E-9$3,441$2,739+$303
W-1$2,889$2,289+$219
W-2$3,102$2,679+$243
W-3$3,336$2,751+$273
W-4$3,480$2,892+$309
W-5$3,660$3,069+$357
O-1E$3,060$2,631+$243
O-2E$3,300$2,727+$267
O-3E$3,510$2,847+$321
O-1$2,880$2,160+$219
O-2$2,883$2,550+$219
O-3$3,327$2,772+$270
O-4$3,720$3,036+$375
O-5$4,002$3,141+$459
O-6$4,035$3,315+$459
O-7$4,065$3,372+$462
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (AK400).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,646$476.95$5,530.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,646$476.95$6,137.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,646$476.95$6,605.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,868$476.95$7,454.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,886$476.95$8,122.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,027$476.95$9,338.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,213$476.95$10,501.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,441$476.95$12,341.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,102$328.48$9,713.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,880$328.48$7,358.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,883$328.48$8,657.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,327$328.48$11,392.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,720$328.48$13,936.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,002$328.48$16,044.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,035$328.48$18,842.68
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