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2026 · GA074 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,133 a month with dependents and $1,806 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,016$1,656+$3
E-2$2,016$1,656+$3
E-3$2,016$1,656+$3
E-4$2,016$1,656+$3
E-5$2,133$1,806+$66
E-6$2,157$1,905−$45
E-7$2,250$2,019+$12
E-8$2,352$2,145+$72
E-9$2,499$2,151+$111
W-1$2,172$1,989−$45
W-2$2,292$2,142+$36
W-3$2,421$2,154+$111
W-4$2,529$2,169+$108
W-5$2,664$2,271+$105
O-1E$2,265$2,130+$24
O-2E$2,400$2,148+$99
O-3E$2,550$2,160+$111
O-1$2,145$1,896+$54
O-2$2,154$2,097−$45
O-3$2,418$2,157+$111
O-4$2,706$2,247+$102
O-5$2,916$2,304+$102
O-6$2,937$2,400+$99
O-7$2,955$2,439+$96
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (GA074).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,016$476.95$4,900.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,016$476.95$5,507.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,016$476.95$5,975.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,133$476.95$6,719.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,157$476.95$7,393.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,250$476.95$8,561.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,352$476.95$9,640.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,499$476.95$11,399.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,292$328.48$8,903.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,145$328.48$6,623.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,154$328.48$7,928.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,418$328.48$10,483.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,706$328.48$12,922.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,916$328.48$14,958.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,937$328.48$17,744.68
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