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2026 · NY218 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Long Island, NY BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $4,425 a month with dependents and $3,600 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$4,122$3,189+$189
E-2$4,122$3,189+$189
E-3$4,122$3,189+$189
E-4$4,122$3,189+$189
E-5$4,425$3,600+$183
E-6$4,773$3,852+$222
E-7$4,878$4,134+$234
E-8$4,992$4,500+$246
E-9$5,187$4,596+$255
W-1$4,791$4,023+$222
W-2$4,923$4,497+$237
W-3$5,064$4,611+$252
W-4$5,229$4,791+$249
W-5$5,436$4,902+$252
O-1E$4,896$4,422+$237
O-2E$5,043$4,575+$249
O-3E$5,262$4,764+$252
O-1$4,473$3,816+$186
O-2$4,770$4,326+$222
O-3$5,061$4,644+$252
O-4$5,502$4,878+$249
O-5$5,823$4,938+$255
O-6$5,874$5,043+$252
O-7$5,922$5,136+$252
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NY218).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$4,122$476.95$7,006.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$4,122$476.95$7,613.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$4,122$476.95$8,081.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$4,425$476.95$9,011.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$4,773$476.95$10,009.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$4,878$476.95$11,189.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$4,992$476.95$12,280.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$5,187$476.95$14,087.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$4,923$328.48$11,534.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$4,473$328.48$8,951.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$4,770$328.48$10,544.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$5,061$328.48$13,126.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$5,502$328.48$15,718.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$5,823$328.48$17,865.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$5,874$328.48$20,681.68
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