2026 · WI317 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Milwaukee, WI BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,607 a month with dependents and $1,965 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (WI317).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$2,367	$1,776	+$189
E-2	$2,367	$1,776	+$189
E-3	$2,367	$1,776	+$189
E-4	$2,367	$1,776	+$189
E-5	$2,607	$1,965	+$270
E-6	$2,700	$2,148	+$24
E-7	$2,874	$2,376	+$114
E-8	$3,072	$2,631	+$219
E-9	$3,300	$2,646	+$276
W-1	$2,715	$2,292	+$21
W-2	$2,955	$2,628	+$156
W-3	$3,198	$2,652	+$285
W-4	$3,336	$2,733	+$267
W-5	$3,507	$2,919	+$246
O-1E	$2,910	$2,604	+$138
O-2E	$3,162	$2,640	+$264
O-3E	$3,363	$2,685	+$267
O-1	$2,625	$2,124	+$240
O-2	$2,697	$2,529	+$24
O-3	$3,189	$2,658	+$279
O-4	$3,564	$2,883	+$237
O-5	$3,831	$2,994	+$210
O-6	$3,861	$3,177	+$207
O-7	$3,888	$3,231	+$204

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here

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.
Rank	Years	Basic pay	BAH	BAS	Total a month
E-1	under 2	$2,407.20	$2,367	$476.95	$5,251.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$2,367	$476.95	$5,858.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$2,367	$476.95	$6,326.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$2,607	$476.95	$7,193.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$2,700	$476.95	$7,936.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$2,874	$476.95	$9,185.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$3,072	$476.95	$10,360.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$3,300	$476.95	$12,200.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$2,955	$328.48	$9,566.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$2,625	$328.48	$7,103.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$2,697	$328.48	$8,471.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$3,189	$328.48	$11,254.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$3,564	$328.48	$13,780.78
O-5	over 18	$11,713.80	$3,831	$328.48	$15,873.28
O-6	over 24	$14,479.20	$3,861	$328.48	$18,668.68

02 · Where this rate applies

Counties

Milwaukee County, WI
Racine County, WI
Waukesha County, WI

ZIP codes (93)

53005 53007 53008 53018 53029 53045 53046 53051 53052 53056 53058 53064 53066 53069 53072 53089 53103 53105 53108 53110 53118 53119 53122 53126 53127 53129 53130 53132 53138 53139 53146 53149 53150 53151 53153 53154 53167 53172 53177 53182 53183 53185 53186 53187 53188 53189 53201 53202 53203 53204 53205 53206 53207 53208 53209 53210 53211 53212 53213 53214 53215 53216 53217 53218 53219 53220 53221 53222 53223 53224 53225 53226 53227 53228 53233 53234 53235 53237 53259 53263 53274 53278 53288 53290 53293 53295 53401 53402 53403 53404 53405 53406 53408

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