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2026 · ID086 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Mountain Home AFB, ID BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,605 a month with dependents and $1,524 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,563$1,521−$30
E-2$1,563$1,521−$30
E-3$1,563$1,521−$30
E-4$1,563$1,521−$30
E-5$1,605$1,524−$69
E-6$2,187$1,641−$111
E-7$2,238$1,680−$84
E-8$2,292$1,725−$39
E-9$2,418$1,899−$6
W-1$2,208$1,656−$111
W-2$2,259$1,722−$69
W-3$2,328$1,920−$12
W-4$2,451$2,196−$15
W-5$2,610$2,250−$27
O-1E$2,244$1,686−$81
O-2E$2,316$1,860−$18
O-3E$2,478$2,181−$12
O-1$1,680$1,527−$72
O-2$2,181$1,683−$111
O-3$2,325$1,977−$12
O-4$2,658$2,232−$39
O-5$2,901$2,259−$63
O-6$2,925$2,304−$66
O-7$2,943$2,343−$69
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ID086).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,563$476.95$4,447.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,563$476.95$5,054.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,563$476.95$5,522.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,605$476.95$6,191.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,187$476.95$7,423.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,238$476.95$8,549.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,292$476.95$9,580.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,418$476.95$11,318.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,259$328.48$8,870.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,680$328.48$6,158.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,181$328.48$7,955.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,325$328.48$10,390.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,658$328.48$12,874.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,901$328.48$14,943.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,925$328.48$17,732.68
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

Counties

  • Elmore County, ID

ZIP codes (6)

83623 83627 83633 83647 83648 83716

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas