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2026 · CT049 · Basic Allowance for Housing

New London, CT BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,580 a month with dependents and $2,148 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,412$1,989+$147
E-2$2,412$1,989+$147
E-3$2,412$1,989+$147
E-4$2,412$1,989+$147
E-5$2,580$2,148+$171
E-6$3,072$2,304+$228
E-7$3,159$2,418+$213
E-8$3,249$2,682+$198
E-9$3,405$2,826+$192
W-1$3,093$2,367+$228
W-2$3,195$2,679+$204
W-3$3,309$2,844+$186
W-4$3,441$3,087+$189
W-5$3,603$3,177+$195
O-1E$3,174$2,577+$213
O-2E$3,291$2,796+$186
O-3E$3,465$3,066+$192
O-1$2,646$2,241+$180
O-2$3,069$2,529+$228
O-3$3,306$2,892+$186
O-4$3,654$3,156+$192
O-5$3,906$3,204+$204
O-6$3,939$3,288+$204
O-7$3,966$3,345+$201
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CT049).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,412$476.95$5,296.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,412$476.95$5,903.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,412$476.95$6,371.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,580$476.95$7,166.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,072$476.95$8,308.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,159$476.95$9,470.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,249$476.95$10,537.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,405$476.95$12,305.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,195$328.48$9,806.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,646$328.48$7,124.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,069$328.48$8,843.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,306$328.48$11,371.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,654$328.48$13,870.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,906$328.48$15,948.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,939$328.48$18,746.68
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

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