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2026 · LA116 · Basic Allowance for Housing

New Orleans, LA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,905 a month with dependents and $1,581 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,779$1,473+$54
E-2$1,779$1,473+$54
E-3$1,779$1,473+$54
E-4$1,779$1,473+$54
E-5$1,905$1,581+$51
E-6$2,373$1,779+$72
E-7$2,439$1,830+$72
E-8$2,508$2,004+$75
E-9$2,634$2,139+$66
W-1$2,394$1,797+$72
W-2$2,466$2,001+$72
W-3$2,556$2,157+$75
W-4$2,664$2,385+$60
W-5$2,805$2,454+$48
O-1E$2,448$1,902+$75
O-2E$2,541$2,109+$72
O-3E$2,688$2,367+$63
O-1$1,968$1,650+$54
O-2$2,370$1,866+$72
O-3$2,553$2,202+$75
O-4$2,847$2,436+$39
O-5$3,060$2,472+$18
O-6$3,084$2,532+$15
O-7$3,105$2,574+$12
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (LA116).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,779$476.95$4,663.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,779$476.95$5,270.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,779$476.95$5,738.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,905$476.95$6,491.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,373$476.95$7,609.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,439$476.95$8,750.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,508$476.95$9,796.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,634$476.95$11,534.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,466$328.48$9,077.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,968$328.48$6,446.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,370$328.48$8,144.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,553$328.48$10,618.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,847$328.48$13,063.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,060$328.48$15,102.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,084$328.48$17,891.68
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

  • Hancock County, MS
  • Jefferson Parish, LA
  • Orleans Parish, LA
  • Plaquemines Parish, LA
  • St. Bernard Parish, LA
  • St. Tammany Parish, LA

ZIP codes (131)

39520 39522 39529 39572 39576 70001 70002 70003 70004 70005 70006 70009 70010 70011 70032 70033 70036 70037 70038 70040 70041 70043 70044 70050 70053 70054 70055 70056 70058 70059 70060 70062 70063 70064 70065 70067 70072 70073 70075 70081 70082 70083 70085 70091 70092 70093 70094 70096 70097 70112 70113 70114 70115 70116 70117 70118 70119 70121 70122 70123 70124 70125 70126 70127 70128 70129 70130 70131 70139 70141 70142 70143 70145 70146 70148 70150 70151 70152 70153 70154 70156 70157 70158 70159 70160 70161 70162 70163 70164 70165 70166 70167 70170 70172 70174 70175 70176 70177 70178 70179 70181 70182 70183 70184 70185 70186 70187 70189 70190 70195 70358 70420 70431 70433 70434 70435 70437 70445 70447 70448 70452 70457 70458 70459 70460 70461 70463 70464 70469 70470 70471

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