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2026 · NY219 · Basic Allowance for Housing

New York City, NY BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $5,070 a month with dependents and $4,980 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$5,067$4,833−$3
E-2$5,067$4,833−$3
E-3$5,067$4,833−$3
E-4$5,067$4,833−$3
E-5$5,070$4,980−$3
E-6$5,097$5,070−$3
E-7$5,238$5,088+$75
E-8$5,418$5,100+$165
E-9$5,790$5,106+$261
W-1$5,100$5,085−$3
W-2$5,313$5,097+$114
W-3$5,535$5,109+$222
W-4$5,883$5,118+$270
W-5$6,306$5,280+$333
O-1E$5,271$5,094+$96
O-2E$5,502$5,103+$204
O-3E$5,949$5,115+$285
O-1$5,073$5,067−$3
O-2$5,094$5,091−$3
O-3$5,529$5,112+$219
O-4$6,459$5,247+$357
O-5$7,128$5,346+$459
O-6$7,194$5,514+$462
O-7$7,254$5,616+$462
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NY219).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$5,067$476.95$7,951.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$5,067$476.95$8,558.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$5,067$476.95$9,026.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$5,070$476.95$9,656.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$5,097$476.95$10,333.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$5,238$476.95$11,549.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$5,418$476.95$12,706.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$5,790$476.95$14,690.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$5,313$328.48$11,924.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$5,073$328.48$9,551.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$5,094$328.48$10,868.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$5,529$328.48$13,594.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$6,459$328.48$16,675.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$7,128$328.48$19,170.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$7,194$328.48$22,001.68
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