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2026 · FL059 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Patrick Sfb, FL BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,502 a month with dependents and $2,037 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,325$1,845+$72
E-2$2,325$1,845+$72
E-3$2,325$1,845+$72
E-4$2,325$1,845+$72
E-5$2,502$2,037+$84
E-6$2,883$2,163+$210
E-7$2,907$2,331+$210
E-8$2,916$2,583+$195
E-9$2,955$2,691+$162
W-1$2,904$2,274+$213
W-2$2,913$2,580+$207
W-3$2,925$2,706+$183
W-4$2,976$2,880+$159
W-5$3,081$2,889+$168
O-1E$2,910$2,499+$210
O-2E$2,919$2,667+$186
O-3E$2,991$2,877+$162
O-1$2,553$2,148+$96
O-2$2,880$2,445+$210
O-3$2,922$2,742+$183
O-4$3,108$2,883+$165
O-5$3,267$2,892+$177
O-6$3,294$2,895+$177
O-7$3,315$2,922+$174
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (FL059).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,325$476.95$5,209.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,325$476.95$5,816.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,325$476.95$6,284.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,502$476.95$7,088.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,883$476.95$8,119.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,907$476.95$9,218.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,916$476.95$10,204.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,955$476.95$11,855.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,913$328.48$9,524.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,553$328.48$7,031.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,880$328.48$8,654.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,922$328.48$10,987.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,108$328.48$13,324.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,267$328.48$15,309.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,294$328.48$18,101.68
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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