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2026 · PA250 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Pittsburgh, PA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,283 a month with dependents and $1,725 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,067$1,551+$81
E-2$2,067$1,551+$81
E-3$2,067$1,551+$81
E-4$2,067$1,551+$81
E-5$2,283$1,725+$99
E-6$2,604$1,953+$24
E-7$2,628$2,076+$27
E-8$2,637$2,352+$27
E-9$2,742$2,442+$48
W-1$2,625$2,001+$27
W-2$2,634$2,349+$27
W-3$2,646$2,454+$27
W-4$2,790$2,601+$54
W-5$3,003$2,610+$87
O-1E$2,631$2,280+$27
O-2E$2,640$2,421+$27
O-3E$2,823$2,598+$63
O-1$2,328$1,848+$90
O-2$2,601$2,214+$24
O-3$2,643$2,484+$27
O-4$3,075$2,604+$99
O-5$3,408$2,613+$156
O-6$3,435$2,616+$153
O-7$3,459$2,637+$153
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (PA250).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,067$476.95$4,951.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,067$476.95$5,558.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,067$476.95$6,026.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,283$476.95$6,869.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,604$476.95$7,840.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,628$476.95$8,939.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,637$476.95$9,925.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,742$476.95$11,642.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,634$328.48$9,245.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,328$328.48$6,806.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,601$328.48$8,375.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,643$328.48$10,708.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,075$328.48$13,291.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,408$328.48$15,450.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,435$328.48$18,242.68
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