2026 · OR243 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Portland, OR BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,379 a month with dependents and $1,932 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (OR243).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$2,193	$1,821	+$24
E-2	$2,193	$1,821	+$24
E-3	$2,193	$1,821	+$24
E-4	$2,193	$1,821	+$24
E-5	$2,379	$1,932	+$42
E-6	$2,751	$2,064	+$72
E-7	$2,853	$2,199	+$84
E-8	$2,961	$2,460	+$96
E-9	$3,138	$2,565	+$102
W-1	$2,772	$2,139	+$75
W-2	$2,898	$2,457	+$90
W-3	$3,033	$2,580	+$105
W-4	$3,180	$2,772	+$102
W-5	$3,360	$2,877	+$102
O-1E	$2,871	$2,376	+$90
O-2E	$3,012	$2,541	+$102
O-3E	$3,207	$2,745	+$105
O-1	$2,430	$2,004	+$45
O-2	$2,748	$2,322	+$72
O-3	$3,030	$2,616	+$105
O-4	$3,420	$2,853	+$99
O-5	$3,702	$2,913	+$99
O-6	$3,732	$3,012	+$99
O-7	$3,759	$3,063	+$96

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here

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.
Rank	Years	Basic pay	BAH	BAS	Total a month
E-1	under 2	$2,407.20	$2,193	$476.95	$5,077.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$2,193	$476.95	$5,684.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$2,193	$476.95	$6,152.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$2,379	$476.95	$6,965.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$2,751	$476.95	$7,987.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$2,853	$476.95	$9,164.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$2,961	$476.95	$10,249.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$3,138	$476.95	$12,038.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$2,898	$328.48	$9,509.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$2,430	$328.48	$6,908.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$2,748	$328.48	$8,522.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$3,030	$328.48	$11,095.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$3,420	$328.48	$13,636.78
O-5	over 18	$11,713.80	$3,702	$328.48	$15,744.28
O-6	over 24	$14,479.20	$3,732	$328.48	$18,539.68

02 · Where this rate applies

Counties

Clackamas County, OR
Clark County, WA
Multnomah County, OR
Skamania County, WA
Washington County, OR

ZIP codes (135)

97003 97004 97005 97006 97007 97008 97009 97010 97011 97013 97015 97017 97019 97022 97023 97024 97027 97028 97030 97034 97035 97036 97038 97042 97045 97049 97055 97060 97062 97067 97068 97070 97075 97076 97077 97078 97079 97080 97086 97089 97106 97109 97113 97116 97117 97119 97123 97124 97125 97129 97133 97140 97144 97201 97202 97203 97204 97205 97206 97207 97208 97209 97210 97211 97212 97213 97214 97215 97216 97217 97218 97219 97220 97221 97222 97223 97224 97225 97227 97228 97229 97230 97231 97232 97233 97236 97238 97239 97240 97242 97250 97251 97252 97253 97254 97256 97266 97267 97268 97269 97280 97281 97282 97283 97286 97290 97291 97292 97293 97294 97296 97298 98601 98604 98606 98607 98622 98629 98642 98660 98661 98662 98663 98664 98665 98666 98668 98671 98675 98682 98683 98684 98685 98686 98687

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