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2026 · NH194 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Portsmouth, Nh/Kittery, ME BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,321 a month with dependents and $2,700 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,099$2,367+$147
E-2$3,099$2,367+$147
E-3$3,099$2,367+$147
E-4$3,099$2,367+$147
E-5$3,321$2,700+$153
E-6$3,690$2,901+$141
E-7$3,975$3,108+$162
E-8$4,278$3,399+$183
E-9$4,617$3,504+$186
W-1$3,717$3,033+$144
W-2$4,098$3,396+$168
W-3$4,476$3,519+$198
W-4$4,668$3,756+$174
W-5$4,905$4,044+$153
O-1E$4,032$3,318+$168
O-2E$4,419$3,480+$192
O-3E$4,704$3,684+$174
O-1$3,372$2,877+$150
O-2$3,687$3,249+$141
O-3$4,461$3,555+$195
O-4$4,983$3,993+$141
O-5$5,355$4,167+$108
O-6$5,400$4,455+$105
O-7$5,445$4,536+$102
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NH194).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,099$476.95$5,983.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,099$476.95$6,590.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,099$476.95$7,058.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,321$476.95$7,907.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,690$476.95$8,926.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,975$476.95$10,286.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$4,278$476.95$11,566.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$4,617$476.95$13,517.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$4,098$328.48$10,709.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,372$328.48$7,850.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,687$328.48$9,461.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$4,461$328.48$12,526.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$4,983$328.48$15,199.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$5,355$328.48$17,397.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$5,400$328.48$20,207.68
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