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2026 · VA296 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Quantico/Woodbridge, VA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,955 a month with dependents and $2,361 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,730$2,109−$39
E-2$2,730$2,109−$39
E-3$2,730$2,109−$39
E-4$2,730$2,109−$39
E-5$2,955$2,361−$30
E-6$3,174$2,523−$6
E-7$3,228$2,739−$21
E-8$3,288$3,006−$39
E-9$3,444$3,060−$48
W-1$3,192$2,661−$3
W-2$3,252$3,003−$30
W-3$3,330$3,072−$48
W-4$3,489$3,180−$48
W-5$3,687$3,240−$42
O-1E$3,234$2,952−$24
O-2E$3,315$3,048−$51
O-3E$3,519$3,165−$45
O-1$2,991$2,499−$24
O-2$3,171$2,883−$6
O-3$3,327$3,090−$48
O-4$3,753$3,222−$42
O-5$4,065$3,252−$27
O-6$4,098$3,306−$33
O-7$4,128$3,363−$36
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (VA296).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,730$476.95$5,614.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,730$476.95$6,221.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,730$476.95$6,689.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,955$476.95$7,541.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,174$476.95$8,410.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,228$476.95$9,539.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,288$476.95$10,576.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,444$476.95$12,344.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,252$328.48$9,863.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,991$328.48$7,469.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,171$328.48$8,945.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,327$328.48$11,392.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,753$328.48$13,969.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,065$328.48$16,107.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,098$328.48$18,905.68
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