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2026 · ZZ570 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 570, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,371 a month with dependents and $1,107 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay. This rate covers rural places outside a named housing area with similar housing costs.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,269$1,023−$18
E-2$1,269$1,023−$18
E-3$1,269$1,023−$18
E-4$1,269$1,023−$18
E-5$1,371$1,107−$15
E-6$1,668$1,248−$3
E-7$1,737$1,302−$3
E-8$1,809$1,434−$3
E-9$1,920$1,515−$6
W-1$1,686$1,266−$3
W-2$1,764$1,431−$6
W-3$1,860$1,530−$3
W-4$1,941$1,677−$12
W-5$2,046$1,752−$21
O-1E$1,746$1,368−$3
O-2E$1,842$1,497−$9
O-3E$1,956$1,659−$12
O-1$1,413$1,164−$15
O-2$1,665$1,341−$3
O-3$1,857$1,557−$3
O-4$2,076$1,731−$27
O-5$2,238$1,770−$33
O-6$2,253$1,836−$36
O-7$2,265$1,866−$39
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ570).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,269$476.95$4,153.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,269$476.95$4,760.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,269$476.95$5,228.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,371$476.95$5,957.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,668$476.95$6,904.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,737$476.95$8,048.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,809$476.95$9,097.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$1,920$476.95$10,820.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,764$328.48$8,375.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,413$328.48$5,891.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,665$328.48$7,439.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$1,857$328.48$9,922.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,076$328.48$12,292.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,238$328.48$14,280.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,253$328.48$17,060.68
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

All housing areas