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2026 · ZZ630 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 630, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,425 a month with dependents and $1,155 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$1,320$1,065same
E-2$1,320$1,065same
E-3$1,320$1,065same
E-4$1,320$1,065same
E-5$1,425$1,155+$3
E-6$1,725$1,293+$15
E-7$1,794$1,347+$15
E-8$1,869$1,491+$18
E-9$1,983$1,572+$15
W-1$1,746$1,311+$18
W-2$1,827$1,488+$18
W-3$1,920$1,587+$18
W-4$2,004$1,737+$9
W-5$2,112$1,812+$3
O-1E$1,806$1,422+$18
O-2E$1,905$1,554+$15
O-3E$2,022$1,719+$12
O-1$1,470$1,215+$6
O-2$1,722$1,395+$15
O-3$1,917$1,614+$18
O-4$2,145$1,791same
O-5$2,310$1,830−$6
O-6$2,325$1,899−$9
O-7$2,340$1,929−$12
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ630).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,320$476.95$4,204.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,320$476.95$4,811.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,320$476.95$5,279.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,425$476.95$6,011.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,725$476.95$6,961.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,794$476.95$8,105.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,869$476.95$9,157.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$1,983$476.95$10,883.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,827$328.48$8,438.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,470$328.48$5,948.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,722$328.48$7,496.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$1,917$328.48$9,982.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,145$328.48$12,361.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,310$328.48$14,352.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,325$328.48$17,132.68
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