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2026 · ZZ670 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 670, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,461 a month with dependents and $1,185 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$1,356$1,089same
E-2$1,356$1,089same
E-3$1,356$1,089same
E-4$1,356$1,089same
E-5$1,461$1,185+$3
E-6$1,764$1,320+$18
E-7$1,833$1,374+$15
E-8$1,908$1,527+$18
E-9$2,022$1,611+$15
W-1$1,782$1,338+$18
W-2$1,863$1,524+$15
W-3$1,962$1,623+$18
W-4$2,046$1,773+$12
W-5$2,157$1,848+$6
O-1E$1,845$1,458+$21
O-2E$1,944$1,590+$15
O-3E$2,064$1,755+$15
O-1$1,506$1,245+$6
O-2$1,761$1,431+$18
O-3$1,959$1,650+$18
O-4$2,187$1,830same
O-5$2,355$1,869−$6
O-6$2,373$1,938−$6
O-7$2,385$1,968−$12
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ670).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,356$476.95$4,240.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,356$476.95$4,847.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,356$476.95$5,315.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,461$476.95$6,047.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,764$476.95$7,000.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,833$476.95$8,144.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,908$476.95$9,196.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,022$476.95$10,922.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,863$328.48$8,474.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,506$328.48$5,984.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,761$328.48$7,535.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$1,959$328.48$10,024.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,187$328.48$12,403.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,355$328.48$14,397.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,373$328.48$17,180.68
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