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2026 · ZZ760 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 760, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,686 a month with dependents and $1,368 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$1,566$1,248−$54
E-2$1,566$1,248−$54
E-3$1,566$1,248−$54
E-4$1,566$1,248−$54
E-5$1,686$1,368−$51
E-6$1,995$1,494−$42
E-7$2,070$1,566−$42
E-8$2,151$1,752−$39
E-9$2,274$1,836−$42
W-1$2,013$1,536−$42
W-2$2,103$1,749−$42
W-3$2,208$1,851−$36
W-4$2,301$2,007−$45
W-5$2,421$2,088−$51
O-1E$2,082$1,683−$39
O-2E$2,190$1,818−$42
O-3E$2,319$1,986−$45
O-1$1,728$1,443−$54
O-2$1,992$1,650−$42
O-3$2,205$1,878−$36
O-4$2,457$2,067−$57
O-5$2,643$2,109−$63
O-6$2,661$2,184−$66
O-7$2,679$2,220−$69
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ760).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,566$476.95$4,450.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,566$476.95$5,057.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,566$476.95$5,525.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,686$476.95$6,272.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,995$476.95$7,231.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,070$476.95$8,381.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,151$476.95$9,439.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,274$476.95$11,174.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,103$328.48$8,714.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,728$328.48$6,206.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,992$328.48$7,766.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,205$328.48$10,270.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,457$328.48$12,673.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,643$328.48$14,685.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,661$328.48$17,468.68
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