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2026 · ZZ810 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 810, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,064 a month with dependents and $1,683 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$1,923$1,518+$138
E-2$1,923$1,518+$138
E-3$1,923$1,518+$138
E-4$1,923$1,518+$138
E-5$2,064$1,683+$150
E-6$2,388$1,794+$171
E-7$2,472$1,926+$177
E-8$2,565$2,133+$189
E-9$2,706$2,223+$195
W-1$2,406$1,887+$171
W-2$2,511$2,130+$180
W-3$2,625$2,238+$192
W-4$2,736$2,403+$195
W-5$2,874$2,493+$198
O-1E$2,487$2,061+$183
O-2E$2,607$2,202+$189
O-3E$2,757$2,379+$198
O-1$2,109$1,779+$153
O-2$2,385$2,022+$171
O-3$2,622$2,268+$192
O-4$2,916$2,472+$198
O-5$3,129$2,520+$207
O-6$3,153$2,604+$207
O-7$3,174$2,646+$207
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ810).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,923$476.95$4,807.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,923$476.95$5,414.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,923$476.95$5,882.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,064$476.95$6,650.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,388$476.95$7,624.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,472$476.95$8,783.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,565$476.95$9,853.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,706$476.95$11,606.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,511$328.48$9,122.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,109$328.48$6,587.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,385$328.48$8,159.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,622$328.48$10,687.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,916$328.48$13,132.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,129$328.48$15,171.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,153$328.48$17,960.68
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