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2026 · ZZ860 · Basic Allowance for Housing

BAH for rural county group 860, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,487 a month with dependents and $2,037 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$2,325$1,821+$93
E-2$2,325$1,821+$93
E-3$2,325$1,821+$93
E-4$2,325$1,821+$93
E-5$2,487$2,037+$99
E-6$2,829$2,172+$117
E-7$2,922$2,328+$126
E-8$3,027$2,562+$141
E-9$3,186$2,655+$150
W-1$2,847$2,277+$117
W-2$2,964$2,559+$129
W-3$3,093$2,670+$144
W-4$3,219$2,844+$147
W-5$3,378$2,946+$153
O-1E$2,940$2,484+$132
O-2E$3,072$2,634+$138
O-3E$3,246$2,820+$153
O-1$2,535$2,157+$102
O-2$2,826$2,436+$117
O-3$3,090$2,703+$144
O-4$3,429$2,922+$153
O-5$3,672$2,976+$165
O-6$3,702$3,072+$162
O-7$3,729$3,123+$162
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ZZ860).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,325$476.95$5,209.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,325$476.95$5,816.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,325$476.95$6,284.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,487$476.95$7,073.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,829$476.95$8,065.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,922$476.95$9,233.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,027$476.95$10,315.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,186$476.95$12,086.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,964$328.48$9,575.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,535$328.48$7,013.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,826$328.48$8,600.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,090$328.48$11,155.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,429$328.48$13,645.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,672$328.48$15,714.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,702$328.48$18,509.68
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

Counties in this group (42)

  • Barrow County, GA
  • Bartow County, GA
  • Belknap County, NH
  • Boise County, ID
  • Broadwater County, MT
  • Cannon County, TN
  • Carroll County, GA
  • Carroll County, NH
  • Cherokee County, GA
  • Coweta County, GA
  • Currituck County, NC
  • Dickson County, TN
  • Flathead County, MT
  • Fluvanna County, VA
  • Forsyth County, GA
  • Franklin County, MA
  • Franklin County, NC
  • Gates County, NC
  • Greene County, VA
  • Heard County, GA
  • Isle of Wight County, VA
  • Jasper County, GA
  • Martin County, FL
  • Martin County, TX
  • McHenry County, IL
  • Mendocino County, CA
  • Midland County, TX
  • Missoula County, MT
  • Nelson County, VA
  • Newton County, GA
  • Owyhee County, ID
  • Paulding County, GA
  • Pickens County, GA
  • Pike County, GA
  • Rockdale County, GA
  • Spalding County, GA
  • Sullivan County, NH
  • Sumner County, TN
  • Trousdale County, TN
  • Walton County, GA
  • Will County, IL
  • Wilson County, TN

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