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2026 · UT292 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Salt Lake City, UT BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,130 a month with dependents and $1,671 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,944$1,536−$30
E-2$1,944$1,536−$30
E-3$1,944$1,536−$30
E-4$1,944$1,536−$30
E-5$2,130$1,671−$27
E-6$2,358$1,773+$3
E-7$2,496$1,950−$12
E-8$2,649$2,181−$27
E-9$2,802$2,241−$27
W-1$2,376$1,887+$3
W-2$2,559$2,178−$21
W-3$2,748$2,250−$39
W-4$2,823$2,385−$24
W-5$2,922$2,529−$3
O-1E$2,523$2,127−$12
O-2E$2,718$2,226−$39
O-3E$2,838$2,349−$21
O-1$2,166$1,752−$21
O-2$2,355$2,070+$3
O-3$2,742$2,271−$39
O-4$2,946$2,502−$3
O-5$3,096$2,586+$36
O-6$3,120$2,727+$33
O-7$3,141$2,772+$30
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (UT292).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,944$476.95$4,828.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,944$476.95$5,435.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,944$476.95$5,903.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,130$476.95$6,716.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,358$476.95$7,594.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,496$476.95$8,807.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,649$476.95$9,937.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,802$476.95$11,702.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,559$328.48$9,170.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,166$328.48$6,644.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,355$328.48$8,129.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,742$328.48$10,807.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,946$328.48$13,162.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,096$328.48$15,138.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,120$328.48$17,927.68
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

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