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2026 · LA117 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,845 a month with dependents and $1,452 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,701$1,281+$156
E-2$1,701$1,281+$156
E-3$1,701$1,281+$156
E-4$1,701$1,281+$156
E-5$1,845$1,452+$171
E-6$2,028$1,566+$108
E-7$2,112$1,704+$135
E-8$2,208$1,887+$171
E-9$2,352$1,932+$189
W-1$2,043$1,662+$105
W-2$2,151$1,884+$147
W-3$2,271$1,941+$189
W-4$2,382$2,040+$183
W-5$2,520$2,133+$177
O-1E$2,127$1,842+$144
O-2E$2,250$1,920+$180
O-3E$2,403$2,016+$186
O-1$1,875$1,551+$165
O-2$2,025$1,800+$108
O-3$2,268$1,956+$189
O-4$2,562$2,112+$171
O-5$2,778$2,163+$168
O-6$2,799$2,247+$168
O-7$2,817$2,283+$165
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (LA117).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,701$476.95$4,585.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,701$476.95$5,192.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,701$476.95$5,660.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,845$476.95$6,431.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,028$476.95$7,264.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,112$476.95$8,423.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,208$476.95$9,496.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,352$476.95$11,252.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,151$328.48$8,762.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,875$328.48$6,353.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,025$328.48$7,799.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,268$328.48$10,333.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,562$328.48$12,778.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,778$328.48$14,820.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,799$328.48$17,606.68
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

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas