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2026 · LA326 · Basic Allowance for Housing

St Mary And Terrebonne, LA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,620 a month with dependents and $1,356 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$1,527$1,233+$18
E-2$1,527$1,233+$18
E-3$1,527$1,233+$18
E-4$1,527$1,233+$18
E-5$1,620$1,356−$6
E-6$1,650$1,437−$24
E-7$1,776$1,527+$6
E-8$1,920$1,635+$39
E-9$2,103$1,641+$66
W-1$1,665$1,509−$24
W-2$1,836$1,632+$21
W-3$2,013$1,644+$60
W-4$2,133$1,671+$60
W-5$2,286$1,809+$66
O-1E$1,803$1,617+$18
O-2E$1,986$1,638+$51
O-3E$2,157$1,650+$63
O-1$1,635$1,431−$6
O-2$1,647$1,593−$24
O-3$2,007$1,647+$57
O-4$2,331$1,779+$63
O-5$2,565$1,923+$72
O-6$2,583$1,992+$69
O-7$2,598$2,022+$66
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (LA326).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$1,527$476.95$4,411.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$1,527$476.95$5,018.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$1,527$476.95$5,486.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$1,620$476.95$6,206.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$1,650$476.95$6,886.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$1,776$476.95$8,087.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$1,920$476.95$9,208.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,103$476.95$11,003.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$1,836$328.48$8,447.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$1,635$328.48$6,113.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$1,647$328.48$7,421.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,007$328.48$10,072.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$2,331$328.48$12,547.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$2,565$328.48$14,607.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$2,583$328.48$17,390.68
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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