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2026 · DC053 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Washington, DC Metro Area BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,132 a month with dependents and $2,832 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,096$2,409+$174
E-2$3,096$2,409+$174
E-3$3,096$2,409+$174
E-4$3,096$2,409+$174
E-5$3,132$2,832+$180
E-6$3,759$3,057+$300
E-7$3,855$3,099+$276
E-8$3,957$3,261+$255
E-9$4,128$3,447+$252
W-1$3,780$3,096+$300
W-2$3,894$3,258+$264
W-3$4,023$3,471+$237
W-4$4,167$3,777+$252
W-5$4,350$3,876+$282
O-1E$3,870$3,129+$273
O-2E$4,002$3,405+$237
O-3E$4,197$3,753+$261
O-1$3,213$3,054+$195
O-2$3,753$3,126+$300
O-3$4,020$3,531+$237
O-4$4,410$3,855+$288
O-5$4,692$3,909+$333
O-6$4,731$3,999+$333
O-7$4,770$4,071+$336
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (DC053).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,096$476.95$5,980.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,096$476.95$6,587.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,096$476.95$7,055.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,132$476.95$7,718.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,759$476.95$8,995.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,855$476.95$10,166.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,957$476.95$11,245.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$4,128$476.95$13,028.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,894$328.48$10,505.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,213$328.48$7,691.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,753$328.48$9,527.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$4,020$328.48$12,085.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$4,410$328.48$14,626.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,692$328.48$16,734.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,731$328.48$19,538.68
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

  • Alexandria city, VA
  • Arlington County, VA
  • District of Columbia, DC
  • Fairfax County, VA
  • Fairfax city, VA
  • Falls Church city, VA
  • Montgomery County, MD
  • Prince George's County, MD

ZIP codes (559)

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