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E-3 BAH Rates 2026 by Location
Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-3 in all 299 military housing areas — official DoD rates for 2026.
Median, with dependents
$1,947
Median, without dependents
$1,557
Range, with dependents
$1,134 – $5,067
Highest E-3 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents New York City, NY $5,067 $4,833 San Francisco, CA $4,764 $3,573 Santa Clara County, CA $4,356 $3,318 Boston, MA $4,344 $3,258 Northern New Jersey, NJ $4,275 $3,207 Nantucket, MA $4,218 $3,231 Westchester County, NY $4,182 $3,138 Long Island, NY $4,122 $3,189 Hanscom AFB, MA $3,984 $3,012 Maui County, HI $3,819 $2,865
Lowest E-3 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Youngstown, OH $1,134 $933 Monroe, LA $1,143 $921 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,155 $1,008 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,173 $879 Altus AFB, OK $1,173 $948 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,176 $1,065 Meridian, MS $1,194 $1,032 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,203 $969 Fort Polk, LA $1,206 $1,026 Alexandria, LA $1,254 $1,089
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All 299 housing areas, E-3
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD $2,268 $1,875 Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX $1,761 $1,380 Akron, OH $1,536 $1,197 Albany, GA $1,326 $1,197 Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM $1,992 $1,557 Alexandria, LA $1,254 $1,089 Allentown/Bethlehem, PA $2,259 $1,749 Altus AFB, OK $1,173 $948 Anchorage, AK $2,277 $1,707 Ann Arbor, MI $2,292 $1,719 Annapolis, MD $2,757 $2,280 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,176 $1,065 Asheville, NC $2,052 $1,575 Astoria, OR $1,914 $1,623 Atlanta, GA $2,259 $1,752 Atlantic City, NJ $2,559 $2,004 Auburn, AL $1,617 $1,407 Austin, TX $2,046 $1,536 Ballston Spa/Albany, NY $2,388 $1,974 Baltimore, MD $2,409 $1,857 Bangor, ME $1,728 $1,296 Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA $1,890 $1,557 Baton Rouge, LA $1,761 $1,410 Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI $1,698 $1,275 Beale AFB, CA $2,733 $2,133 Beaufort/Parris Island, SC $2,319 $1,875 Beaumont, TX $1,488 $1,251 Birmingham, AL $2,223 $1,668 Bismarck, ND $1,500 $1,125 Bloomington, IN $1,755 $1,317 Boise, ID $1,842 $1,575 Boston, MA $4,344 $3,258 Boulder, CO $2,565 $1,995 Bremerton, WA $2,265 $1,974 Bridgeport, CA $2,082 $1,683 Brownsville, TX $1,413 $1,125 Brunswick, ME $2,124 $1,632 Buffalo, NY $2,055 $1,623 Burlington, VT $2,847 $2,166 Camp Lejeune, NC $1,578 $1,323 Camp Pendleton, CA $3,627 $2,739 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,260 $1,050 Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA $3,696 $2,949 Cape May, NJ $2,523 $1,968 Carlisle Barracks, PA $1,902 $1,431 Champaign/Urbana, IL $1,467 $1,230 Charleston, SC $2,220 $1,755 Charleston, WV $1,308 $1,056 Charlotte, NC $2,004 $1,518 Charlottesville, VA $2,259 $1,845 Chattanooga, TN $1,863 $1,446 Cheyenne, WY $1,539 $1,161 Chicago, IL $3,174 $2,415 China Lake, CA $1,524 $1,344 Cincinnati, OH $2,031 $1,524 Cleveland, OH $1,791 $1,344 Coastal Maine, ME $2,052 $1,539 College Station, TX $1,662 $1,356 Colorado Springs, CO $2,160 $1,689 Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC $1,812 $1,479 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO $1,284 $1,134 Columbus AFB, MS $1,302 $1,098 Columbus, OH $1,782 $1,422 Coos Bay, OR $1,635 $1,341 Corpus Christi, TX $1,644 $1,278 Corvallis, OR $2,139 $1,605 Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill $2,307 $2,013 Dahlonega, GA $2,130 $1,746 Dallas, TX $2,220 $1,665 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ $1,695 $1,272 Denver, CO $2,556 $1,938 Des Moines, IA $1,593 $1,284 Detroit, MI $2,034 $1,527 Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE $2,160 $1,782 Duluth, MN $1,917 $1,455 Durham/Chapel Hill, NC $1,995 $1,602 Eastern Panhandle, WV $1,899 $1,587 Eastern Shore, MD $1,989 $1,602 Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA $2,475 $1,887 Eglin AFB, FL $2,340 $2,007 El Centro, CA $1,905 $1,500 El Paso, TX $1,665 $1,302 Elizabeth City, NC $2,304 $1,770 Erie, PA $1,452 $1,143 Essex Co, MA $3,282 $2,589 Eugene, OR $2,046 $1,701 Everett, WA $2,568 $2,085 Fairbanks, AK $2,106 $1,581 Fallon NAS, NV $1,578 $1,287 Fargo, ND $1,521 $1,206 Fayetteville, AR $1,662 $1,263 Fitchburg, MA $3,024 $2,415 Florida Keys, FL $3,813 $3,084 Fort Benning, GA $1,635 $1,362 Fort Bragg/Pope, NC $1,722 $1,341 Fort Campbell, KY $1,743 $1,470 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,173 $879 Fort Collins, CO $2,061 $1,764 Fort Detrick, MD $2,466 $2,016 Fort Drum/Watertown, NY $1,569 $1,356 Fort G. G. Meade, MD $2,739 $2,178 Fort Gordon, AL $1,809 $1,506 Fort Hood, TX $1,662 $1,374 Fort Huachuca, AZ $1,569 $1,245 Fort Knox, KY $1,575 $1,350 Fort Leavenworth, KS $1,740 $1,410 Fort Leonard Wood, MO $1,386 $1,287 Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ $3,357 $2,523 Fort Myers Beach, FL $2,553 $2,094 Fort Pierce, FL $2,499 $2,004 Fort Polk, LA $1,206 $1,026 Fort Riley, KS $1,272 $1,050 Fort Rucker, AL $1,440 $1,167 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,203 $969 Fort Stewart, GA $2,175 $1,791 Fort Wayne, IN $1,782 $1,338 Fort Worth, TX $1,938 $1,494 Frankfort, KY $1,287 $1,011 Fresno, CA $2,175 $1,740 Gainesville, FL $1,986 $1,572 Goodfellow AFB, TX $1,455 $1,092 Grand Forks, ND $1,518 $1,233 Grand Haven, MI $2,004 $1,596 Grand Rapids, MI $1,950 $1,464 Great Lakes Navtracen, IL $2,202 $1,653 Greensboro, NC $1,680 $1,260 Greenville, SC $1,785 $1,386 Gulfport, MS $1,509 $1,305 Hampden County, MA $2,268 $1,752 Hampton/Newport News, VA $2,082 $1,599 Hanscom AFB, MA $3,984 $3,012 Hartford, CT $2,652 $2,055 Hattiesburg, MS $1,317 $1,143 Hawaii County, HI $3,447 $2,586 Helena, MT $1,752 $1,515 Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM $1,419 $1,131 Honolulu County, HI $3,333 $2,598 Houston, TX $1,974 $1,524 Humboldt County, CA $1,764 $1,395 Huntington, WV $1,404 $1,053 Huntsville, AL $1,668 $1,284 Indian Head Navordsta, MD $3,192 $2,472 Indianapolis, IN $1,749 $1,395 Jackson, MS $1,818 $1,422 Jacksonville, FL $2,046 $1,623 JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ $2,715 $2,085 Johnson City/Kingsport, TN $1,467 $1,125 Juneau, AK $2,580 $1,935 Kansas City, MO $1,845 $1,419 Kauai County, HI $3,588 $2,757 Ketchikan, AK $2,646 $1,986 Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA $2,016 $1,656 Knoxville, TN $2,058 $1,599 Kodiak Island, AK $2,436 $1,827 Lafayette, LA $1,449 $1,140 Lake Charles, LA $1,287 $1,188 Lansing, MI $1,611 $1,224 Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX $1,371 $1,110 Lemoore NAS, CA $1,944 $1,581 Lexington, KY $1,713 $1,284 Lexington, VA $1,437 $1,188 Lincoln, NE $1,641 $1,326 Little Rock, AR $1,758 $1,341 Long Island, NY $4,122 $3,189 Los Angeles, CA $3,570 $2,679 Louisville, KY $1,809 $1,377 Lubbock, TX $1,416 $1,146 Madison, WI $2,394 $1,797 Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT $1,539 $1,266 Manchester/Concord, NH $2,994 $2,250 Marin/Sonoma, CA $3,252 $2,529 Marquette, MI $1,626 $1,221 Martha's Vineyard, MA $3,663 $2,748 Maui County, HI $3,819 $2,865 Memphis, TN $1,992 $1,530 Meridian, MS $1,194 $1,032 Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL $3,459 $2,661 Milwaukee, WI $2,367 $1,776 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN $2,250 $1,689 Minot AFB, ND $1,428 $1,206 Mobile, AL $1,731 $1,302 Monroe, LA $1,143 $921 Monterey, CA $3,249 $2,493 Montgomery, AL $1,605 $1,269 Moody AFB, GA $1,503 $1,320 Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC $1,806 $1,683 Morgantown, WV $1,440 $1,083 Mountain Home AFB, ID $1,563 $1,521 Myrtle Beach, SC $1,989 $1,647 Nantucket, MA $4,218 $3,231 Nashville, TN $2,112 $1,722 Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV $1,941 $1,629 New Haven/Fairfield, CT $2,955 $2,361 New London, CT $2,412 $1,989 New Orleans, LA $1,779 $1,473 New York City, NY $5,067 $4,833 Newport, RI $2,685 $2,073 Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA $2,229 $1,707 Northern New Jersey, NJ $4,275 $3,207 Oakland, CA $3,471 $2,667 Ocala, FL $2,205 $1,785 Ogden/Hill AFB, UT $1,932 $1,545 Oklahoma City, OK $1,542 $1,248 Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE $1,887 $1,425 Orlando, FL $2,454 $1,842 Outer Banks, NC $2,460 $1,845 Oxford, MD $2,271 $1,704 Paducah, KY $1,293 $1,029 Panama City, FL $2,058 $1,713 Patrick Sfb, FL $2,325 $1,845 Patuxent River, MD $2,268 $1,890 Pensacola, FL $1,794 $1,521 Peoria, IL $1,506 $1,131 Perth Amboy, NJ $3,339 $2,592 Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ $2,448 $1,893 Phoenix, AZ $2,061 $1,587 Pittsburgh, PA $2,067 $1,551 Port Angeles, WA $2,145 $1,671 Portland, ME $3,087 $2,316 Portland, OR $2,193 $1,821 Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME $3,099 $2,367 Providence, RI $3,045 $2,283 Provo, UT $1,929 $1,593 Quantico/Woodbridge, VA $2,730 $2,109 Raleigh, NC $1,947 $1,515 Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD $1,800 $1,440 Reno/Carson City, NV $2,169 $1,698 Richmond/Fort Lee, VA $2,157 $1,728 Riverside, CA $3,096 $2,364 Roanoke, VA $1,743 $1,308 Robins AFB, GA $1,692 $1,341 Rochester, NY $1,941 $1,455 Rock Island, IL $1,722 $1,389 Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY $1,929 $1,446 Sacramento, CA $2,598 $2,016 Saginaw, MI $1,329 $1,080 Salem, OR $1,872 $1,455 Salt Lake City, UT $1,944 $1,536 San Antonio, TX $1,728 $1,359 San Bernardino, CA $2,958 $2,220 San Diego, CA $3,666 $2,763 San Francisco, CA $4,764 $3,573 San Luis Obispo, CA $3,027 $2,358 Santa Clara County, CA $4,356 $3,318 Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM $2,637 $1,977 Sault Ste Marie, MI $1,386 $1,041 Savannah, GA $2,235 $1,821 Scott AFB, IL $1,536 $1,233 Seattle, WA $2,976 $2,271 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC $1,500 $1,365 Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA $1,701 $1,281 Sioux Falls, SD $1,428 $1,107 Sitka, AK $2,355 $1,767 Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI $1,380 $1,173 Spokane, WA $1,947 $1,611 Springfield, MO $1,293 $1,146 Springfield/Decatur, IL $1,356 $1,119 St Mary And Terrebonne, LA $1,527 $1,233 St. Louis, MO $2,268 $1,701 State College, PA $1,656 $1,329 Staten Island, NY $3,549 $2,883 Stevens Point, WI $1,287 $1,038 Stockton, CA $2,445 $1,926 Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC $1,440 $1,149 Syracuse, NY $1,872 $1,452 Tacoma, WA $2,370 $2,034 Tallahassee, FL $1,779 $1,443 Tampa, FL $2,520 $1,932 Terre Haute, IN $1,401 $1,119 Toledo, OH $1,758 $1,320 Topeka, KS $1,503 $1,185 Traverse City, MI $2,037 $1,716 Trenton, NJ $3,210 $2,409 Tulsa, OK $1,542 $1,236 Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA $1,896 $1,755 Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA $3,090 $2,412 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,155 $1,008 Vandenberg Sfb, CA $3,156 $2,397 Ventura, CA $3,378 $2,652 Volusia County, FL $2,112 $1,647 Waco, TX $1,617 $1,404 Warrenton, VA $2,868 $2,253 Washington, DC Metro Area $3,096 $2,409 West Palm Beach, FL $3,189 $2,409 West Point, NY $3,258 $2,514 Westchester County, NY $4,182 $3,138 Whidbey Island, WA $2,013 $1,839 White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM $1,503 $1,155 Whiteman AFB, MO $1,449 $1,110 Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX $1,392 $1,044 Wichita/Mcconnell AFB, KS $1,320 $1,137 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA $1,677 $1,272 Willow Grove, PA $2,730 $2,049 Wilmington, NC $1,932 $1,491 Worcester, MA $2,787 $2,286 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH $1,533 $1,224 Yakima, WA $1,731 $1,329 Youngstown, OH $1,134 $933 Yuma, AZ $1,551 $1,239
Other grades: E-2 BAH · E-4 BAH · E-3 PCS weight allowance
How much BAH does an E-3 get in 2026? It depends on the duty station. Across 299 military housing areas, an E-3 with dependents receives between $1,134 (Youngstown, OH) and $5,067 (New York City, NY) per month; the median is $1,947. Without dependents the median is $1,557.
Is BAH for an E-3 taxed? No. BAH is a tax-free allowance. It is paid monthly with your regular pay, based on the ZIP code of your duty station — not where you choose to live.
What decides the with-dependents rate? Having at least one dependent — a spouse or child, for example. The number of dependents does not change the amount.
Not listed: 39 rural county cost groups, which the DoD prices as groups of counties rather than named areas. Look them up by ZIP code in the calculator.
Source: 2026 BAH rates published by the Defense Travel Management Office (DoD). Rates are set per military housing area and paid by the ZIP code of your duty station. BaseNeed is not affiliated with the Department of Defense.
