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E-5 BAH Rates 2026 by Location
Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-5 in all 299 military housing areas — official DoD rates for 2026.
Median, with dependents
$2,118
Median, without dependents
$1,713
Range, with dependents
$1,185 – $5,127
Highest E-5 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents San Francisco, CA $5,127 $4,086 New York City, NY $5,070 $4,980 Boston, MA $4,791 $3,615 Northern New Jersey, NJ $4,749 $3,561 Santa Clara County, CA $4,659 $3,798 Westchester County, NY $4,479 $3,606 Long Island, NY $4,425 $3,600 Nantucket, MA $4,344 $3,798 Maui County, HI $4,329 $3,246 Hanscom AFB, MA $4,188 $3,516
Lowest E-5 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,185 $1,119 Youngstown, OH $1,191 $1,017 Monroe, LA $1,194 $1,023 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,200 $1,065 Fort Polk, LA $1,218 $1,128 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,233 $1,092 Altus AFB, OK $1,254 $1,032 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,263 $996 Alexandria, LA $1,290 $1,161 Meridian, MS $1,290 $1,062
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All 299 housing areas, E-5
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD $2,478 $1,986 Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX $1,872 $1,545 Akron, OH $1,581 $1,383 Albany, GA $1,371 $1,242 Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM $2,211 $1,689 Alexandria, LA $1,290 $1,161 Allentown/Bethlehem, PA $2,373 $2,001 Altus AFB, OK $1,254 $1,032 Anchorage, AK $2,874 $2,157 Ann Arbor, MI $2,559 $1,920 Annapolis, MD $2,928 $2,475 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,185 $1,119 Asheville, NC $2,214 $1,773 Astoria, OR $2,055 $1,713 Atlanta, GA $2,388 $1,995 Atlantic City, NJ $2,655 $2,298 Auburn, AL $1,707 $1,473 Austin, TX $2,241 $1,731 Ballston Spa/Albany, NY $2,634 $2,073 Baltimore, MD $2,610 $2,079 Bangor, ME $1,893 $1,443 Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA $2,001 $1,695 Baton Rouge, LA $1,875 $1,557 Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI $1,959 $1,470 Beale AFB, CA $2,967 $2,367 Beaufort/Parris Island, SC $2,403 $2,103 Beaumont, TX $1,518 $1,377 Birmingham, AL $2,439 $1,878 Bismarck, ND $1,596 $1,287 Bloomington, IN $1,905 $1,482 Boise, ID $1,926 $1,686 Boston, MA $4,791 $3,615 Boulder, CO $2,754 $2,238 Bremerton, WA $2,364 $2,091 Bridgeport, CA $2,085 $1,941 Brownsville, TX $1,503 $1,248 Brunswick, ME $2,205 $1,893 Buffalo, NY $2,214 $1,791 Burlington, VT $3,120 $2,427 Camp Lejeune, NC $1,584 $1,476 Camp Pendleton, CA $3,963 $3,093 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,365 $1,107 Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA $3,924 $3,285 Cape May, NJ $2,754 $2,172 Carlisle Barracks, PA $2,076 $1,617 Champaign/Urbana, IL $1,539 $1,329 Charleston, SC $2,385 $1,941 Charleston, WV $1,404 $1,149 Charlotte, NC $2,169 $1,719 Charlottesville, VA $2,373 $2,034 Chattanooga, TN $1,986 $1,629 Cheyenne, WY $1,653 $1,326 Chicago, IL $3,438 $2,736 China Lake, CA $1,563 $1,428 Cincinnati, OH $2,283 $1,713 Cleveland, OH $1,998 $1,500 Coastal Maine, ME $2,193 $1,770 College Station, TX $1,758 $1,485 Colorado Springs, CO $2,358 $1,860 Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC $1,878 $1,647 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO $1,377 $1,161 Columbus AFB, MS $1,398 $1,158 Columbus, OH $1,875 $1,587 Coos Bay, OR $1,779 $1,428 Corpus Christi, TX $1,788 $1,413 Corvallis, OR $2,388 $1,791 Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill $2,313 $2,196 Dahlonega, GA $2,208 $1,938 Dallas, TX $2,469 $1,851 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ $1,905 $1,428 Denver, CO $2,841 $2,148 Des Moines, IA $1,770 $1,359 Detroit, MI $2,361 $1,770 Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE $2,277 $1,947 Duluth, MN $2,064 $1,653 Durham/Chapel Hill, NC $2,118 $1,770 Eastern Panhandle, WV $2,058 $1,677 Eastern Shore, MD $2,121 $1,761 Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA $2,658 $2,148 Eglin AFB, FL $2,433 $2,157 El Centro, CA $1,986 $1,704 El Paso, TX $1,809 $1,437 Elizabeth City, NC $2,508 $1,980 Erie, PA $1,464 $1,329 Essex Co, MA $3,477 $2,910 Eugene, OR $2,187 $1,827 Everett, WA $2,748 $2,277 Fairbanks, AK $2,436 $1,827 Fallon NAS, NV $1,596 $1,455 Fargo, ND $1,707 $1,281 Fayetteville, AR $1,782 $1,437 Fitchburg, MA $3,093 $2,763 Florida Keys, FL $3,969 $3,459 Fort Benning, GA $1,716 $1,482 Fort Bragg/Pope, NC $1,806 $1,527 Fort Campbell, KY $1,815 $1,593 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,263 $996 Fort Collins, CO $2,268 $1,812 Fort Detrick, MD $2,682 $2,160 Fort Drum/Watertown, NY $1,665 $1,422 Fort G. G. Meade, MD $2,901 $2,436 Fort Gordon, AL $1,890 $1,644 Fort Hood, TX $1,695 $1,530 Fort Huachuca, AZ $1,719 $1,347 Fort Knox, KY $1,647 $1,443 Fort Leavenworth, KS $1,815 $1,569 Fort Leonard Wood, MO $1,479 $1,290 Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ $3,549 $2,940 Fort Myers Beach, FL $2,694 $2,295 Fort Pierce, FL $2,691 $2,193 Fort Polk, LA $1,218 $1,128 Fort Riley, KS $1,314 $1,158 Fort Rucker, AL $1,572 $1,251 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,233 $1,092 Fort Stewart, GA $2,310 $1,947 Fort Wayne, IN $1,947 $1,503 Fort Worth, TX $2,118 $1,656 Frankfort, KY $1,410 $1,104 Fresno, CA $2,439 $1,842 Gainesville, FL $2,040 $1,800 Goodfellow AFB, TX $1,578 $1,230 Grand Forks, ND $1,731 $1,299 Grand Haven, MI $2,181 $1,740 Grand Rapids, MI $2,148 $1,635 Great Lakes Navtracen, IL $2,427 $1,854 Greensboro, NC $1,809 $1,440 Greenville, SC $1,923 $1,551 Gulfport, MS $1,602 $1,365 Hampden County, MA $2,388 $2,007 Hampton/Newport News, VA $2,274 $1,779 Hanscom AFB, MA $4,188 $3,516 Hartford, CT $2,901 $2,274 Hattiesburg, MS $1,395 $1,194 Hawaii County, HI $3,594 $3,042 Helena, MT $1,887 $1,572 Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM $1,590 $1,197 Honolulu County, HI $3,663 $2,856 Houston, TX $2,193 $1,665 Humboldt County, CA $1,827 $1,587 Huntington, WV $1,533 $1,188 Huntsville, AL $1,797 $1,443 Indian Head Navordsta, MD $3,249 $2,904 Indianapolis, IN $1,875 $1,533 Jackson, MS $1,920 $1,608 Jacksonville, FL $2,181 $1,803 JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ $2,823 $2,421 Johnson City/Kingsport, TN $1,548 $1,287 Juneau, AK $3,354 $2,517 Kansas City, MO $1,986 $1,596 Kauai County, HI $3,798 $3,162 Ketchikan, AK $2,868 $2,151 Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA $2,133 $1,806 Knoxville, TN $2,184 $1,809 Kodiak Island, AK $2,865 $2,148 Lafayette, LA $1,584 $1,245 Lake Charles, LA $1,356 $1,197 Lansing, MI $1,806 $1,356 Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX $1,470 $1,209 Lemoore NAS, CA $2,139 $1,680 Lexington, KY $1,875 $1,440 Lexington, VA $1,536 $1,275 Lincoln, NE $1,788 $1,428 Little Rock, AR $1,848 $1,548 Long Island, NY $4,425 $3,600 Los Angeles, CA $3,882 $3,048 Louisville, KY $1,989 $1,533 Lubbock, TX $1,476 $1,272 Madison, WI $2,655 $1,995 Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT $1,608 $1,392 Manchester/Concord, NH $3,177 $2,613 Marin/Sonoma, CA $3,303 $2,967 Marquette, MI $1,821 $1,365 Martha's Vineyard, MA $3,984 $3,096 Maui County, HI $4,329 $3,246 Memphis, TN $2,154 $1,719 Meridian, MS $1,290 $1,062 Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL $3,660 $3,048 Milwaukee, WI $2,607 $1,965 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN $2,541 $1,905 Minot AFB, ND $1,548 $1,260 Mobile, AL $1,887 $1,473 Monroe, LA $1,194 $1,023 Monterey, CA $3,465 $2,844 Montgomery, AL $1,683 $1,431 Moody AFB, GA $1,524 $1,416 Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC $1,851 $1,722 Morgantown, WV $1,641 $1,230 Mountain Home AFB, ID $1,605 $1,524 Myrtle Beach, SC $2,097 $1,788 Nantucket, MA $4,344 $3,798 Nashville, TN $2,268 $1,869 Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV $2,070 $1,737 New Haven/Fairfield, CT $3,069 $2,673 New London, CT $2,580 $2,148 New Orleans, LA $1,905 $1,581 New York City, NY $5,070 $4,980 Newport, RI $2,847 $2,361 Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA $2,430 $1,908 Northern New Jersey, NJ $4,749 $3,561 Oakland, CA $3,759 $3,000 Ocala, FL $2,370 $1,944 Ogden/Hill AFB, UT $2,118 $1,668 Oklahoma City, OK $1,644 $1,365 Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE $2,085 $1,587 Orlando, FL $2,658 $2,103 Outer Banks, NC $2,604 $2,142 Oxford, MD $2,445 $1,938 Paducah, KY $1,365 $1,143 Panama City, FL $2,163 $1,863 Patrick Sfb, FL $2,502 $2,037 Patuxent River, MD $2,406 $2,040 Pensacola, FL $1,863 $1,644 Peoria, IL $1,572 $1,311 Perth Amboy, NJ $3,393 $3,045 Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ $2,691 $2,091 Phoenix, AZ $2,289 $1,740 Pittsburgh, PA $2,283 $1,725 Port Angeles, WA $2,436 $1,827 Portland, ME $3,252 $2,703 Portland, OR $2,379 $1,932 Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME $3,321 $2,700 Providence, RI $3,195 $2,682 Provo, UT $2,058 $1,719 Quantico/Woodbridge, VA $2,955 $2,361 Raleigh, NC $2,091 $1,695 Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD $1,986 $1,545 Reno/Carson City, NV $2,391 $1,851 Richmond/Fort Lee, VA $2,358 $1,866 Riverside, CA $3,351 $2,670 Roanoke, VA $1,911 $1,470 Robins AFB, GA $1,800 $1,491 Rochester, NY $2,214 $1,662 Rock Island, IL $1,908 $1,476 Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY $2,109 $1,614 Sacramento, CA $2,904 $2,190 Saginaw, MI $1,503 $1,128 Salem, OR $2,004 $1,635 Salt Lake City, UT $2,130 $1,671 San Antonio, TX $1,869 $1,500 San Bernardino, CA $3,288 $2,466 San Diego, CA $3,975 $3,147 San Francisco, CA $5,127 $4,086 San Luis Obispo, CA $3,198 $2,679 Santa Clara County, CA $4,659 $3,798 Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM $2,964 $2,223 Sault Ste Marie, MI $1,536 $1,155 Savannah, GA $2,415 $1,968 Scott AFB, IL $1,542 $1,422 Seattle, WA $3,135 $2,625 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC $1,521 $1,428 Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA $1,845 $1,452 Sioux Falls, SD $1,554 $1,224 Sitka, AK $3,210 $2,409 Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI $1,395 $1,290 Spokane, WA $2,184 $1,665 Springfield, MO $1,389 $1,167 Springfield/Decatur, IL $1,527 $1,152 St Mary And Terrebonne, LA $1,620 $1,356 St. Louis, MO $2,436 $1,947 State College, PA $1,791 $1,443 Staten Island, NY $3,735 $3,192 Stevens Point, WI $1,338 $1,161 Stockton, CA $2,553 $2,187 Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC $1,503 $1,290 Syracuse, NY $2,049 $1,599 Tacoma, WA $2,556 $2,121 Tallahassee, FL $1,824 $1,626 Tampa, FL $2,709 $2,187 Terre Haute, IN $1,494 $1,233 Toledo, OH $2,031 $1,524 Topeka, KS $1,626 $1,302 Traverse City, MI $2,070 $1,896 Trenton, NJ $3,465 $2,760 Tulsa, OK $1,638 $1,365 Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA $1,980 $1,782 Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA $3,369 $2,664 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,200 $1,065 Vandenberg Sfb, CA $3,333 $2,778 Ventura, CA $3,537 $3,018 Volusia County, FL $2,286 $1,833 Waco, TX $1,755 $1,440 Warrenton, VA $3,066 $2,523 Washington, DC Metro Area $3,132 $2,832 West Palm Beach, FL $3,423 $2,763 West Point, NY $3,468 $2,859 Westchester County, NY $4,479 $3,606 Whidbey Island, WA $2,073 $1,905 White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM $1,701 $1,275 Whiteman AFB, MO $1,611 $1,215 Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX $1,491 $1,182 Wichita/Mcconnell AFB, KS $1,377 $1,212 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA $1,740 $1,488 Willow Grove, PA $2,934 $2,337 Wilmington, NC $2,040 $1,701 Worcester, MA $2,919 $2,523 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH $1,650 $1,341 Yakima, WA $1,923 $1,458 Youngstown, OH $1,191 $1,017 Yuma, AZ $1,695 $1,338
Other grades: E-4 BAH · E-6 BAH · E-5 PCS weight allowance
How much BAH does an E-5 get in 2026? It depends on the duty station. Across 299 military housing areas, an E-5 with dependents receives between $1,185 (Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL) and $5,127 (San Francisco, CA) per month; the median is $2,118. Without dependents the median is $1,713.
Is BAH for an E-5 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.
