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E-6 BAH Rates 2026 by Location
Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-6 in all 299 military housing areas — official DoD rates for 2026.
Median, with dependents
$2,418
Median, without dependents
$1,878
Range, with dependents
$1,335 – $5,454
Highest E-6 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents San Francisco, CA $5,454 $4,443 Westchester County, NY $5,367 $4,026 Nantucket, MA $5,127 $4,101 New York City, NY $5,097 $5,070 Northern New Jersey, NJ $5,052 $3,861 Santa Clara County, CA $4,977 $4,086 Boston, MA $4,812 $3,948 Long Island, NY $4,773 $3,852 Maui County, HI $4,770 $3,579 Martha's Vineyard, MA $4,593 $3,444
Lowest E-6 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Youngstown, OH $1,335 $1,077 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,491 $1,164 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,494 $1,170 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,512 $1,131 Hattiesburg, MS $1,524 $1,239 Albany, GA $1,539 $1,284 Meridian, MS $1,545 $1,155 Altus AFB, OK $1,563 $1,170 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,593 $1,194 Gulfport, MS $1,620 $1,416
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All 299 housing areas, E-6
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD $2,742 $2,076 Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX $2,820 $2,115 Akron, OH $1,926 $1,494 Albany, GA $1,539 $1,284 Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM $2,328 $1,794 Alexandria, LA $1,677 $1,257 Allentown/Bethlehem, PA $2,841 $2,151 Altus AFB, OK $1,563 $1,170 Anchorage, AK $2,892 $2,169 Ann Arbor, MI $3,078 $2,310 Annapolis, MD $3,228 $2,601 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,491 $1,164 Asheville, NC $2,571 $1,926 Astoria, OR $2,796 $2,097 Atlanta, GA $2,709 $2,139 Atlantic City, NJ $3,291 $2,469 Auburn, AL $1,833 $1,527 Austin, TX $2,802 $2,103 Ballston Spa/Albany, NY $2,862 $2,166 Baltimore, MD $2,904 $2,226 Bangor, ME $2,052 $1,575 Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA $2,430 $1,824 Baton Rouge, LA $2,193 $1,653 Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI $2,370 $1,779 Beale AFB, CA $3,132 $2,523 Beaufort/Parris Island, SC $2,811 $2,235 Beaumont, TX $1,917 $1,458 Birmingham, AL $2,532 $2,031 Bismarck, ND $2,202 $1,653 Bloomington, IN $1,956 $1,617 Boise, ID $2,277 $1,761 Boston, MA $4,812 $3,948 Boulder, CO $3,342 $2,508 Bremerton, WA $2,730 $2,169 Bridgeport, CA $2,805 $2,103 Brownsville, TX $1,860 $1,392 Brunswick, ME $2,556 $2,040 Buffalo, NY $2,553 $1,914 Burlington, VT $3,741 $2,805 Camp Lejeune, NC $1,944 $1,569 Camp Pendleton, CA $4,398 $3,324 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,593 $1,194 Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA $3,999 $3,492 Cape May, NJ $3,072 $2,313 Carlisle Barracks, PA $2,376 $1,779 Champaign/Urbana, IL $1,980 $1,485 Charleston, SC $2,616 $2,064 Charleston, WV $1,764 $1,323 Charlotte, NC $2,436 $1,848 Charlottesville, VA $2,715 $2,151 Chattanooga, TN $2,397 $1,797 Cheyenne, WY $2,217 $1,662 Chicago, IL $3,702 $2,937 China Lake, CA $1,767 $1,485 Cincinnati, OH $2,526 $1,893 Cleveland, OH $2,418 $1,815 Coastal Maine, ME $2,697 $2,022 College Station, TX $2,391 $1,794 Colorado Springs, CO $2,433 $1,980 Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC $2,121 $1,746 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO $1,623 $1,215 Columbus AFB, MS $1,998 $1,500 Columbus, OH $2,238 $1,692 Coos Bay, OR $2,214 $1,662 Corpus Christi, TX $2,217 $1,662 Corvallis, OR $2,715 $2,034 Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill $2,715 $2,304 Dahlonega, GA $2,514 $2,052 Dallas, TX $2,808 $2,103 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ $2,121 $1,587 Denver, CO $3,063 $2,301 Des Moines, IA $2,208 $1,656 Detroit, MI $2,583 $1,935 Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE $2,493 $2,052 Duluth, MN $2,334 $1,782 Durham/Chapel Hill, NC $2,391 $1,878 Eastern Panhandle, WV $2,253 $1,752 Eastern Shore, MD $2,313 $1,866 Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA $3,156 $2,367 Eglin AFB, FL $2,526 $2,250 El Centro, CA $2,151 $1,824 El Paso, TX $2,148 $1,611 Elizabeth City, NC $2,562 $2,118 Erie, PA $1,680 $1,437 Essex Co, MA $3,744 $3,102 Eugene, OR $2,481 $1,914 Everett, WA $3,243 $2,433 Fairbanks, AK $2,454 $1,887 Fallon NAS, NV $1,788 $1,557 Fargo, ND $2,337 $1,752 Fayetteville, AR $2,040 $1,545 Fitchburg, MA $3,468 $2,952 Florida Keys, FL $4,056 $3,672 Fort Benning, GA $1,977 $1,557 Fort Bragg/Pope, NC $2,049 $1,638 Fort Campbell, KY $2,100 $1,671 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,680 $1,260 Fort Collins, CO $2,532 $1,896 Fort Detrick, MD $3,063 $2,295 Fort Drum/Watertown, NY $1,893 $1,476 Fort G. G. Meade, MD $3,276 $2,592 Fort Gordon, AL $2,157 $1,731 Fort Hood, TX $1,920 $1,626 Fort Huachuca, AZ $2,193 $1,644 Fort Knox, KY $2,136 $1,602 Fort Leavenworth, KS $2,133 $1,662 Fort Leonard Wood, MO $1,722 $1,296 Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ $4,080 $3,180 Fort Myers Beach, FL $2,919 $2,421 Fort Pierce, FL $2,829 $2,322 Fort Polk, LA $1,833 $1,374 Fort Riley, KS $1,782 $1,338 Fort Rucker, AL $1,743 $1,317 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,494 $1,170 Fort Stewart, GA $2,439 $2,049 Fort Wayne, IN $2,130 $1,626 Fort Worth, TX $2,424 $1,815 Frankfort, KY $1,815 $1,362 Fresno, CA $2,826 $2,121 Gainesville, FL $2,355 $1,932 Goodfellow AFB, TX $1,836 $1,374 Grand Forks, ND $2,004 $1,500 Grand Haven, MI $2,481 $1,860 Grand Rapids, MI $2,403 $1,800 Great Lakes Navtracen, IL $2,760 $2,067 Greensboro, NC $2,109 $1,581 Greenville, SC $2,082 $1,656 Gulfport, MS $1,620 $1,416 Hampden County, MA $2,850 $2,154 Hampton/Newport News, VA $2,421 $1,905 Hanscom AFB, MA $4,479 $3,801 Hartford, CT $3,330 $2,499 Hattiesburg, MS $1,524 $1,239 Hawaii County, HI $3,837 $3,312 Helena, MT $2,535 $1,902 Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM $1,869 $1,401 Honolulu County, HI $3,912 $3,036 Houston, TX $2,517 $1,887 Humboldt County, CA $2,322 $1,743 Huntington, WV $1,779 $1,332 Huntsville, AL $2,079 $1,557 Indian Head Navordsta, MD $3,378 $3,135 Indianapolis, IN $2,208 $1,656 Jackson, MS $2,163 $1,722 Jacksonville, FL $2,241 $1,920 JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ $3,444 $2,610 Johnson City/Kingsport, TN $2,124 $1,593 Juneau, AK $3,372 $2,529 Kansas City, MO $2,175 $1,713 Kauai County, HI $4,266 $3,399 Ketchikan, AK $2,886 $2,163 Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA $2,157 $1,905 Knoxville, TN $2,649 $1,986 Kodiak Island, AK $2,883 $2,160 Lafayette, LA $1,845 $1,380 Lake Charles, LA $1,626 $1,218 Lansing, MI $1,983 $1,485 Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX $1,704 $1,275 Lemoore NAS, CA $2,277 $1,764 Lexington, KY $2,151 $1,611 Lexington, VA $1,995 $1,497 Lincoln, NE $2,112 $1,581 Little Rock, AR $1,941 $1,671 Long Island, NY $4,773 $3,852 Los Angeles, CA $4,188 $3,291 Louisville, KY $2,274 $1,704 Lubbock, TX $1,812 $1,356 Madison, WI $2,889 $2,166 Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT $1,821 $1,470 Manchester/Concord, NH $3,525 $2,823 Marin/Sonoma, CA $3,819 $3,201 Marquette, MI $2,010 $1,503 Martha's Vineyard, MA $4,593 $3,444 Maui County, HI $4,770 $3,579 Memphis, TN $2,319 $1,839 Meridian, MS $1,545 $1,155 Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL $3,792 $3,273 Milwaukee, WI $2,700 $2,148 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN $2,781 $2,082 Minot AFB, ND $1,980 $1,485 Mobile, AL $2,073 $1,587 Monroe, LA $1,629 $1,221 Monterey, CA $3,867 $3,054 Montgomery, AL $1,758 $1,527 Moody AFB, GA $1,917 $1,479 Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC $2,046 $1,758 Morgantown, WV $1,917 $1,437 Mountain Home AFB, ID $2,187 $1,641 Myrtle Beach, SC $2,361 $1,881 Nantucket, MA $5,127 $4,101 Nashville, TN $2,673 $2,004 Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV $2,208 $1,818 New Haven/Fairfield, CT $3,723 $2,847 New London, CT $3,072 $2,304 New Orleans, LA $2,373 $1,779 New York City, NY $5,097 $5,070 Newport, RI $3,447 $2,586 Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA $2,559 $2,043 Northern New Jersey, NJ $5,052 $3,861 Oakland, CA $4,113 $3,213 Ocala, FL $2,391 $2,055 Ogden/Hill AFB, UT $2,229 $1,761 Oklahoma City, OK $1,854 $1,443 Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE $2,376 $1,779 Orlando, FL $2,961 $2,268 Outer Banks, NC $2,946 $2,325 Oxford, MD $2,814 $2,112 Paducah, KY $1,875 $1,407 Panama City, FL $2,442 $1,959 Patrick Sfb, FL $2,883 $2,163 Patuxent River, MD $2,547 $2,139 Pensacola, FL $2,235 $1,722 Peoria, IL $1,860 $1,437 Perth Amboy, NJ $4,071 $3,285 Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ $2,979 $2,232 Phoenix, AZ $2,457 $1,857 Pittsburgh, PA $2,604 $1,953 Port Angeles, WA $2,859 $2,145 Portland, ME $3,576 $2,934 Portland, OR $2,751 $2,064 Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME $3,690 $2,901 Providence, RI $3,456 $2,907 Provo, UT $2,229 $1,806 Quantico/Woodbridge, VA $3,174 $2,523 Raleigh, NC $2,319 $1,812 Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD $2,211 $1,656 Reno/Carson City, NV $2,679 $2,007 Richmond/Fort Lee, VA $2,628 $1,971 Riverside, CA $3,549 $2,865 Roanoke, VA $2,079 $1,584 Robins AFB, GA $1,878 $1,590 Rochester, NY $2,517 $1,887 Rock Island, IL $2,238 $1,680 Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY $2,739 $2,055 Sacramento, CA $2,979 $2,325 Saginaw, MI $1,749 $1,311 Salem, OR $2,397 $1,797 Salt Lake City, UT $2,358 $1,773 San Antonio, TX $2,094 $1,596 San Bernardino, CA $3,381 $2,667 San Diego, CA $4,404 $3,387 San Francisco, CA $5,454 $4,443 San Luis Obispo, CA $3,948 $2,961 Santa Clara County, CA $4,977 $4,086 Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM $3,414 $2,562 Sault Ste Marie, MI $1,920 $1,437 Savannah, GA $2,652 $2,073 Scott AFB, IL $1,998 $1,530 Seattle, WA $3,906 $2,931 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC $1,950 $1,479 Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA $2,028 $1,566 Sioux Falls, SD $2,025 $1,518 Sitka, AK $3,228 $2,421 Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI $1,845 $1,383 Spokane, WA $2,553 $1,914 Springfield, MO $1,857 $1,392 Springfield/Decatur, IL $1,824 $1,365 St Mary And Terrebonne, LA $1,650 $1,437 St. Louis, MO $2,655 $2,112 State College, PA $2,274 $1,707 Staten Island, NY $4,215 $3,378 Stevens Point, WI $1,707 $1,281 Stockton, CA $2,934 $2,340 Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC $1,947 $1,461 Syracuse, NY $2,385 $1,788 Tacoma, WA $2,919 $2,199 Tallahassee, FL $2,061 $1,734 Tampa, FL $3,042 $2,346 Terre Haute, IN $1,824 $1,365 Toledo, OH $2,166 $1,620 Topeka, KS $1,869 $1,398 Traverse City, MI $2,802 $2,103 Trenton, NJ $3,972 $2,982 Tulsa, OK $1,944 $1,455 Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA $2,550 $1,914 Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA $3,498 $2,838 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,512 $1,131 Vandenberg Sfb, CA $3,642 $2,994 Ventura, CA $4,008 $3,228 Volusia County, FL $2,496 $1,956 Waco, TX $2,097 $1,572 Warrenton, VA $3,378 $2,688 Washington, DC Metro Area $3,759 $3,057 West Palm Beach, FL $3,606 $2,976 West Point, NY $4,119 $3,090 Westchester County, NY $5,367 $4,026 Whidbey Island, WA $2,745 $2,058 White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM $1,929 $1,443 Whiteman AFB, MO $1,929 $1,446 Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX $2,112 $1,584 Wichita/Mcconnell AFB, KS $1,689 $1,266 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA $1,887 $1,614 Willow Grove, PA $3,399 $2,550 Wilmington, NC $2,502 $1,878 Worcester, MA $3,390 $2,664 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH $1,851 $1,422 Yakima, WA $2,382 $1,788 Youngstown, OH $1,335 $1,077 Yuma, AZ $1,845 $1,413
Other grades: E-5 BAH · E-7 BAH · E-6 PCS weight allowance
How much BAH does an E-6 get in 2026? It depends on the duty station. Across 299 military housing areas, an E-6 with dependents receives between $1,335 (Youngstown, OH) and $5,454 (San Francisco, CA) per month; the median is $2,418. Without dependents the median is $1,878.
Is BAH for an E-6 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.
