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E-8 BAH Rates 2026 by Location
Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-8 in all 299 military housing areas — official DoD rates for 2026.
Median, with dependents
$2,556
Median, without dependents
$2,178
Range, with dependents
$1,638 – $6,333
Highest E-8 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Westchester County, NY $6,333 $4,749 San Francisco, CA $5,529 $5,196 New York City, NY $5,418 $5,100 Maui County, HI $5,382 $4,422 Nantucket, MA $5,364 $4,500 Santa Clara County, CA $5,145 $4,728 Northern New Jersey, NJ $5,082 $4,815 Boston, MA $5,079 $4,803 Long Island, NY $4,992 $4,500 Martha's Vineyard, MA $4,923 $4,110
Lowest E-8 BAH
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,638 $1,251 Youngstown, OH $1,662 $1,248 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,692 $1,290 Monroe, LA $1,704 $1,284 Stevens Point, WI $1,740 $1,416 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,743 $1,308 Altus AFB, OK $1,767 $1,326 Hattiesburg, MS $1,782 $1,428 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,806 $1,416 Albany, GA $1,815 $1,410
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All 299 housing areas, E-8
Housing area With dependents Without dependents Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD $2,991 $2,538 Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX $2,853 $2,145 Akron, OH $1,962 $1,653 Albany, GA $1,815 $1,410 Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM $2,379 $2,241 Alexandria, LA $1,884 $1,413 Allentown/Bethlehem, PA $2,874 $2,472 Altus AFB, OK $1,767 $1,326 Anchorage, AK $3,240 $2,430 Ann Arbor, MI $3,291 $2,667 Annapolis, MD $3,384 $2,991 Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL $1,638 $1,251 Asheville, NC $2,772 $2,292 Astoria, OR $3,114 $2,337 Atlanta, GA $2,739 $2,457 Atlantic City, NJ $3,543 $2,784 Auburn, AL $2,274 $1,740 Austin, TX $3,294 $2,472 Ballston Spa/Albany, NY $3,144 $2,685 Baltimore, MD $3,093 $2,673 Bangor, ME $2,403 $1,932 Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA $2,673 $2,091 Baton Rouge, LA $2,223 $1,944 Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI $2,478 $2,046 Beale AFB, CA $3,159 $3,006 Beaufort/Parris Island, SC $2,844 $2,490 Beaumont, TX $1,950 $1,602 Birmingham, AL $2,559 $2,463 Bismarck, ND $2,328 $1,746 Bloomington, IN $2,343 $1,923 Boise, ID $2,346 $2,001 Boston, MA $5,079 $4,803 Boulder, CO $3,621 $2,874 Bremerton, WA $2,967 $2,442 Bridgeport, CA $2,964 $2,226 Brownsville, TX $2,094 $1,578 Brunswick, ME $3,477 $2,607 Buffalo, NY $2,718 $2,289 Burlington, VT $4,092 $3,246 Camp Lejeune, NC $2,049 $1,662 Camp Pendleton, CA $4,596 $4,056 Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM $1,806 $1,416 Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA $4,317 $3,948 Cape May, NJ $3,159 $2,823 Carlisle Barracks, PA $2,514 $2,142 Champaign/Urbana, IL $2,091 $1,632 Charleston, SC $2,694 $2,439 Charleston, WV $1,833 $1,479 Charlotte, NC $2,466 $2,229 Charlottesville, VA $2,964 $2,445 Chattanooga, TN $2,490 $2,073 Cheyenne, WY $2,388 $1,791 Chicago, IL $3,732 $3,498 China Lake, CA $2,058 $1,611 Cincinnati, OH $2,583 $2,337 Cleveland, OH $2,451 $2,088 Coastal Maine, ME $2,826 $2,298 College Station, TX $2,616 $1,962 Colorado Springs, CO $2,553 $2,379 Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC $2,202 $1,932 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO $2,001 $1,500 Columbus AFB, MS $2,136 $1,602 Columbus, OH $2,496 $1,953 Coos Bay, OR $2,583 $1,938 Corpus Christi, TX $2,412 $1,878 Corvallis, OR $2,826 $2,457 Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill $2,811 $2,397 Dahlonega, GA $2,544 $2,274 Dallas, TX $2,838 $2,541 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ $2,178 $1,953 Denver, CO $3,168 $2,889 Des Moines, IA $2,379 $1,863 Detroit, MI $2,730 $2,412 Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE $2,916 $2,325 Duluth, MN $2,364 $2,124 Durham/Chapel Hill, NC $2,484 $2,178 Eastern Panhandle, WV $2,421 $2,103 Eastern Shore, MD $2,382 $2,166 Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA $3,237 $2,763 Eglin AFB, FL $3,189 $2,457 El Centro, CA $2,541 $2,025 El Paso, TX $2,187 $1,881 Elizabeth City, NC $2,637 $2,526 Erie, PA $1,824 $1,515 Essex Co, MA $4,344 $3,537 Eugene, OR $2,694 $2,250 Everett, WA $3,489 $2,850 Fairbanks, AK $2,814 $2,166 Fallon NAS, NV $2,190 $1,644 Fargo, ND $2,466 $1,851 Fayetteville, AR $2,280 $1,839 Fitchburg, MA $3,918 $3,174 Florida Keys, FL $4,677 $3,993 Fort Benning, GA $2,037 $1,773 Fort Bragg/Pope, NC $2,142 $1,860 Fort Campbell, KY $2,400 $1,878 Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR $1,893 $1,419 Fort Collins, CO $2,739 $2,325 Fort Detrick, MD $3,207 $2,763 Fort Drum/Watertown, NY $2,331 $1,749 Fort G. G. Meade, MD $3,378 $2,982 Fort Gordon, AL $2,226 $1,947 Fort Hood, TX $2,238 $1,746 Fort Huachuca, AZ $2,226 $1,818 Fort Knox, KY $2,352 $1,764 Fort Leavenworth, KS $2,331 $1,884 Fort Leonard Wood, MO $1,956 $1,533 Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ $4,272 $3,657 Fort Myers Beach, FL $3,078 $2,745 Fort Pierce, FL $3,015 $2,724 Fort Polk, LA $1,911 $1,434 Fort Riley, KS $1,911 $1,434 Fort Rucker, AL $2,136 $1,611 Fort Sill/Lawton, OK $1,692 $1,290 Fort Stewart, GA $2,556 $2,340 Fort Wayne, IN $2,184 $1,989 Fort Worth, TX $2,454 $2,184 Frankfort, KY $2,058 $1,545 Fresno, CA $2,910 $2,520 Gainesville, FL $2,613 $2,109 Goodfellow AFB, TX $2,109 $1,635 Grand Forks, ND $2,151 $1,791 Grand Haven, MI $2,535 $2,247 Grand Rapids, MI $2,433 $2,205 Great Lakes Navtracen, IL $2,955 $2,499 Greensboro, NC $2,220 $1,875 Greenville, SC $2,172 $1,959 Gulfport, MS $1,938 $1,611 Hampden County, MA $3,288 $2,484 Hampton/Newport News, VA $2,457 $2,310 Hanscom AFB, MA $4,698 $4,251 Hartford, CT $3,657 $2,991 Hattiesburg, MS $1,782 $1,428 Hawaii County, HI $3,915 $3,648 Helena, MT $2,715 $2,037 Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM $1,899 $1,650 Honolulu County, HI $4,302 $3,720 Houston, TX $2,655 $2,265 Humboldt County, CA $2,715 $2,037 Huntington, WV $1,881 $1,587 Huntsville, AL $2,187 $1,860 Indian Head Navordsta, MD $3,597 $3,282 Indianapolis, IN $2,283 $1,947 Jackson, MS $2,418 $1,974 Jacksonville, FL $2,331 $2,199 JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ $3,525 $2,952 Johnson City/Kingsport, TN $2,292 $1,719 Juneau, AK $3,531 $2,724 Kansas City, MO $2,277 $2,031 Kauai County, HI $4,566 $3,897 Ketchikan, AK $3,213 $2,682 Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA $2,352 $2,145 Knoxville, TN $2,844 $2,283 Kodiak Island, AK $3,096 $2,514 Lafayette, LA $1,992 $1,641 Lake Charles, LA $1,893 $1,419 Lansing, MI $2,091 $1,848 Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX $2,019 $1,521 Lemoore NAS, CA $2,406 $2,175 Lexington, KY $2,190 $1,938 Lexington, VA $2,097 $1,632 Lincoln, NE $2,238 $1,857 Little Rock, AR $1,968 $1,875 Long Island, NY $4,992 $4,500 Los Angeles, CA $4,443 $3,948 Louisville, KY $2,364 $2,052 Lubbock, TX $1,941 $1,548 Madison, WI $3,297 $2,706 Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT $2,160 $1,656 Manchester/Concord, NH $4,065 $3,252 Marin/Sonoma, CA $4,065 $3,411 Marquette, MI $2,295 $1,863 Martha's Vineyard, MA $4,923 $4,110 Maui County, HI $5,382 $4,422 Memphis, TN $2,346 $2,193 Meridian, MS $1,854 $1,392 Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL $4,281 $3,693 Milwaukee, WI $3,072 $2,631 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN $2,877 $2,595 Minot AFB, ND $2,127 $1,638 Mobile, AL $2,169 $1,929 Monroe, LA $1,704 $1,284 Monterey, CA $4,599 $3,549 Montgomery, AL $1,887 $1,704 Moody AFB, GA $1,980 $1,608 Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC $2,328 $1,896 Morgantown, WV $2,001 $1,701 Mountain Home AFB, ID $2,292 $1,725 Myrtle Beach, SC $2,481 $2,157 Nantucket, MA $5,364 $4,500 Nashville, TN $2,754 $2,355 Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV $2,337 $2,103 New Haven/Fairfield, CT $3,813 $3,201 New London, CT $3,249 $2,682 New Orleans, LA $2,508 $2,004 New York City, NY $5,418 $5,100 Newport, RI $3,972 $2,979 Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA $2,661 $2,463 Northern New Jersey, NJ $5,082 $4,815 Oakland, CA $4,299 $3,834 Ocala, FL $2,424 $2,382 Ogden/Hill AFB, UT $2,325 $2,145 Oklahoma City, OK $1,944 $1,692 Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE $2,547 $2,148 Orlando, FL $2,991 $2,724 Outer Banks, NC $3,051 $2,679 Oxford, MD $2,943 $2,523 Paducah, KY $1,992 $1,494 Panama City, FL $2,643 $2,223 Patrick Sfb, FL $2,916 $2,583 Patuxent River, MD $2,712 $2,442 Pensacola, FL $2,265 $1,941 Peoria, IL $1,995 $1,635 Perth Amboy, NJ $4,200 $3,531 Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ $3,009 $2,754 Phoenix, AZ $2,484 $2,331 Pittsburgh, PA $2,637 $2,352 Port Angeles, WA $3,027 $2,526 Portland, ME $4,098 $3,321 Portland, OR $2,961 $2,460 Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME $4,278 $3,399 Providence, RI $3,876 $3,255 Provo, UT $2,457 $2,097 Quantico/Woodbridge, VA $3,288 $3,006 Raleigh, NC $2,373 $2,142 Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD $2,409 $2,037 Reno/Carson City, NV $2,766 $2,454 Richmond/Fort Lee, VA $2,727 $2,418 Riverside, CA $3,663 $3,396 Roanoke, VA $2,244 $1,953 Robins AFB, GA $2,118 $1,824 Rochester, NY $2,697 $2,280 Rock Island, IL $2,283 $1,980 Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY $2,844 $2,238 Sacramento, CA $3,021 $2,925 Saginaw, MI $1,818 $1,560 Salem, OR $2,634 $2,088 Salt Lake City, UT $2,649 $2,181 San Antonio, TX $2,121 $1,920 San Bernardino, CA $3,408 $3,312 San Diego, CA $4,488 $4,065 San Francisco, CA $5,529 $5,196 San Luis Obispo, CA $4,152 $3,348 Santa Clara County, CA $5,145 $4,728 Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM $3,639 $3,057 Sault Ste Marie, MI $1,950 $1,617 Savannah, GA $2,718 $2,466 Scott AFB, IL $2,157 $1,638 Seattle, WA $4,143 $3,291 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC $2,160 $1,620 Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA $2,208 $1,887 Sioux Falls, SD $2,085 $1,653 Sitka, AK $3,399 $2,550 Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI $1,905 $1,488 Spokane, WA $2,772 $2,262 Springfield, MO $1,962 $1,488 Springfield/Decatur, IL $1,959 $1,593 St Mary And Terrebonne, LA $1,920 $1,635 St. Louis, MO $2,733 $2,487 State College, PA $2,508 $1,893 Staten Island, NY $4,473 $3,834 Stevens Point, WI $1,740 $1,416 Stockton, CA $3,219 $2,634 Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC $2,025 $1,596 Syracuse, NY $2,709 $2,121 Tacoma, WA $3,072 $2,634 Tallahassee, FL $2,454 $1,878 Tampa, FL $3,075 $2,781 Terre Haute, IN $1,959 $1,566 Toledo, OH $2,193 $2,064 Topeka, KS $2,016 $1,680 Traverse City, MI $3,003 $2,253 Trenton, NJ $4,269 $3,570 Tulsa, OK $2,067 $1,704 Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA $2,751 $2,097 Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA $3,525 $3,402 Vance AFB/Enid, OK $1,743 $1,308 Vandenberg Sfb, CA $3,747 $3,399 Ventura, CA $4,161 $3,636 Volusia County, FL $2,598 $2,334 Waco, TX $2,310 $1,830 Warrenton, VA $3,594 $3,132 Washington, DC Metro Area $3,957 $3,261 West Palm Beach, FL $3,885 $3,465 West Point, NY $4,317 $3,600 Westchester County, NY $6,333 $4,749 Whidbey Island, WA $3,018 $2,265 White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM $2,043 $1,752 Whiteman AFB, MO $2,166 $1,680 Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX $2,271 $1,704 Wichita/Mcconnell AFB, KS $1,878 $1,443 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA $2,034 $1,776 Willow Grove, PA $3,432 $3,030 Wilmington, NC $2,595 $2,136 Worcester, MA $3,669 $3,018 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH $2,037 $1,695 Yakima, WA $2,625 $2,019 Youngstown, OH $1,662 $1,248 Yuma, AZ $1,998 $1,731
Other grades: E-7 BAH · E-9 BAH · E-8 PCS weight allowance
How much BAH does an E-8 get in 2026? It depends on the duty station. Across 299 military housing areas, an E-8 with dependents receives between $1,638 (Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL) and $6,333 (Westchester County, NY) per month; the median is $2,556. Without dependents the median is $2,178.
Is BAH for an E-8 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.
