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O-2E BAH Rates 2026 by Location

Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for an O-2E in all 299 military housing areas — official DoD rates for 2026.

Median, with dependents
$2,586
Median, without dependents
$2,235
Range, with dependents
$1,671 – $6,564

O-2E is the rate for an O-2 officer with more than four years of prior enlisted or warrant officer service — it is higher than the plain O-2 rate.

Highest O-2E BAH

Housing areaWith dependentsWithout dependents
Westchester County, NY$6,564$4,923
San Francisco, CA$5,547$5,268
Maui County, HI$5,529$4,521
New York City, NY$5,502$5,103
Nantucket, MA$5,421$4,686
Santa Clara County, CA$5,184$4,797
Boston, MA$5,142$4,806
Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,088$4,878
Long Island, NY$5,043$4,575
Martha's Vineyard, MA$5,001$4,251

Lowest O-2E BAH

Housing areaWith dependentsWithout dependents
Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,671$1,314
Monroe, LA$1,719$1,383
Youngstown, OH$1,740$1,305
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,740$1,344
Stevens Point, WI$1,743$1,497
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,797$1,347
Altus AFB, OK$1,818$1,386
Saginaw, MI$1,833$1,608
Hattiesburg, MS$1,845$1,446
Charleston, WV$1,851$1,560

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All 299 housing areas, O-2E

Housing areaWith dependentsWithout dependents
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$3,051$2,592
Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$2,856$2,286
Akron, OH$1,971$1,728
Albany, GA$1,884$1,440
Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$2,391$2,259
Alexandria, LA$1,935$1,458
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,877$2,577
Altus AFB, OK$1,818$1,386
Anchorage, AK$3,333$2,523
Ann Arbor, MI$3,339$2,787
Annapolis, MD$3,423$3,054
Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,671$1,314
Asheville, NC$2,817$2,367
Astoria, OR$3,189$2,391
Atlanta, GA$2,742$2,526
Atlantic City, NJ$3,603$2,934
Auburn, AL$2,379$1,785
Austin, TX$3,408$2,556
Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,213$2,730
Baltimore, MD$3,138$2,736
Bangor, ME$2,487$1,959
Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,730$2,187
Baton Rouge, LA$2,226$2,013
Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,505$2,136
Beale AFB, CA$3,162$3,033
Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,850$2,580
Beaumont, TX$1,953$1,692
Birmingham, AL$2,562$2,472
Bismarck, ND$2,358$1,860
Bloomington, IN$2,439$1,926
Boise, ID$2,364$2,076
Boston, MA$5,142$4,806
Boulder, CO$3,687$3,012
Bremerton, WA$3,024$2,523
Bridgeport, CA$3,003$2,397
Brownsville, TX$2,148$1,656
Brunswick, ME$3,696$2,772
Buffalo, NY$2,757$2,361
Burlington, VT$4,176$3,390
Camp Lejeune, NC$2,073$1,740
Camp Pendleton, CA$4,644$4,152
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,857$1,461
Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,395$3,951
Cape May, NJ$3,177$2,892
Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,547$2,205
Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,118$1,731
Charleston, SC$2,712$2,484
Charleston, WV$1,851$1,560
Charlotte, NC$2,469$2,283
Charlottesville, VA$3,024$2,520
Chattanooga, TN$2,511$2,166
Cheyenne, WY$2,427$1,899
Chicago, IL$3,735$3,552
China Lake, CA$2,130$1,650
Cincinnati, OH$2,595$2,385
Cleveland, OH$2,454$2,181
Coastal Maine, ME$2,856$2,412
College Station, TX$2,667$2,034
Colorado Springs, CO$2,583$2,385
Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,223$1,980
Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$2,091$1,569
Columbus AFB, MS$2,169$1,659
Columbus, OH$2,556$2,031
Coos Bay, OR$2,670$2,004
Corpus Christi, TX$2,457$1,974
Corvallis, OR$2,853$2,529
Dahlgren/Fort A.p. Hill$2,835$2,487
Dahlonega, GA$2,547$2,337
Dallas, TX$2,841$2,613
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ$2,190$1,995
Denver, CO$3,195$2,934
Des Moines, IA$2,418$1,962
Detroit, MI$2,763$2,454
Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE$3,018$2,367
Duluth, MN$2,367$2,181
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,508$2,235
Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,463$2,139
Eastern Shore, MD$2,397$2,202
Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA$3,255$2,877
Eglin AFB, FL$3,351$2,514
El Centro, CA$2,634$2,052
El Paso, TX$2,196$1,956
Elizabeth City, NC$2,655$2,529
Erie, PA$1,857$1,554
Essex Co, MA$4,488$3,591
Eugene, OR$2,748$2,313
Everett, WA$3,546$2,964
Fairbanks, AK$2,907$2,235
Fallon NAS, NV$2,286$1,716
Fargo, ND$2,499$1,980
Fayetteville, AR$2,337$1,893
Fitchburg, MA$4,026$3,255
Florida Keys, FL$4,827$4,002
Fort Benning, GA$2,049$1,827
Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,166$1,908
Fort Campbell, KY$2,472$1,938
Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,944$1,458
Fort Collins, CO$2,787$2,379
Fort Detrick, MD$3,243$2,847
Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,436$1,827
Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,402$3,063
Fort Gordon, AL$2,241$2,004
Fort Hood, TX$2,313$1,788
Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,229$1,926
Fort Knox, KY$2,403$1,860
Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,376$1,950
Fort Leonard Wood, MO$2,010$1,581
Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$4,314$3,780
Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,114$2,790
Fort Pierce, FL$3,060$2,748
Fort Polk, LA$1,929$1,488
Fort Riley, KS$1,941$1,518
Fort Rucker, AL$2,232$1,674
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,740$1,344
Fort Stewart, GA$2,586$2,361
Fort Wayne, IN$2,199$2,022
Fort Worth, TX$2,457$2,250
Frankfort, KY$2,115$1,587
Fresno, CA$2,928$2,607
Gainesville, FL$2,676$2,175
Goodfellow AFB, TX$2,172$1,689
Grand Forks, ND$2,184$1,848
Grand Haven, MI$2,547$2,310
Grand Rapids, MI$2,436$2,256
Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$3,000$2,571
Greensboro, NC$2,247$1,938
Greenville, SC$2,196$1,986
Gulfport, MS$2,016$1,614
Hampden County, MA$3,393$2,589
Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,466$2,334
Hanscom AFB, MA$4,752$4,311
Hartford, CT$3,735$3,087
Hattiesburg, MS$1,845$1,446
Hawaii County, HI$3,936$3,696
Helena, MT$2,757$2,169
Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,902$1,710
Honolulu County, HI$4,398$3,768
Houston, TX$2,688$2,331
Humboldt County, CA$2,808$2,106
Huntington, WV$1,905$1,638
Huntsville, AL$2,214$1,917
Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,648$3,300
Indianapolis, IN$2,298$2,019
Jackson, MS$2,481$2,022
Jacksonville, FL$2,355$2,202
JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,543$3,096
Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,331$1,800
Juneau, AK$3,576$2,904
Kansas City, MO$2,301$2,064
Kauai County, HI$4,638$4,002
Ketchikan, AK$3,300$2,727
Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,400$2,148
Knoxville, TN$2,889$2,388
Kodiak Island, AK$3,153$2,610
Lafayette, LA$2,025$1,695
Lake Charles, LA$1,956$1,473
Lansing, MI$2,118$1,881
Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$2,097$1,572
Lemoore NAS, CA$2,439$2,196
Lexington, KY$2,196$1,995
Lexington, VA$2,121$1,734
Lincoln, NE$2,268$1,926
Little Rock, AR$1,971$1,884
Long Island, NY$5,043$4,575
Los Angeles, CA$4,503$4,014
Louisville, KY$2,385$2,109
Lubbock, TX$1,971$1,620
Madison, WI$3,396$2,754
Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$2,241$1,698
Manchester/Concord, NH$4,194$3,327
Marin/Sonoma, CA$4,125$3,528
Marquette, MI$2,361$1,899
Martha's Vineyard, MA$5,001$4,251
Maui County, HI$5,529$4,521
Memphis, TN$2,349$2,220
Meridian, MS$1,929$1,446
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$4,398$3,714
Milwaukee, WI$3,162$2,640
Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,901$2,640
Minot AFB, ND$2,163$1,737
Mobile, AL$2,193$1,965
Monroe, LA$1,719$1,383
Monterey, CA$4,773$3,639
Montgomery, AL$1,920$1,710
Moody AFB, GA$1,995$1,695
Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC$2,397$1,932
Morgantown, WV$2,022$1,758
Mountain Home AFB, ID$2,316$1,860
Myrtle Beach, SC$2,511$2,211
Nantucket, MA$5,421$4,686
Nashville, TN$2,772$2,442
Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV$2,370$2,127
New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,834$3,354
New London, CT$3,291$2,796
New Orleans, LA$2,541$2,109
New York City, NY$5,502$5,103
Newport, RI$4,098$3,111
Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,685$2,481
Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,088$4,878
Oakland, CA$4,344$3,912
Ocala, FL$2,433$2,385
Ogden/Hill AFB, UT$2,349$2,160
Oklahoma City, OK$1,965$1,731
Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE$2,586$2,211
Orlando, FL$2,994$2,787
Outer Banks, NC$3,075$2,751
Oxford, MD$2,973$2,604
Paducah, KY$2,019$1,587
Panama City, FL$2,691$2,280
Patrick Sfb, FL$2,919$2,667
Patuxent River, MD$2,754$2,463
Pensacola, FL$2,268$2,022
Peoria, IL$2,028$1,695
Perth Amboy, NJ$4,227$3,690
Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ$3,012$2,814
Phoenix, AZ$2,487$2,358
Pittsburgh, PA$2,640$2,421
Port Angeles, WA$3,066$2,619
Portland, ME$4,221$3,390
Portland, OR$3,012$2,541
Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME$4,419$3,480
Providence, RI$3,978$3,306
Provo, UT$2,511$2,127
Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,315$3,048
Raleigh, NC$2,385$2,187
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD$2,457$2,082
Reno/Carson City, NV$2,790$2,514
Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,751$2,475
Riverside, CA$3,693$3,435
Roanoke, VA$2,286$1,980
Robins AFB, GA$2,178$1,830
Rochester, NY$2,739$2,343
Rock Island, IL$2,292$2,052
Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY$2,868$2,382
Sacramento, CA$3,033$2,931
Saginaw, MI$1,833$1,608
Salem, OR$2,688$2,175
Salt Lake City, UT$2,718$2,226
San Antonio, TX$2,124$1,965
San Bernardino, CA$3,411$3,324
San Diego, CA$4,506$4,161
San Francisco, CA$5,547$5,268
San Luis Obispo, CA$4,200$3,525
Santa Clara County, CA$5,184$4,797
Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,690$3,159
Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,953$1,701
Savannah, GA$2,736$2,514
Scott AFB, IL$2,193$1,740
Seattle, WA$4,197$3,471
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC$2,208$1,707
Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA$2,250$1,920
Sioux Falls, SD$2,100$1,758
Sitka, AK$3,447$2,715
Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,917$1,590
Spokane, WA$2,826$2,343
Springfield, MO$1,989$1,593
Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,989$1,656
St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,986$1,638
St. Louis, MO$2,751$2,529
State College, PA$2,562$2,001
Staten Island, NY$4,533$3,942
Stevens Point, WI$1,743$1,497
Stockton, CA$3,288$2,718
Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC$2,043$1,695
Syracuse, NY$2,787$2,193
Tacoma, WA$3,108$2,712
Tallahassee, FL$2,550$1,926
Tampa, FL$3,078$2,853
Terre Haute, IN$1,989$1,635
Toledo, OH$2,196$2,085
Topeka, KS$2,049$1,728
Traverse City, MI$3,051$2,388
Trenton, NJ$4,338$3,687
Tulsa, OK$2,097$1,770
Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA$2,796$2,229
Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA$3,531$3,420
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,797$1,347
Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,771$3,465
Ventura, CA$4,200$3,741
Volusia County, FL$2,622$2,373
Waco, TX$2,361$1,902
Warrenton, VA$3,648$3,198
Washington, DC Metro Area$4,002$3,405
West Palm Beach, FL$3,954$3,498
West Point, NY$4,362$3,753
Westchester County, NY$6,564$4,923
Whidbey Island, WA$3,084$2,367
White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$2,070$1,797
Whiteman AFB, MO$2,223$1,749
Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX$2,310$1,764
Wichita/Mcconnell AFB, KS$1,923$1,512
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$2,070$1,800
Willow Grove, PA$3,435$3,135
Wilmington, NC$2,619$2,241
Worcester, MA$3,732$3,123
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH$2,082$1,734
Yakima, WA$2,682$2,121
Youngstown, OH$1,740$1,305
Yuma, AZ$2,034$1,758

Other grades: O-2 BAH · O-3 BAH · O-2 PCS weight allowance

How much BAH does an O-2E get in 2026?

It depends on the duty station. Across 299 military housing areas, an O-2E with dependents receives between $1,671 (Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL) and $6,564 (Westchester County, NY) per month; the median is $2,586. Without dependents the median is $2,235.

Is BAH for an O-2E 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.