2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · PA247
Carlisle Barracks, PA BAH rates 2026
Carlisle Barracks, PA
PA247 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$24,912 a year · +3.3% vs 2025
Without dependents: $1,617/mo
In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Carlisle Barracks, PA military housing area receives $2,076 a month in BAH; without dependents, $1,617. An O-3 with dependents receives $2,559.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $3,114
all 24 grades, with dependents
$42 below the median of housing areas
mapped to PA247 by DTMO
2026 BAH by rank, with and without dependents
Monthly rates for every pay grade; your grade is highlighted. "E" officers (O-1E to O-3E) have more than four years of prior enlisted or warrant service. Change compares with-dependents rates to 2025.
| Grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF) | ||
| E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF) | ||
| E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF) | ||
| E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF) | ||
| E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1 | ||
| W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2 | ||
| W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3 | ||
| W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4 | ||
| W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5 | ||
| O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-1Second Lieutenant | ||
| O-2First Lieutenant | ||
| O-3Captain | ||
| O-4Major | ||
| O-5Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| O-6Colonel | ||
| O-7+O-7 and above |
BAH since 2022
E-5 with dependents moved from $1,671 in 2022 to $2,076 in 2026 (+24.2%).
Monthly BAH in Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2022–2026
US dollars a month, with dependents, two common pay grades
View as table: every grade, 2022–2026
With dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,548 | $1,743 | $1,767 | $1,842 | $1,902 | +22.9% |
| E-2 | $1,548 | $1,743 | $1,767 | $1,842 | $1,902 | +22.9% |
| E-3 | $1,548 | $1,743 | $1,767 | $1,842 | $1,902 | +22.9% |
| E-4 | $1,548 | $1,743 | $1,767 | $1,842 | $1,902 | +22.9% |
| E-5 | $1,671 | $1,938 | $1,941 | $2,010 | $2,076 | +24.2% |
| E-6 | $2,013 | $2,229 | $2,217 | $2,307 | $2,376 | +18.0% |
| E-7 | $2,055 | $2,250 | $2,298 | $2,379 | $2,442 | +18.8% |
| E-8 | $2,100 | $2,259 | $2,388 | $2,454 | $2,514 | +19.7% |
| E-9 | $2,214 | $2,346 | $2,517 | $2,598 | $2,643 | +19.4% |
| W-1 | $2,031 | $2,247 | $2,235 | $2,325 | $2,394 | +17.9% |
| W-2 | $2,073 | $2,256 | $2,337 | $2,409 | $2,469 | +19.1% |
| W-3 | $2,127 | $2,268 | $2,448 | $2,505 | $2,562 | +20.5% |
| W-4 | $2,247 | $2,394 | $2,547 | $2,634 | $2,673 | +19.0% |
| W-5 | $2,388 | $2,577 | $2,670 | $2,793 | $2,811 | +17.7% |
| O-1E | $2,064 | $2,253 | $2,313 | $2,385 | $2,451 | +18.8% |
| O-2E | $2,118 | $2,262 | $2,430 | $2,493 | $2,547 | +20.3% |
| O-3E | $2,265 | $2,415 | $2,562 | $2,655 | $2,694 | +18.9% |
| O-1 | $1,716 | $1,980 | $1,983 | $2,052 | $2,121 | +23.6% |
| O-2 | $2,010 | $2,226 | $2,214 | $2,304 | $2,373 | +18.1% |
| O-3 | $2,124 | $2,265 | $2,445 | $2,502 | $2,559 | +20.5% |
| O-4 | $2,433 | $2,640 | $2,709 | $2,844 | $2,853 | +17.3% |
| O-5 | $2,658 | $2,928 | $2,898 | $3,087 | $3,069 | +15.5% |
| O-6 | $2,676 | $2,952 | $2,919 | $3,114 | $3,093 | +15.6% |
| O-7+ | $2,697 | $2,976 | $2,940 | $3,135 | $3,114 | +15.5% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,161 | $1,308 | $1,326 | $1,383 | $1,431 | +23.3% |
| E-2 | $1,161 | $1,308 | $1,326 | $1,383 | $1,431 | +23.3% |
| E-3 | $1,161 | $1,308 | $1,326 | $1,383 | $1,431 | +23.3% |
| E-4 | $1,161 | $1,308 | $1,326 | $1,383 | $1,431 | +23.3% |
| E-5 | $1,326 | $1,455 | $1,479 | $1,557 | $1,617 | +21.9% |
| E-6 | $1,509 | $1,671 | $1,662 | $1,728 | $1,779 | +17.9% |
| E-7 | $1,551 | $1,746 | $1,773 | $1,848 | $1,908 | +23.0% |
| E-8 | $1,746 | $2,001 | $2,001 | $2,073 | $2,142 | +22.7% |
| E-9 | $1,842 | $2,079 | $2,076 | $2,154 | $2,223 | +20.7% |
| W-1 | $1,524 | $1,686 | $1,719 | $1,797 | $1,854 | +21.7% |
| W-2 | $1,743 | $1,998 | $1,998 | $2,070 | $2,139 | +22.7% |
| W-3 | $1,854 | $2,088 | $2,088 | $2,166 | $2,235 | +20.6% |
| W-4 | $2,019 | $2,226 | $2,232 | $2,316 | $2,385 | +18.1% |
| W-5 | $2,061 | $2,232 | $2,319 | $2,394 | $2,457 | +19.2% |
| O-1E | $1,671 | $1,932 | $1,938 | $2,007 | $2,073 | +24.1% |
| O-2E | $1,821 | $2,064 | $2,058 | $2,136 | $2,205 | +21.1% |
| O-3E | $2,010 | $2,220 | $2,208 | $2,298 | $2,367 | +17.8% |
| O-1 | $1,422 | $1,539 | $1,590 | $1,674 | $1,725 | +21.3% |
| O-2 | $1,632 | $1,872 | $1,884 | $1,956 | $2,022 | +23.9% |
| O-3 | $1,887 | $2,121 | $2,112 | $2,196 | $2,265 | +20.0% |
| O-4 | $2,049 | $2,229 | $2,298 | $2,373 | $2,439 | +19.0% |
| O-5 | $2,073 | $2,235 | $2,346 | $2,415 | $2,475 | +19.4% |
| O-6 | $2,112 | $2,238 | $2,424 | $2,487 | $2,538 | +20.2% |
| O-7+ | $2,136 | $2,253 | $2,466 | $2,529 | $2,580 | +20.8% |
How Carlisle Barracks, PA compares
E-5 with dependents is #156 of 299 housing areas in the 50 states and DC. Each tick is one area.
E-5 with dependents, every military housing area, 2026
US dollars a month
About this housing area
Rent vs. utilities
DTMO's average split of the 2026 rate in this area.
For an E-5 with dependents that is roughly $1,682 rent and $394 utilities a month.
Counties covered
Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to PA247 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Lancaster County, PA 53
- York County, PA 42
- Franklin County, PA 28
- Dauphin County, PA 25
- Cumberland County, PA 17
- Lebanon County, PA 16
- Perry County, PA 14
- Adams County, PA 14
- Berks County, PA 1
All 263 ZIP codes in this housing area
17001 17003 17005 17006 17007 17010 17011 17013 17015 17016 17018 17019 17020 17022 17023 17024 17025 17026 17027 17028 17030 17032 17033 17034 17036 17037 17038 17039 17040 17041 17042 17043 17045 17046 17047 17048 17050 17053 17055 17057 17061 17062 17064 17065 17067 17068 17069 17070 17071 17072 17073 17074 17077 17078 17080 17081 17083 17085 17087 17088 17089 17090 17093 17097 17098 17101 17102 17103 17104 17105 17106 17107 17108 17109 17110 17111 17112 17113 17120 17121 17122 17123 17124 17125 17126 17127 17128 17129 17130 17140 17177 17201 17202 17210 17214 17217 17219 17220 17221 17222 17224 17225 17231 17232 17235 17236 17237 17240 17241 17244 17246 17247 17250 17251 17252 17254 17256 17257 17261 17262 17263 17265 17266 17268 17271 17272 17301 17302 17303 17304 17306 17307 17309 17310 17311 17312 17313 17314 17315 17316 17317 17318 17319 17320 17321 17322 17323 17324 17325 17327 17329 17331 17332 17333 17334 17335 17337 17339 17340 17342 17343 17344 17345 17347 17349 17350 17352 17353 17355 17356 17358 17360 17361 17362 17363 17364 17365 17366 17368 17370 17371 17372 17375 17401 17402 17403 17404 17405 17406 17407 17408 17501 17502 17503 17504 17505 17506 17507 17508 17509 17512 17516 17517 17518 17519 17520 17521 17522 17527 17528 17529 17532 17533 17534 17535 17536 17537 17538 17540 17543 17545 17547 17549 17550 17551 17552 17554 17555 17557 17560 17562 17563 17564 17565 17566 17567 17568 17569 17570 17572 17573 17575 17576 17578 17579 17580 17581 17582 17584 17585 17601 17602 17603 17604 17605 17606 17607 17608 17611 17622 17699 17978 19501
Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Carlisle Barracks, PA?
- $2,076 a month with dependents and $1,617 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA PA247.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Carlisle Barracks, PA?
- E-4: $1,902 with dependents, $1,431 without. E-6: $2,376 with dependents, $1,779 without.
- Did BAH go up at Carlisle Barracks, PA in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by +2.1% on average across the 24 pay grades compared with 2025. If a published rate falls, individual rate protection keeps members who stay at the same duty station, grade and dependency status at their previous rate.
- Does BAH depend on where I live or where I am stationed?
- On your permanent duty station's ZIP code, not where you choose to live. Members are free to live anywhere; the rate is fixed by the duty location, pay grade and whether you have dependents.
- When will 2027 BAH rates for Carlisle Barracks, PA be published?
- DTMO normally releases next year's rates in December, effective 1 January. See 2027 BAH rates.
Sources
- Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
- DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.
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