2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · ZZ580
BAH rates for County Cost Group 580, 2026
County Cost Group 580
ZZ580 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$16,560 a year · −1.1% vs 2025
Without dependents: $1,119/mo
County Cost Group 580 (code ZZ580) sets BAH for 704 ZIP codes outside DTMO's surveyed housing areas, mostly in Illinois, North Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, Ohio. In 2026 an E-5 with dependents there receives $1,380 a month; without dependents, $1,119.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,280
all 24 grades, with dependents
$117 below the median of county cost groups
mapped to ZZ580 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 $1,185 in 2022 to $1,380 in 2026 (+16.5%).
Monthly BAH in County Cost Group 580, 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 | $1,107 | $1,191 | $1,212 | $1,293 | $1,278 | +15.4% |
| E-2 | $1,107 | $1,191 | $1,212 | $1,293 | $1,278 | +15.4% |
| E-3 | $1,107 | $1,191 | $1,212 | $1,293 | $1,278 | +15.4% |
| E-4 | $1,107 | $1,191 | $1,212 | $1,293 | $1,278 | +15.4% |
| E-5 | $1,185 | $1,284 | $1,317 | $1,395 | $1,380 | +16.5% |
| E-6 | $1,380 | $1,548 | $1,596 | $1,680 | $1,680 | +21.7% |
| E-7 | $1,434 | $1,611 | $1,662 | $1,749 | $1,749 | +22.0% |
| E-8 | $1,494 | $1,680 | $1,731 | $1,821 | $1,821 | +21.9% |
| E-9 | $1,584 | $1,782 | $1,839 | $1,935 | $1,932 | +22.0% |
| W-1 | $1,398 | $1,566 | $1,614 | $1,698 | $1,698 | +21.5% |
| W-2 | $1,461 | $1,641 | $1,692 | $1,779 | $1,779 | +21.8% |
| W-3 | $1,530 | $1,728 | $1,779 | $1,872 | $1,872 | +22.4% |
| W-4 | $1,602 | $1,809 | $1,863 | $1,962 | $1,953 | +21.9% |
| W-5 | $1,686 | $1,902 | $1,968 | $2,076 | $2,061 | +22.2% |
| O-1E | $1,449 | $1,620 | $1,671 | $1,755 | $1,758 | +21.3% |
| O-2E | $1,521 | $1,713 | $1,764 | $1,860 | $1,857 | +22.1% |
| O-3E | $1,611 | $1,818 | $1,878 | $1,977 | $1,971 | +22.3% |
| O-1 | $1,215 | $1,323 | $1,359 | $1,434 | $1,425 | +17.3% |
| O-2 | $1,383 | $1,545 | $1,593 | $1,677 | $1,677 | +21.3% |
| O-3 | $1,527 | $1,725 | $1,776 | $1,869 | $1,869 | +22.4% |
| O-4 | $1,713 | $1,932 | $2,001 | $2,112 | $2,091 | +22.1% |
| O-5 | $1,845 | $2,076 | $2,163 | $2,280 | $2,253 | +22.1% |
| O-6 | $1,854 | $2,094 | $2,178 | $2,298 | $2,268 | +22.3% |
| O-7+ | $1,866 | $2,106 | $2,193 | $2,313 | $2,280 | +22.2% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $867 | $918 | $939 | $1,017 | $1,032 | +19.0% |
| E-2 | $867 | $918 | $939 | $1,017 | $1,032 | +19.0% |
| E-3 | $867 | $918 | $939 | $1,017 | $1,032 | +19.0% |
| E-4 | $867 | $918 | $939 | $1,017 | $1,032 | +19.0% |
| E-5 | $966 | $1,023 | $1,041 | $1,122 | $1,119 | +15.8% |
| E-6 | $1,029 | $1,158 | $1,194 | $1,257 | $1,257 | +22.2% |
| E-7 | $1,104 | $1,209 | $1,248 | $1,311 | $1,311 | +18.8% |
| E-8 | $1,221 | $1,344 | $1,380 | $1,455 | $1,446 | +18.4% |
| E-9 | $1,281 | $1,410 | $1,455 | $1,533 | $1,527 | +19.2% |
| W-1 | $1,089 | $1,176 | $1,212 | $1,275 | $1,275 | +17.1% |
| W-2 | $1,227 | $1,341 | $1,377 | $1,452 | $1,443 | +17.6% |
| W-3 | $1,287 | $1,419 | $1,467 | $1,545 | $1,539 | +19.6% |
| W-4 | $1,392 | $1,557 | $1,608 | $1,689 | $1,689 | +21.3% |
| W-5 | $1,446 | $1,626 | $1,674 | $1,764 | $1,764 | +22.0% |
| O-1E | $1,185 | $1,278 | $1,314 | $1,392 | $1,377 | +16.2% |
| O-2E | $1,272 | $1,398 | $1,437 | $1,515 | $1,509 | +18.6% |
| O-3E | $1,377 | $1,539 | $1,587 | $1,671 | $1,671 | +21.4% |
| O-1 | $1,023 | $1,092 | $1,107 | $1,191 | $1,173 | +14.7% |
| O-2 | $1,161 | $1,254 | $1,284 | $1,365 | $1,353 | +16.5% |
| O-3 | $1,308 | $1,449 | $1,491 | $1,572 | $1,569 | +20.0% |
| O-4 | $1,434 | $1,608 | $1,656 | $1,746 | $1,743 | +21.5% |
| O-5 | $1,464 | $1,650 | $1,695 | $1,785 | $1,782 | +21.7% |
| O-6 | $1,515 | $1,713 | $1,755 | $1,851 | $1,848 | +22.0% |
| O-7+ | $1,527 | $1,734 | $1,782 | $1,884 | $1,878 | +23.0% |
How County Cost Group 580 compares
E-5 with dependents is #32 of 39 county cost groups. Each tick is one area.
E-5 with dependents, every county cost group, 2026
US dollars a month
About this housing area
Counties covered
Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to ZZ580 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Randolph County, WV 21
- Fulton County, IL 20
- Columbiana County, OH 19
- Benton County, IA 15
- Richland County, ND 15
- Nodaway County, MO 15
- Brown County, SD 14
- Jasper County, MO 14
- Izard County, AR 14
- Huron County, MI 13
and 105 more counties.
Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at County Cost Group 580?
- $1,380 a month with dependents and $1,119 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA ZZ580.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at County Cost Group 580?
- E-4: $1,278 with dependents, $1,032 without. E-6: $1,680 with dependents, $1,257 without.
- Did BAH go up at County Cost Group 580 in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by −0.5% 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 County Cost Group 580 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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