2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · ZZ590
BAH rates for County Cost Group 590, 2026
County Cost Group 590
ZZ590 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$16,704 a year · −0.4% vs 2025
Without dependents: $1,128/mo
County Cost Group 590 (code ZZ590) sets BAH for 612 ZIP codes outside DTMO's surveyed housing areas, mostly in Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania. In 2026 an E-5 with dependents there receives $1,392 a month; without dependents, $1,128.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,295
all 24 grades, with dependents
$105 below the median of county cost groups
mapped to ZZ590 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 $1,191 in 2022 to $1,392 in 2026 (+16.9%).
Monthly BAH in County Cost Group 590, 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 | $1,110 | $1,197 | $1,224 | $1,299 | $1,290 | +16.2% |
| E-2 | $1,110 | $1,197 | $1,224 | $1,299 | $1,290 | +16.2% |
| E-3 | $1,110 | $1,197 | $1,224 | $1,299 | $1,290 | +16.2% |
| E-4 | $1,110 | $1,197 | $1,224 | $1,299 | $1,290 | +16.2% |
| E-5 | $1,191 | $1,290 | $1,329 | $1,398 | $1,392 | +16.9% |
| E-6 | $1,386 | $1,554 | $1,608 | $1,686 | $1,692 | +22.1% |
| E-7 | $1,440 | $1,617 | $1,671 | $1,755 | $1,761 | +22.3% |
| E-8 | $1,500 | $1,686 | $1,743 | $1,827 | $1,833 | +22.2% |
| E-9 | $1,590 | $1,788 | $1,851 | $1,941 | $1,944 | +22.3% |
| W-1 | $1,404 | $1,572 | $1,626 | $1,704 | $1,710 | +21.8% |
| W-2 | $1,467 | $1,647 | $1,704 | $1,785 | $1,791 | +22.1% |
| W-3 | $1,536 | $1,734 | $1,791 | $1,878 | $1,884 | +22.7% |
| W-4 | $1,608 | $1,815 | $1,875 | $1,968 | $1,968 | +22.4% |
| W-5 | $1,692 | $1,908 | $1,983 | $2,082 | $2,073 | +22.5% |
| O-1E | $1,455 | $1,626 | $1,680 | $1,761 | $1,770 | +21.6% |
| O-2E | $1,524 | $1,719 | $1,776 | $1,866 | $1,869 | +22.6% |
| O-3E | $1,617 | $1,824 | $1,890 | $1,983 | $1,983 | +22.6% |
| O-1 | $1,218 | $1,329 | $1,368 | $1,440 | $1,437 | +18.0% |
| O-2 | $1,389 | $1,551 | $1,605 | $1,683 | $1,689 | +21.6% |
| O-3 | $1,533 | $1,731 | $1,788 | $1,875 | $1,881 | +22.7% |
| O-4 | $1,719 | $1,938 | $2,016 | $2,118 | $2,103 | +22.3% |
| O-5 | $1,851 | $2,082 | $2,178 | $2,286 | $2,268 | +22.5% |
| O-6 | $1,863 | $2,100 | $2,190 | $2,304 | $2,283 | +22.5% |
| O-7+ | $1,872 | $2,112 | $2,205 | $2,322 | $2,295 | +22.6% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $870 | $924 | $945 | $1,020 | $1,041 | +19.7% |
| E-2 | $870 | $924 | $945 | $1,020 | $1,041 | +19.7% |
| E-3 | $870 | $924 | $945 | $1,020 | $1,041 | +19.7% |
| E-4 | $870 | $924 | $945 | $1,020 | $1,041 | +19.7% |
| E-5 | $969 | $1,029 | $1,050 | $1,128 | $1,128 | +16.4% |
| E-6 | $1,035 | $1,164 | $1,203 | $1,263 | $1,266 | +22.3% |
| E-7 | $1,110 | $1,212 | $1,254 | $1,317 | $1,320 | +18.9% |
| E-8 | $1,227 | $1,347 | $1,389 | $1,461 | $1,458 | +18.8% |
| E-9 | $1,287 | $1,416 | $1,464 | $1,539 | $1,539 | +19.6% |
| W-1 | $1,095 | $1,179 | $1,221 | $1,278 | $1,284 | +17.3% |
| W-2 | $1,233 | $1,344 | $1,386 | $1,458 | $1,455 | +18.0% |
| W-3 | $1,293 | $1,425 | $1,476 | $1,548 | $1,551 | +20.0% |
| W-4 | $1,398 | $1,563 | $1,620 | $1,695 | $1,701 | +21.7% |
| W-5 | $1,452 | $1,632 | $1,686 | $1,770 | $1,776 | +22.3% |
| O-1E | $1,191 | $1,284 | $1,326 | $1,395 | $1,389 | +16.6% |
| O-2E | $1,275 | $1,404 | $1,446 | $1,521 | $1,521 | +19.3% |
| O-3E | $1,383 | $1,545 | $1,599 | $1,677 | $1,683 | +21.7% |
| O-1 | $1,029 | $1,095 | $1,116 | $1,194 | $1,185 | +15.2% |
| O-2 | $1,167 | $1,260 | $1,293 | $1,371 | $1,362 | +16.7% |
| O-3 | $1,314 | $1,455 | $1,503 | $1,578 | $1,581 | +20.3% |
| O-4 | $1,437 | $1,614 | $1,668 | $1,752 | $1,755 | +22.1% |
| O-5 | $1,470 | $1,656 | $1,707 | $1,791 | $1,794 | +22.0% |
| O-6 | $1,521 | $1,719 | $1,767 | $1,857 | $1,860 | +22.3% |
| O-7+ | $1,533 | $1,740 | $1,794 | $1,890 | $1,890 | +23.3% |
How County Cost Group 590 compares
E-5 with dependents is #31 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 ZZ590 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Logan County, WV 29
- Jefferson County, PA 23
- Webster County, IA 14
- Fayette County, IA 14
- Logan County, IL 14
- Marshall County, IA 13
- Marinette County, WI 12
- Pembina County, ND 12
- McLean County, ND 12
- Muskogee County, OK 12
and 93 more counties.
Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at County Cost Group 590?
- $1,392 a month with dependents and $1,128 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA ZZ590.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at County Cost Group 590?
- E-4: $1,290 with dependents, $1,041 without. E-6: $1,692 with dependents, $1,266 without.
- Did BAH go up at County Cost Group 590 in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by −0.2% 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 590 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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