2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · ZZ760
BAH rates for County Cost Group 760, 2026
County Cost Group 760
ZZ760 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$20,232 a year · −2.9% vs 2025
Without dependents: $1,368/mo
County Cost Group 760 (code ZZ760) sets BAH for 666 ZIP codes outside DTMO's surveyed housing areas, mostly in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Illinois, Montana. In 2026 an E-5 with dependents there receives $1,686 a month; without dependents, $1,368.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,679
all 24 grades, with dependents
$189 above the median of county cost groups
mapped to ZZ760 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 $1,413 in 2022 to $1,686 in 2026 (+19.3%).
Monthly BAH in County Cost Group 760, 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 | $1,323 | $1,437 | $1,464 | $1,620 | $1,566 | +18.4% |
| E-2 | $1,323 | $1,437 | $1,464 | $1,620 | $1,566 | +18.4% |
| E-3 | $1,323 | $1,437 | $1,464 | $1,620 | $1,566 | +18.4% |
| E-4 | $1,323 | $1,437 | $1,464 | $1,620 | $1,566 | +18.4% |
| E-5 | $1,413 | $1,545 | $1,584 | $1,737 | $1,686 | +19.3% |
| E-6 | $1,626 | $1,818 | $1,875 | $2,037 | $1,995 | +22.7% |
| E-7 | $1,683 | $1,887 | $1,944 | $2,112 | $2,070 | +23.0% |
| E-8 | $1,749 | $1,959 | $2,019 | $2,190 | $2,151 | +23.0% |
| E-9 | $1,848 | $2,070 | $2,136 | $2,316 | $2,274 | +23.1% |
| W-1 | $1,644 | $1,836 | $1,893 | $2,055 | $2,013 | +22.4% |
| W-2 | $1,713 | $1,920 | $1,977 | $2,145 | $2,103 | +22.8% |
| W-3 | $1,788 | $2,010 | $2,070 | $2,244 | $2,208 | +23.5% |
| W-4 | $1,869 | $2,100 | $2,163 | $2,346 | $2,301 | +23.1% |
| W-5 | $1,965 | $2,205 | $2,280 | $2,472 | $2,421 | +23.2% |
| O-1E | $1,698 | $1,896 | $1,953 | $2,121 | $2,082 | +22.6% |
| O-2E | $1,776 | $1,995 | $2,055 | $2,232 | $2,190 | +23.3% |
| O-3E | $1,881 | $2,112 | $2,178 | $2,364 | $2,319 | +23.3% |
| O-1 | $1,443 | $1,584 | $1,626 | $1,782 | $1,728 | +19.8% |
| O-2 | $1,626 | $1,815 | $1,872 | $2,034 | $1,992 | +22.5% |
| O-3 | $1,785 | $2,007 | $2,067 | $2,241 | $2,205 | +23.5% |
| O-4 | $1,995 | $2,241 | $2,319 | $2,514 | $2,457 | +23.2% |
| O-5 | $2,145 | $2,406 | $2,496 | $2,706 | $2,643 | +23.2% |
| O-6 | $2,160 | $2,424 | $2,514 | $2,727 | $2,661 | +23.2% |
| O-7+ | $2,175 | $2,442 | $2,532 | $2,748 | $2,679 | +23.2% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,032 | $1,107 | $1,128 | $1,263 | $1,248 | +20.9% |
| E-2 | $1,032 | $1,107 | $1,128 | $1,263 | $1,248 | +20.9% |
| E-3 | $1,032 | $1,107 | $1,128 | $1,263 | $1,248 | +20.9% |
| E-4 | $1,032 | $1,107 | $1,128 | $1,263 | $1,248 | +20.9% |
| E-5 | $1,158 | $1,242 | $1,260 | $1,410 | $1,368 | +18.1% |
| E-6 | $1,236 | $1,362 | $1,404 | $1,527 | $1,494 | +20.9% |
| E-7 | $1,323 | $1,434 | $1,464 | $1,620 | $1,566 | +18.4% |
| E-8 | $1,452 | $1,605 | $1,647 | $1,803 | $1,752 | +20.7% |
| E-9 | $1,518 | $1,677 | $1,725 | $1,884 | $1,836 | +20.9% |
| W-1 | $1,302 | $1,413 | $1,434 | $1,590 | $1,536 | +18.0% |
| W-2 | $1,458 | $1,602 | $1,644 | $1,800 | $1,749 | +20.0% |
| W-3 | $1,527 | $1,686 | $1,737 | $1,896 | $1,851 | +21.2% |
| W-4 | $1,638 | $1,830 | $1,887 | $2,049 | $2,007 | +22.5% |
| W-5 | $1,698 | $1,902 | $1,959 | $2,130 | $2,088 | +23.0% |
| O-1E | $1,413 | $1,539 | $1,581 | $1,734 | $1,683 | +19.1% |
| O-2E | $1,506 | $1,662 | $1,707 | $1,866 | $1,818 | +20.7% |
| O-3E | $1,623 | $1,809 | $1,866 | $2,028 | $1,986 | +22.4% |
| O-1 | $1,227 | $1,323 | $1,341 | $1,497 | $1,443 | +17.6% |
| O-2 | $1,386 | $1,509 | $1,545 | $1,704 | $1,650 | +19.0% |
| O-3 | $1,548 | $1,716 | $1,764 | $1,926 | $1,878 | +21.3% |
| O-4 | $1,683 | $1,881 | $1,941 | $2,109 | $2,067 | +22.8% |
| O-5 | $1,716 | $1,926 | $1,983 | $2,151 | $2,109 | +22.9% |
| O-6 | $1,773 | $1,992 | $2,046 | $2,226 | $2,184 | +23.2% |
| O-7+ | $1,791 | $2,022 | $2,079 | $2,265 | $2,220 | +24.0% |
How County Cost Group 760 compares
E-5 with dependents is #14 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 ZZ760 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Otsego County, NY 31
- Clinton County, NY 25
- Berrien County, MI 23
- Wayne County, PA 21
- Winnebago County, IL 20
- Jackson County, MI 18
- Montcalm County, MI 16
- Henry County, IL 16
- Polk County, MN 15
- Madison County, IN 14
and 79 more counties.
Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at County Cost Group 760?
- $1,686 a month with dependents and $1,368 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA ZZ760.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at County Cost Group 760?
- E-4: $1,566 with dependents, $1,248 without. E-6: $1,995 with dependents, $1,494 without.
- Did BAH go up at County Cost Group 760 in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by −2.3% 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 760 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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