Military BAHRATES

2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · WA311

Tacoma, WA (JBLM) BAH rates 2026

Tacoma, WA (JBLM)

WA311 · 2026 BAH

$2,556/mo

E-5 · with dependents

$30,672 a year · +1.9% vs 2025

Without dependents: $2,121/mo

Dependency status

In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Tacoma, WA (JBLM) military housing area receives $2,556 a month in BAH; without dependents, $2,121. An O-3 with dependents receives $3,123.

$2,370
Lowest grade
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $3,525
+2.3%
Avg change vs 2025
all 24 grades, with dependents
#84 of 299
E-5 rank
$438 above the median of housing areas
100
ZIP codes
mapped to WA311 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.

DTMO’s official BAH calculator, Department of Defense (opens in a new tab) ↗
GradeWith dependentsWithout dependentsvs 2025
(with)
E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF)
$2,370
$2,034
+1.8%
E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF)
$2,370
$2,034
+1.8%
E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF)
$2,370
$2,034
+1.8%
E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF)
$2,370
$2,034
+1.8%
E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF)
$2,556
$2,121
+1.9%
E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF)
$2,919
$2,199
+2.4%
E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,994
$2,376
+2.5%
E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF)
$3,072
$2,634
+2.4%
E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF)
$3,180
$2,736
+2.4%
W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1
$2,940
$2,313
+2.5%
W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2
$3,024
$2,631
+2.3%
W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3
$3,126
$2,751
+2.4%
W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4
$3,201
$2,931
+2.4%
W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5
$3,297
$3,009
+2.3%
O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$3,006
$2,553
+2.6%
O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$3,108
$2,712
+2.3%
O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$3,216
$2,913
+2.5%
O-1Second Lieutenant
$2,607
$2,178
+2.0%
O-2First Lieutenant
$2,916
$2,496
+2.4%
O-3Captain
$3,123
$2,784
+2.4%
O-4Major
$3,324
$2,991
+2.3%
O-5Lieutenant Colonel
$3,471
$3,030
+2.5%
O-6Colonel
$3,501
$3,102
+2.5%
O-7+O-7 and above
$3,525
$3,156
+2.4%

BAH since 2022

E-5 with dependents moved from $2,205 in 2022 to $2,556 in 2026 (+15.9%).

Monthly BAH in Tacoma, WA (JBLM), 2022–2026

US dollars a month, with dependents, two common pay grades

E-5O-3
$2,000$2,500$3,000$3,50020222023202420252026E-5 with dependents 2022: $2,205E-5 with dependents 2023: $2,298E-5 with dependents 2024: $2,430E-5 with dependents 2025: $2,508E-5 with dependents 2026: $2,556O-3 with dependents 2022: $2,643O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,928O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,946O-3 with dependents 2025: $3,051O-3 with dependents 2026: $3,123$3,123O-3 with dependents$2,556E-5 with dependents
$2,000$2,500$3,000$3,500202220242026E-5 with dependents 2022: $2,205E-5 with dependents 2023: $2,298E-5 with dependents 2024: $2,430E-5 with dependents 2025: $2,508E-5 with dependents 2026: $2,556O-3 with dependents 2022: $2,643O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,928O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,946O-3 with dependents 2025: $3,051O-3 with dependents 2026: $3,123$3,123$2,556
Source: DTMO annual BAH rate files; rates in effect 1 January each year.
View as table: every grade, 2022–2026

With dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$2,034$2,145$2,235$2,328$2,370+16.5%
E-2$2,034$2,145$2,235$2,328$2,370+16.5%
E-3$2,034$2,145$2,235$2,328$2,370+16.5%
E-4$2,034$2,145$2,235$2,328$2,370+16.5%
E-5$2,205$2,298$2,430$2,508$2,556+15.9%
E-6$2,553$2,691$2,724$2,850$2,919+14.3%
E-7$2,586$2,778$2,805$2,922$2,994+15.8%
E-8$2,622$2,868$2,892$3,000$3,072+17.2%
E-9$2,682$2,976$3,003$3,105$3,180+18.6%
W-1$2,568$2,712$2,742$2,868$2,940+14.5%
W-2$2,601$2,817$2,841$2,955$3,024+16.3%
W-3$2,646$2,931$2,949$3,054$3,126+18.1%
W-4$2,697$2,997$3,027$3,126$3,201+18.7%
W-5$2,757$3,075$3,123$3,222$3,297+19.6%
O-1E$2,592$2,790$2,817$2,931$3,006+16.0%
O-2E$2,640$2,910$2,931$3,039$3,108+17.7%
O-3E$2,703$3,006$3,039$3,138$3,216+19.0%
O-1$2,250$2,352$2,472$2,556$2,607+15.9%
O-2$2,550$2,688$2,721$2,847$2,916+14.4%
O-3$2,643$2,928$2,946$3,051$3,123+18.2%
O-4$2,775$3,099$3,150$3,249$3,324+19.8%
O-5$2,868$3,222$3,297$3,387$3,471+21.0%
O-6$2,889$3,249$3,321$3,417$3,501+21.2%
O-7+$2,910$3,276$3,348$3,444$3,525+21.1%

Without dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$1,578$1,644$1,683$1,785$2,034+28.9%
E-2$1,578$1,644$1,683$1,785$2,034+28.9%
E-3$1,578$1,644$1,683$1,785$2,034+28.9%
E-4$1,578$1,644$1,683$1,785$2,034+28.9%
E-5$1,764$1,863$1,908$2,013$2,121+20.2%
E-6$1,914$2,019$2,055$2,160$2,199+14.9%
E-7$2,040$2,145$2,241$2,331$2,376+16.5%
E-8$2,280$2,379$2,493$2,583$2,634+15.5%
E-9$2,379$2,493$2,574$2,676$2,736+15.0%
W-1$1,986$2,103$2,175$2,274$2,313+16.5%
W-2$2,277$2,376$2,490$2,580$2,631+15.5%
W-3$2,388$2,505$2,586$2,688$2,751+15.2%
W-4$2,556$2,709$2,739$2,862$2,931+14.7%
W-5$2,592$2,796$2,823$2,940$3,009+16.1%
O-1E$2,205$2,292$2,427$2,505$2,553+15.8%
O-2E$2,355$2,469$2,556$2,655$2,712+15.2%
O-3E$2,547$2,685$2,715$2,841$2,913+14.4%
O-1$1,863$1,989$2,034$2,142$2,178+16.9%
O-2$2,151$2,247$2,364$2,451$2,496+16.0%
O-3$2,424$2,547$2,613$2,724$2,784+14.9%
O-4$2,580$2,775$2,802$2,919$2,991+15.9%
O-5$2,598$2,829$2,850$2,961$3,030+16.6%
O-6$2,631$2,913$2,928$3,033$3,102+17.9%
O-7+$2,664$2,961$2,976$3,087$3,156+18.5%

How Tacoma, WA (JBLM) compares

E-5 with dependents is #84 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

Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Charlotte, NC: $2,169Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Median $2,118Highest $5,127Tacoma, WA (JBLM)$2,556
Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Charlotte, NC: $2,169Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Highest $5,127Tacoma, WA (JBLM)$2,556
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files. E-5 rates in every area.

About this housing area

Rent vs. utilities

DTMO's average split of the 2026 rate in this area.

Rent 87%Utilities 13%

For an E-5 with dependents that is roughly $2,224 rent and $332 utilities a month.

Counties covered

Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to WA311 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.

  • Pierce County, WA 57
  • Thurston County, WA 14
All 100 ZIP codes in this housing area

98303 98304 98321 98323 98327 98328 98329 98330 98332 98333 98335 98338 98344 98348 98349 98351 98352 98354 98360 98371 98372 98373 98374 98375 98385 98387 98388 98390 98391 98394 98395 98396 98397 98398 98401 98402 98403 98404 98405 98406 98407 98408 98409 98411 98412 98413 98415 98416 98417 98418 98419 98421 98422 98424 98430 98431 98433 98438 98439 98443 98444 98445 98446 98447 98448 98464 98465 98466 98467 98471 98481 98490 98493 98496 98497 98498 98499 98501 98502 98503 98504 98505 98506 98507 98508 98509 98511 98512 98513 98516 98530 98540 98556 98558 98576 98579 98580 98589 98597 98599

Questions

What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Tacoma, WA (JBLM)?
$2,556 a month with dependents and $2,121 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA WA311.
How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Tacoma, WA (JBLM)?
E-4: $2,370 with dependents, $2,034 without. E-6: $2,919 with dependents, $2,199 without.
Did BAH go up at Tacoma, WA (JBLM) 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 Tacoma, WA (JBLM) be published?
DTMO normally releases next year's rates in December, effective 1 January. See 2027 BAH rates.

Sources

  1. Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
  2. DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.

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