2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · PA249
Willow Grove, PA BAH rates 2026
Willow Grove, PA
PA249 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$35,208 a year · +1.0% vs 2025
Without dependents: $2,337/mo
In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Willow Grove, PA military housing area receives $2,934 a month in BAH; without dependents, $2,337. An O-3 with dependents receives $3,438.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $3,999
all 24 grades, with dependents
$816 above the median of housing areas
mapped to PA249 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 $2,394 in 2022 to $2,934 in 2026 (+22.6%).
Monthly BAH in Willow Grove, 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 | $2,175 | $2,532 | $2,556 | $2,700 | $2,730 | +25.5% |
| E-2 | $2,175 | $2,532 | $2,556 | $2,700 | $2,730 | +25.5% |
| E-3 | $2,175 | $2,532 | $2,556 | $2,700 | $2,730 | +25.5% |
| E-4 | $2,175 | $2,532 | $2,556 | $2,700 | $2,730 | +25.5% |
| E-5 | $2,394 | $2,751 | $2,769 | $2,904 | $2,934 | +22.6% |
| E-6 | $2,709 | $2,985 | $3,096 | $3,327 | $3,399 | +25.5% |
| E-7 | $2,727 | $3,003 | $3,153 | $3,351 | $3,423 | +25.5% |
| E-8 | $2,745 | $3,012 | $3,216 | $3,360 | $3,432 | +25.0% |
| E-9 | $2,835 | $3,048 | $3,342 | $3,429 | $3,495 | +23.3% |
| W-1 | $2,724 | $3,000 | $3,114 | $3,348 | $3,420 | +25.6% |
| W-2 | $2,733 | $3,009 | $3,180 | $3,357 | $3,429 | +25.5% |
| W-3 | $2,760 | $3,021 | $3,258 | $3,369 | $3,441 | +24.7% |
| W-4 | $2,865 | $3,075 | $3,378 | $3,465 | $3,525 | +23.0% |
| W-5 | $2,988 | $3,171 | $3,525 | $3,618 | $3,669 | +22.8% |
| O-1E | $2,730 | $3,006 | $3,162 | $3,354 | $3,426 | +25.5% |
| O-2E | $2,754 | $3,015 | $3,243 | $3,363 | $3,435 | +24.7% |
| O-3E | $2,877 | $3,084 | $3,399 | $3,486 | $3,549 | +23.4% |
| O-1 | $2,436 | $2,787 | $2,814 | $2,961 | $2,997 | +23.0% |
| O-2 | $2,706 | $2,982 | $3,093 | $3,324 | $3,393 | +25.4% |
| O-3 | $2,757 | $3,018 | $3,255 | $3,366 | $3,438 | +24.7% |
| O-4 | $3,027 | $3,201 | $3,576 | $3,669 | $3,714 | +22.7% |
| O-5 | $3,225 | $3,351 | $3,807 | $3,903 | $3,939 | +22.1% |
| O-6 | $3,249 | $3,381 | $3,837 | $3,939 | $3,969 | +22.2% |
| O-7+ | $3,273 | $3,405 | $3,867 | $3,972 | $3,999 | +22.2% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,632 | $1,899 | $1,917 | $2,025 | $2,049 | +25.6% |
| E-2 | $1,632 | $1,899 | $1,917 | $2,025 | $2,049 | +25.6% |
| E-3 | $1,632 | $1,899 | $1,917 | $2,025 | $2,049 | +25.6% |
| E-4 | $1,632 | $1,899 | $1,917 | $2,025 | $2,049 | +25.6% |
| E-5 | $1,815 | $2,142 | $2,157 | $2,313 | $2,337 | +28.8% |
| E-6 | $2,031 | $2,328 | $2,361 | $2,514 | $2,550 | +25.6% |
| E-7 | $2,184 | $2,535 | $2,562 | $2,706 | $2,736 | +25.3% |
| E-8 | $2,460 | $2,802 | $2,838 | $2,994 | $3,030 | +23.2% |
| E-9 | $2,550 | $2,862 | $2,931 | $3,114 | $3,165 | +24.1% |
| W-1 | $2,106 | $2,463 | $2,490 | $2,640 | $2,670 | +26.8% |
| W-2 | $2,457 | $2,799 | $2,835 | $2,991 | $3,027 | +23.2% |
| W-3 | $2,559 | $2,868 | $2,943 | $3,129 | $3,183 | +24.4% |
| W-4 | $2,709 | $2,979 | $3,108 | $3,324 | $3,396 | +25.4% |
| W-5 | $2,727 | $2,988 | $3,165 | $3,333 | $3,405 | +24.9% |
| O-1E | $2,394 | $2,745 | $2,766 | $2,901 | $2,931 | +22.4% |
| O-2E | $2,529 | $2,850 | $2,910 | $3,087 | $3,135 | +24.0% |
| O-3E | $2,703 | $2,973 | $3,087 | $3,321 | $3,393 | +25.5% |
| O-1 | $1,953 | $2,304 | $2,337 | $2,493 | $2,523 | +29.2% |
| O-2 | $2,322 | $2,679 | $2,697 | $2,841 | $2,871 | +23.6% |
| O-3 | $2,592 | $2,895 | $2,973 | $3,174 | $3,228 | +24.5% |
| O-4 | $2,718 | $2,982 | $3,147 | $3,327 | $3,399 | +25.1% |
| O-5 | $2,730 | $2,991 | $3,183 | $3,336 | $3,408 | +24.8% |
| O-6 | $2,742 | $2,994 | $3,234 | $3,339 | $3,411 | +24.4% |
| O-7+ | $2,781 | $3,024 | $3,291 | $3,381 | $3,447 | +23.9% |
How Willow Grove, PA compares
E-5 with dependents is #54 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 $2,494 rent and $440 utilities a month.
Counties covered
Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to PA249 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Montgomery County, PA 58
- Bucks County, PA 48
- Chester County, PA 38
- Delaware County, PA 2
All 213 ZIP codes in this housing area
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Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Willow Grove, PA?
- $2,934 a month with dependents and $2,337 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA PA249.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Willow Grove, PA?
- E-4: $2,730 with dependents, $2,049 without. E-6: $3,399 with dependents, $2,550 without.
- Did BAH go up at Willow Grove, PA in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by +1.6% 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 Willow Grove, 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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