Military BAHRATES

2026 BAH · pay grade E-3

E-3 BAH rates 2026

Across DTMO's 299 military housing areas, E-3 BAH with dependents runs from $1,134 (Youngstown, OH) to $5,067 (New York City, NY). The median area pays $1,947 with dependents and $1,557 without.

$1,947/mo median
$5,067
Highest
New York City, NY
$1,557
Median without
$390 less a month
+3.8%
Median change
vs 2025, with dependents
$3,933
Gap
highest to lowest area

Who is E-3

ArmyPrivate First Class
Navy / Coast GuardSeaman
Marine CorpsLance Corporal
Air ForceAirman First Class
Space ForceSpecialist 3

E-3 with dependents in every housing area

Monthly BAH, 2026. Each tick is one military housing area; the median area is highlighted.

Ketchikan, AK: $2,646Sitka, AK: $2,355Juneau, AK: $2,580Kodiak Island, AK: $2,436Anchorage, AK: $2,277Fairbanks, AK: $2,106Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,176Fort Rucker, AL: $1,440Huntsville, AL: $1,668Mobile, AL: $1,731Montgomery, AL: $1,605Auburn, AL: $1,617Birmingham, AL: $2,223Little Rock, AR: $1,758Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,173Fayetteville, AR: $1,662Phoenix, AZ: $2,061Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,569Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,695Yuma, AZ: $1,551Oakland, CA: $3,471San Francisco, CA: $4,764China Lake, CA: $1,524Fresno, CA: $2,175Lemoore NAS, CA: $1,944Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,627Ventura, CA: $3,378Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,156Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,252Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $1,890San Bernardino, CA: $2,958Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,896Beale AFB, CA: $2,733Sacramento, CA: $2,598Stockton, CA: $2,445Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,090Los Angeles, CA: $3,570San Diego, CA: $3,666Monterey, CA: $3,249Riverside, CA: $3,096Humboldt County, CA: $1,764Santa Clara County, CA: $4,356San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,027Bridgeport, CA: $2,082El Centro, CA: $1,905Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,475Denver, CO: $2,556Colorado Springs, CO: $2,160Fort Collins, CO: $2,061Boulder, CO: $2,565New London, CT: $2,412Hartford, CT: $2,652New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $2,955Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,096Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,160Eglin AFB, FL: $2,340Gainesville, FL: $1,986Jacksonville, FL: $2,046Patrick SFB, FL: $2,325Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,459Orlando, FL: $2,454Panama City, FL: $2,058Pensacola, FL: $1,794Tallahassee, FL: $1,779Tampa, FL: $2,520West Palm Beach, FL: $3,189Ocala, FL: $2,205Florida Keys, FL: $3,813Volusia County, FL: $2,112Fort Pierce, FL: $2,499Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,553Atlanta, GA: $2,259Albany, GA: $1,326Fort Gordon, GA: $1,809Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,016Fort Benning, GA: $1,635Robins AFB, GA: $1,692Savannah, GA: $2,235Dahlonega, GA: $2,130Fort Stewart, GA: $2,175Moody AFB, GA: $1,503Maui County, HI: $3,819Honolulu County, HI: $3,333Hawaii County, HI: $3,447Kauai County, HI: $3,588Des Moines, IA: $1,593Boise, ID: $1,842Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,563Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,467Rock Island, IL: $1,722Peoria, IL: $1,506Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,202Scott AFB, IL: $1,536Chicago, IL: $3,174Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,356Indianapolis, IN: $1,749Fort Wayne, IN: $1,782Terre Haute, IN: $1,401Bloomington, IN: $1,755Fort Riley, KS: $1,272Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,320Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,740Topeka, KS: $1,503Fort Campbell, KY: $1,743Lexington, KY: $1,713Louisville, KY: $1,809Fort Knox, KY: $1,575Frankfort, KY: $1,287Paducah, KY: $1,293Alexandria, LA: $1,254Baton Rouge, LA: $1,761Fort Polk, LA: $1,206New Orleans, LA: $1,779Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,701Lafayette, LA: $1,449St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,527Lake Charles, LA: $1,287Monroe, LA: $1,143Nantucket, MA: $4,218Boston, MA: $4,344Worcester, MA: $2,787Fitchburg, MA: $3,024Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,696Essex Co., MA: $3,282Hampden County, MA: $2,268Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,663Hanscom AFB, MA: $3,984Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,268Annapolis, MD: $2,757Baltimore, MD: $2,409Fort Detrick, MD: $2,466Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,739Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,192Patuxent River, MD: $2,268Eastern Shore, MD: $1,989Oxford, MD: $2,271Brunswick, ME: $2,124Portland, ME: $3,087Coastal Maine, ME: $2,052Bangor, ME: $1,728Detroit, MI: $2,034Marquette, MI: $1,626Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,386Traverse City, MI: $2,037Grand Haven, MI: $2,004Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,698Lansing, MI: $1,611Grand Rapids, MI: $1,950Ann Arbor, MI: $2,292Saginaw, MI: $1,329Duluth, MN: $1,917Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,250Kansas City, MO: $1,845St. Louis, MO: $2,268Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,449Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,386Springfield, MO: $1,293Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,284Gulfport, MS: $1,509Columbus AFB, MS: $1,302Jackson, MS: $1,818Meridian, MS: $1,194Hattiesburg, MS: $1,317Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,539Helena, MT: $1,752Outer Banks, NC: $2,460Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,806Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,578Charlotte, NC: $2,004Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $1,995Elizabeth City, NC: $2,304Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,722Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,500Greensboro, NC: $1,680Raleigh, NC: $1,947Wilmington, NC: $1,932Asheville, NC: $2,052Bismarck, ND: $1,500Fargo, ND: $1,521Grand Forks, ND: $1,518Minot AFB, ND: $1,428Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $1,887Lincoln, NE: $1,641Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,099Manchester/Concord, NH: $2,994Atlantic City, NJ: $2,559Cape May, NJ: $2,523Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,357Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,339Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,275Trenton, NJ: $3,210JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,715Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,419Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $1,992Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,260White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,503Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,637Fallon NAS, NV: $1,578Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $1,941Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,169Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,388Buffalo, NY: $2,055West Point, NY: $3,258Long Island, NY: $4,122New York City, NY: $5,067Rochester, NY: $1,941Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $1,929Syracuse, NY: $1,872Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,569Westchester County, NY: $4,182Staten Island, NY: $3,549Akron, OH: $1,536Cincinnati, OH: $2,031Cleveland, OH: $1,791Columbus, OH: $1,782Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,533Toledo, OH: $1,758Youngstown, OH: $1,134Altus AFB, OK: $1,173Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,155Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,203Oklahoma City, OK: $1,542Tulsa, OK: $1,542Astoria, OR: $1,914Coos Bay, OR: $1,635Portland, OR: $2,193Salem, OR: $1,872Corvallis, OR: $2,139Eugene, OR: $2,046Carlisle Barracks, PA: $1,902Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,448Willow Grove, PA: $2,730Pittsburgh, PA: $2,067State College, PA: $1,656Erie, PA: $1,452Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,677Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,259Newport, RI: $2,685Providence, RI: $3,045Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,319Charleston, SC: $2,220Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,812Greenville, SC: $1,785Myrtle Beach, SC: $1,989Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,440Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,800Sioux Falls, SD: $1,428Chattanooga, TN: $1,863Knoxville, TN: $2,058Memphis, TN: $1,992Nashville, TN: $2,112Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,467Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,761Austin, TX: $2,046Beaumont, TX: $1,488College Station, TX: $1,662Corpus Christi, TX: $1,644Dallas, TX: $2,220Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,371El Paso, TX: $1,665Brownsville, TX: $1,413Houston, TX: $1,974Lubbock, TX: $1,416Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,455San Antonio, TX: $1,728Fort Hood, TX: $1,662Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,392Fort Worth, TX: $1,938Waco, TX: $1,617Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $1,932Salt Lake City, UT: $1,944Provo, UT: $1,929Charlottesville, VA: $2,259Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,730Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,082Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,229Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,157Warrenton, VA: $2,868Lexington, VA: $1,437Roanoke, VA: $1,743Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,307Burlington, VT: $2,847Bremerton, WA: $2,265Everett, WA: $2,568Port Angeles, WA: $2,145Seattle, WA: $2,976Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,370Whidbey Island, WA: $2,013Yakima, WA: $1,731Madison, WI: $2,394Milwaukee, WI: $2,367Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,380Stevens Point, WI: $1,287Morgantown, WV: $1,440Huntington, WV: $1,404Charleston, WV: $1,308Eastern Panhandle, WV: $1,899Cheyenne, WY: $1,539Lowest $1,134Highest $5,067Median area$1,947
Ketchikan, AK: $2,646Sitka, AK: $2,355Juneau, AK: $2,580Kodiak Island, AK: $2,436Anchorage, AK: $2,277Fairbanks, AK: $2,106Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,176Fort Rucker, AL: $1,440Huntsville, AL: $1,668Mobile, AL: $1,731Montgomery, AL: $1,605Auburn, AL: $1,617Birmingham, AL: $2,223Little Rock, AR: $1,758Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,173Fayetteville, AR: $1,662Phoenix, AZ: $2,061Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,569Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,695Yuma, AZ: $1,551Oakland, CA: $3,471San Francisco, CA: $4,764China Lake, CA: $1,524Fresno, CA: $2,175Lemoore NAS, CA: $1,944Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,627Ventura, CA: $3,378Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,156Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,252Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $1,890San Bernardino, CA: $2,958Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,896Beale AFB, CA: $2,733Sacramento, CA: $2,598Stockton, CA: $2,445Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,090Los Angeles, CA: $3,570San Diego, CA: $3,666Monterey, CA: $3,249Riverside, CA: $3,096Humboldt County, CA: $1,764Santa Clara County, CA: $4,356San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,027Bridgeport, CA: $2,082El Centro, CA: $1,905Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,475Denver, CO: $2,556Colorado Springs, CO: $2,160Fort Collins, CO: $2,061Boulder, CO: $2,565New London, CT: $2,412Hartford, CT: $2,652New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $2,955Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,096Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,160Eglin AFB, FL: $2,340Gainesville, FL: $1,986Jacksonville, FL: $2,046Patrick SFB, FL: $2,325Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,459Orlando, FL: $2,454Panama City, FL: $2,058Pensacola, FL: $1,794Tallahassee, FL: $1,779Tampa, FL: $2,520West Palm Beach, FL: $3,189Ocala, FL: $2,205Florida Keys, FL: $3,813Volusia County, FL: $2,112Fort Pierce, FL: $2,499Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,553Atlanta, GA: $2,259Albany, GA: $1,326Fort Gordon, GA: $1,809Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,016Fort Benning, GA: $1,635Robins AFB, GA: $1,692Savannah, GA: $2,235Dahlonega, GA: $2,130Fort Stewart, GA: $2,175Moody AFB, GA: $1,503Maui County, HI: $3,819Honolulu County, HI: $3,333Hawaii County, HI: $3,447Kauai County, HI: $3,588Des Moines, IA: $1,593Boise, ID: $1,842Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,563Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,467Rock Island, IL: $1,722Peoria, IL: $1,506Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,202Scott AFB, IL: $1,536Chicago, IL: $3,174Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,356Indianapolis, IN: $1,749Fort Wayne, IN: $1,782Terre Haute, IN: $1,401Bloomington, IN: $1,755Fort Riley, KS: $1,272Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,320Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,740Topeka, KS: $1,503Fort Campbell, KY: $1,743Lexington, KY: $1,713Louisville, KY: $1,809Fort Knox, KY: $1,575Frankfort, KY: $1,287Paducah, KY: $1,293Alexandria, LA: $1,254Baton Rouge, LA: $1,761Fort Polk, LA: $1,206New Orleans, LA: $1,779Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,701Lafayette, LA: $1,449St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,527Lake Charles, LA: $1,287Monroe, LA: $1,143Nantucket, MA: $4,218Boston, MA: $4,344Worcester, MA: $2,787Fitchburg, MA: $3,024Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,696Essex Co., MA: $3,282Hampden County, MA: $2,268Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,663Hanscom AFB, MA: $3,984Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,268Annapolis, MD: $2,757Baltimore, MD: $2,409Fort Detrick, MD: $2,466Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,739Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,192Patuxent River, MD: $2,268Eastern Shore, MD: $1,989Oxford, MD: $2,271Brunswick, ME: $2,124Portland, ME: $3,087Coastal Maine, ME: $2,052Bangor, ME: $1,728Detroit, MI: $2,034Marquette, MI: $1,626Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,386Traverse City, MI: $2,037Grand Haven, MI: $2,004Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,698Lansing, MI: $1,611Grand Rapids, MI: $1,950Ann Arbor, MI: $2,292Saginaw, MI: $1,329Duluth, MN: $1,917Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,250Kansas City, MO: $1,845St. Louis, MO: $2,268Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,449Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,386Springfield, MO: $1,293Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,284Gulfport, MS: $1,509Columbus AFB, MS: $1,302Jackson, MS: $1,818Meridian, MS: $1,194Hattiesburg, MS: $1,317Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,539Helena, MT: $1,752Outer Banks, NC: $2,460Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,806Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,578Charlotte, NC: $2,004Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $1,995Elizabeth City, NC: $2,304Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,722Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,500Greensboro, NC: $1,680Raleigh, NC: $1,947Wilmington, NC: $1,932Asheville, NC: $2,052Bismarck, ND: $1,500Fargo, ND: $1,521Grand Forks, ND: $1,518Minot AFB, ND: $1,428Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $1,887Lincoln, NE: $1,641Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,099Manchester/Concord, NH: $2,994Atlantic City, NJ: $2,559Cape May, NJ: $2,523Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,357Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,339Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,275Trenton, NJ: $3,210JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,715Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,419Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $1,992Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,260White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,503Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,637Fallon NAS, NV: $1,578Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $1,941Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,169Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,388Buffalo, NY: $2,055West Point, NY: $3,258Long Island, NY: $4,122New York City, NY: $5,067Rochester, NY: $1,941Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $1,929Syracuse, NY: $1,872Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,569Westchester County, NY: $4,182Staten Island, NY: $3,549Akron, OH: $1,536Cincinnati, OH: $2,031Cleveland, OH: $1,791Columbus, OH: $1,782Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,533Toledo, OH: $1,758Youngstown, OH: $1,134Altus AFB, OK: $1,173Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,155Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,203Oklahoma City, OK: $1,542Tulsa, OK: $1,542Astoria, OR: $1,914Coos Bay, OR: $1,635Portland, OR: $2,193Salem, OR: $1,872Corvallis, OR: $2,139Eugene, OR: $2,046Carlisle Barracks, PA: $1,902Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,448Willow Grove, PA: $2,730Pittsburgh, PA: $2,067State College, PA: $1,656Erie, PA: $1,452Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,677Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,259Newport, RI: $2,685Providence, RI: $3,045Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,319Charleston, SC: $2,220Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,812Greenville, SC: $1,785Myrtle Beach, SC: $1,989Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,440Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,800Sioux Falls, SD: $1,428Chattanooga, TN: $1,863Knoxville, TN: $2,058Memphis, TN: $1,992Nashville, TN: $2,112Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,467Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,761Austin, TX: $2,046Beaumont, TX: $1,488College Station, TX: $1,662Corpus Christi, TX: $1,644Dallas, TX: $2,220Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,371El Paso, TX: $1,665Brownsville, TX: $1,413Houston, TX: $1,974Lubbock, TX: $1,416Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,455San Antonio, TX: $1,728Fort Hood, TX: $1,662Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,392Fort Worth, TX: $1,938Waco, TX: $1,617Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $1,932Salt Lake City, UT: $1,944Provo, UT: $1,929Charlottesville, VA: $2,259Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,730Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,082Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,229Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,157Warrenton, VA: $2,868Lexington, VA: $1,437Roanoke, VA: $1,743Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,307Burlington, VT: $2,847Bremerton, WA: $2,265Everett, WA: $2,568Port Angeles, WA: $2,145Seattle, WA: $2,976Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,370Whidbey Island, WA: $2,013Yakima, WA: $1,731Madison, WI: $2,394Milwaukee, WI: $2,367Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,380Stevens Point, WI: $1,287Morgantown, WV: $1,440Huntington, WV: $1,404Charleston, WV: $1,308Eastern Panhandle, WV: $1,899Cheyenne, WY: $1,539Lowest $1,134Highest $5,067Median area$1,947
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files.

Highest E-3 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
New York City, NY$5,067$4,833
San Francisco, CA$4,764$3,573
Santa Clara County, CA$4,356$3,318
Boston, MA$4,344$3,258
Northern New Jersey, NJ$4,275$3,207
Nantucket, MA$4,218$3,231

Lowest E-3 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
Youngstown, OH$1,134$933
Monroe, LA$1,143$921
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,155$1,008
Altus AFB, OK$1,173$948
Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,173$879
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,176$1,065

E-3 BAH at major installations

The 12 highest-paying of 127 installations. All installations →

InstallationWith dependentsWithout
Hanscom AFB$3,984$3,012
NAS Key West$3,813$3,084
MCAS Miramar$3,666$2,763
Naval Base San Diego$3,666$2,763
Naval Base Coronado$3,666$2,763
Camp Pendleton$3,627$2,739
Los Angeles AFB$3,570$2,679
Naval Base Ventura County$3,378$2,652
Schofield Barracks$3,333$2,598
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam$3,333$2,598
MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay$3,333$2,598
West Point$3,258$2,514

Non-locality rates for E-3

Rates that do not depend on location. What they are.

$1,134
BAH RC/Transit with dependents
$850
BAH RC/Transit without
$7.80
Partial BAH (monthly)
$115
National cost-sharing (out-of-pocket) amount, with dependents

All 299 housing areas

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Housing areaWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025
New York City, NY$5,067$4,833−0.1%
San Francisco, CA$4,764$3,573+3.7%
Santa Clara County, CA$4,356$3,318+4.8%
Boston, MA$4,344$3,258+3.6%
Northern New Jersey, NJ$4,275$3,207+5.9%
Nantucket, MA$4,218$3,231+8.2%
Westchester County, NY$4,182$3,138+6.7%
Long Island, NY$4,122$3,189+4.8%
Hanscom AFB, MA$3,984$3,012+3.3%
Maui County, HI$3,819$2,865+1.0%
Florida Keys, FL$3,813$3,084+2.1%
Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$3,696$2,949+6.8%
San Diego, CA$3,666$2,763+0.1%
Martha's Vineyard, MA$3,663$2,748−0.1%
Camp Pendleton, CA$3,627$2,739+0.9%
Kauai County, HI$3,588$2,757+6.9%
Los Angeles, CA$3,570$2,679+3.2%
Staten Island, NY$3,549$2,883+3.3%
Oakland, CA$3,471$2,667+2.3%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$3,459$2,661+5.2%
Hawaii County, HI$3,447$2,586+5.3%
Ventura, CA$3,378$2,652−0.5%
Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ$3,357$2,523+3.9%
Perth Amboy, NJ$3,339$2,592+6.0%
Honolulu County, HI$3,333$2,598+4.0%
Essex Co., MA$3,282$2,589+5.6%
West Point, NY$3,258$2,514+11.0%
Marin/Sonoma, CA$3,252$2,529+4.4%
Monterey, CA$3,249$2,493+4.3%
Trenton, NJ$3,210$2,409+4.5%
Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD$3,192$2,472+4.1%
West Palm Beach, FL$3,189$2,409+2.7%
Chicago, IL$3,174$2,415+9.4%
Vandenberg SFB, CA$3,156$2,397+3.5%
Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME$3,099$2,367+5.0%
Riverside, CA$3,096$2,364+1.8%
Washington, DC Metro Area$3,096$2,409+6.0%
Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA$3,090$2,412+1.6%
Portland, ME$3,087$2,316+7.5%
Providence, RI$3,045$2,283+9.4%
San Luis Obispo, CA$3,027$2,358+5.7%
Fitchburg, MA$3,024$2,415+2.1%
Manchester/Concord, NH$2,994$2,250+6.9%
Seattle, WA$2,976$2,271+2.5%
San Bernardino, CA$2,958$2,220+1.2%
New Haven/Fairfield, CT$2,955$2,361−0.2%
Warrenton, VA$2,868$2,253+3.8%
Burlington, VT$2,847$2,166+4.9%
Worcester, MA$2,787$2,286+1.8%
Annapolis, MD$2,757$2,280+1.8%
Fort G. G. Meade, MD$2,739$2,178+2.1%
Beale AFB, CA$2,733$2,133−1.9%
Willow Grove, PA$2,730$2,049+1.1%
Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$2,730$2,109−1.4%
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$2,715$2,085+4.6%
Newport, RI$2,685$2,073+3.8%
Hartford, CT$2,652$2,055+8.3%
Ketchikan, AK$2,646$1,986+13.5%
Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$2,637$1,977+7.7%
Sacramento, CA$2,598$2,016+0.2%
Juneau, AK$2,580$1,935+11.3%
Everett, WA$2,568$2,085+1.4%
Boulder, CO$2,565$1,995+4.1%
Atlantic City, NJ$2,559$2,004+3.8%
Denver, CO$2,556$1,938−0.9%
Fort Myers Beach, FL$2,553$2,094−2.2%
Cape May, NJ$2,523$1,968+8.8%
Tampa, FL$2,520$1,932−0.1%
Fort Pierce, FL$2,499$2,004+4.6%
Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA$2,475$1,887+3.0%
Fort Detrick, MD$2,466$2,016+3.9%
Outer Banks, NC$2,460$1,845+12.3%
Orlando, FL$2,454$1,842+2.5%
Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ$2,448$1,893+5.0%
Stockton, CA$2,445$1,926+4.6%
Kodiak Island, AK$2,436$1,827+7.4%
New London, CT$2,412$1,989+6.5%
Baltimore, MD$2,409$1,857+2.4%
Madison, WI$2,394$1,797+11.3%
Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$2,388$1,974+5.7%
Tacoma, WA (JBLM)$2,370$2,034+1.8%
Milwaukee, WI$2,367$1,776+8.7%
Sitka, AK$2,355$1,767+12.6%
Eglin AFB, FL$2,340$2,007+4.1%
Patrick SFB, FL$2,325$1,845+3.2%
Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,319$1,875−2.0%
Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA$2,307$2,013−0.1%
Elizabeth City, NC$2,304$1,770+6.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$2,292$1,719+3.0%
Anchorage, AK$2,277$1,707+2.2%
Oxford, MD$2,271$1,704+4.4%
Hampden County, MA$2,268$1,752+3.0%
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,268$1,875+3.1%
Patuxent River, MD$2,268$1,890+2.4%
St. Louis, MO$2,268$1,701+7.4%
Bremerton, WA$2,265$1,974+0.5%
Atlanta, GA$2,259$1,752+0.5%
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,259$1,749+4.4%
Charlottesville, VA$2,259$1,845+7.0%
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN$2,250$1,689+6.5%
Savannah, GA$2,235$1,821+2.5%
Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,229$1,707+3.5%
Birmingham, AL$2,223$1,668+15.6%
Charleston, SC$2,220$1,755−1.1%
Dallas, TX$2,220$1,665−2.6%
Ocala, FL$2,205$1,785+4.0%
Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL$2,202$1,653+5.8%
Portland, OR$2,193$1,821+1.1%
Fresno, CA$2,175$1,740+1.7%
Fort Stewart, GA$2,175$1,791+6.6%
Reno/Carson City, NV$2,169$1,698−0.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$2,160$1,6890.0%
Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE$2,160$1,782−0.1%
Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,157$1,728+2.1%
Port Angeles, WA$2,145$1,671+6.1%
Corvallis, OR$2,139$1,605+2.4%
Dahlonega, GA$2,130$1,746+4.3%
Brunswick, ME$2,124$1,632+8.3%
Volusia County, FL$2,112$1,647−0.3%
Nashville, TN$2,112$1,722−1.0%
Fairbanks, AK$2,106$1,581+5.6%
Bridgeport, CA$2,082$1,683+6.8%
Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,082$1,599+3.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$2,067$1,551+4.1%
Phoenix, AZ$2,061$1,587−4.7%
Fort Collins, CO$2,061$1,764+2.4%
Panama City, FL$2,058$1,713−0.3%
Knoxville, TN$2,058$1,599+7.0%
Buffalo, NY$2,055$1,623+8.9%
Coastal Maine, ME$2,052$1,539+3.5%
Asheville, NC$2,052$1,575−2.6%
Jacksonville, FL$2,046$1,623−2.6%
Eugene, OR$2,046$1,701+4.1%
Austin, TX$2,046$1,536−3.3%
Traverse City, MI$2,037$1,716+10.0%
Detroit, MI$2,034$1,527+4.8%
Cincinnati, OH$2,031$1,524+5.0%
Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,016$1,656+0.1%
Whidbey Island, WA$2,013$1,839+1.8%
Grand Haven, MI$2,004$1,596+4.5%
Charlotte, NC$2,004$1,518−2.1%
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$1,995$1,602+1.5%
Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$1,992$1,557+1.1%
Memphis, TN$1,992$1,530−3.5%
Eastern Shore, MD$1,989$1,602+3.3%
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,989$1,647−1.3%
Gainesville, FL$1,986$1,572+2.0%
Houston, TX$1,974$1,524+2.3%
Grand Rapids, MI$1,950$1,464+5.5%
Raleigh, NC$1,947$1,515−2.1%
Spokane, WA$1,947$1,611+1.2%
Lemoore NAS, CA$1,944$1,581+0.9%
Salt Lake City, UT$1,944$1,536−1.5%
Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV$1,941$1,629−2.0%
Rochester, NY$1,941$1,455+6.1%
Fort Worth, TX$1,938$1,494−0.5%
Wilmington, NC$1,932$1,491−2.0%
Ogden/Hill AFB, UT$1,932$1,545−0.2%
Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY$1,929$1,446+0.8%
Provo, UT$1,929$1,593−2.1%
Duluth, MN$1,917$1,455+4.1%
Astoria, OR$1,914$1,623+4.1%
El Centro, CA$1,905$1,500−0.8%
Carlisle Barracks, PA$1,902$1,431+3.3%
Eastern Panhandle, WV$1,899$1,587−0.2%
Twentynine Palms MCB, CA$1,896$1,755−2.3%
Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$1,890$1,557+2.6%
Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE$1,887$1,425+8.4%
Syracuse, NY$1,872$1,452+4.2%
Salem, OR$1,872$1,455+2.0%
Chattanooga, TN$1,863$1,446+0.6%
Kansas City, MO$1,845$1,419+2.8%
Boise, ID$1,842$1,575−5.0%
Jackson, MS$1,818$1,422+10.0%
Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$1,812$1,4790.0%
Fort Gordon, GA$1,809$1,506+5.2%
Louisville, KY$1,809$1,377+2.0%
Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC$1,806$1,683−1.1%
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD$1,800$1,440+1.2%
Pensacola, FL$1,794$1,521+1.2%
Cleveland, OH$1,791$1,344+6.0%
Greenville, SC$1,785$1,386+1.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$1,782$1,338+6.8%
Columbus, OH$1,782$1,422+4.2%
Tallahassee, FL$1,779$1,443+8.0%
New Orleans, LA$1,779$1,473+3.1%
Humboldt County, CA$1,764$1,395+9.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$1,761$1,410+1.9%
Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$1,761$1,380+5.0%
Little Rock, AR$1,758$1,341+4.3%
Toledo, OH$1,758$1,320+2.4%
Bloomington, IN$1,755$1,317+6.6%
Helena, MT$1,752$1,515+5.8%
Indianapolis, IN$1,749$1,395+1.9%
Fort Campbell, KY$1,743$1,470−1.7%
Roanoke, VA$1,743$1,308+3.8%
Fort Leavenworth, KS$1,740$1,410+3.6%
Mobile, AL$1,731$1,302+1.9%
Yakima, WA$1,731$1,329+7.4%
Bangor, ME$1,728$1,296+1.8%
San Antonio, TX$1,728$1,359−3.5%
Rock Island, IL$1,722$1,389+13.7%
Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$1,722$1,341+1.2%
Lexington, KY$1,713$1,284+6.1%
Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA$1,701$1,281+10.1%
Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$1,698$1,275+7.4%
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ$1,695$1,272+0.4%
Robins AFB, GA$1,692$1,341+0.5%
Greensboro, NC$1,680$1,260+2.0%
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$1,677$1,272+2.0%
Huntsville, AL$1,668$1,284−1.8%
El Paso, TX$1,665$1,302+1.1%
Fayetteville, AR$1,662$1,263+7.2%
College Station, TX$1,662$1,356+4.1%
Fort Hood, TX$1,662$1,374+6.3%
State College, PA$1,656$1,329+7.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$1,644$1,278+2.0%
Lincoln, NE$1,641$1,326+11.4%
Fort Benning, GA$1,635$1,362+2.8%
Coos Bay, OR$1,635$1,341−1.8%
Marquette, MI$1,626$1,221+0.4%
Auburn, AL$1,617$1,407+5.9%
Waco, TX$1,617$1,404+0.2%
Lansing, MI$1,611$1,224+8.7%
Montgomery, AL$1,605$1,269+3.7%
Des Moines, IA$1,593$1,284+11.8%
Camp Lejeune, NC$1,578$1,323+1.5%
Fallon NAS, NV$1,578$1,287+5.0%
Fort Knox, KY$1,575$1,350+8.5%
Fort Huachuca, AZ$1,569$1,245−0.6%
Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$1,569$1,356+5.0%
Mountain Home AFB, ID$1,563$1,521−1.9%
Yuma, AZ$1,551$1,239−0.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$1,542$1,248+1.6%
Tulsa, OK$1,542$1,236+8.7%
Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT$1,539$1,266+10.8%
Cheyenne, WY$1,539$1,161+13.2%
Scott AFB, IL$1,536$1,233+5.3%
Akron, OH$1,536$1,197+6.2%
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH$1,533$1,224+6.9%
St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA$1,527$1,233+1.2%
China Lake, CA$1,524$1,344+6.9%
Fargo, ND$1,521$1,206+14.2%
Grand Forks, ND$1,518$1,233+10.0%
Gulfport, MS$1,509$1,305+5.0%
Peoria, IL$1,506$1,131+9.8%
Moody AFB, GA$1,503$1,320+8.0%
Topeka, KS$1,503$1,185+11.1%
White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM$1,503$1,155−2.0%
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC$1,500$1,365+4.2%
Bismarck, ND$1,500$1,125+10.4%
Beaumont, TX$1,488$1,251+6.0%
Champaign/Urbana, IL$1,467$1,230+9.4%
Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$1,467$1,125+4.3%
Goodfellow AFB, TX$1,455$1,092+5.2%
Erie, PA$1,452$1,143+5.0%
Lafayette, LA$1,449$1,140−5.3%
Whiteman AFB, MO$1,449$1,110+10.3%
Fort Rucker, AL$1,440$1,167+3.4%
Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC$1,440$1,149+5.7%
Morgantown, WV$1,440$1,083+3.7%
Lexington, VA$1,437$1,188+5.7%
Minot AFB, ND$1,428$1,206+5.3%
Sioux Falls, SD$1,428$1,107+1.3%
Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,419$1,131+10.0%
Lubbock, TX$1,416$1,146+3.7%
Brownsville, TX$1,413$1,125−6.7%
Huntington, WV$1,404$1,053+3.5%
Terre Haute, IN$1,401$1,119+6.6%
Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX$1,392$1,044+3.8%
Sault Ste. Marie, MI$1,386$1,041+6.5%
Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,386$1,287+13.2%
Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI$1,380$1,173+4.5%
Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,371$1,110+5.1%
Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,356$1,119−0.9%
Saginaw, MI$1,329$1,080−0.4%
Albany, GA$1,326$1,197+2.3%
Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS$1,320$1,137+5.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$1,317$1,143+1.4%
Charleston, WV$1,308$1,056+7.9%
Columbus AFB, MS$1,302$1,098+3.8%
Paducah, KY$1,293$1,029+1.9%
Springfield, MO$1,293$1,146+4.4%
Frankfort, KY$1,287$1,011+10.3%
Lake Charles, LA$1,287$1,188+2.6%
Stevens Point, WI$1,287$1,038+6.7%
Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$1,284$1,134+8.1%
Fort Riley, KS$1,272$1,050+5.5%
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,260$1,050+4.7%
Alexandria, LA$1,254$1,089+6.1%
Fort Polk, LA$1,206$1,026+6.6%
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,203$969+2.8%
Meridian, MS$1,194$1,032+6.1%
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,176$1,065+5.7%
Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,173$879+4.5%
Altus AFB, OK$1,173$948+4.5%
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,155$1,008+7.2%
Monroe, LA$1,143$921+3.5%
Youngstown, OH$1,134$933+4.1%

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.