Military BAHRATES

2026 BAH · pay grade E-8

E-8 BAH rates 2026

Across DTMO's 299 military housing areas, E-8 BAH with dependents runs from $1,638 (Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL) to $6,333 (Westchester County, NY). The median area pays $2,556 with dependents and $2,178 without.

$2,556/mo median
$6,333
Highest
Westchester County, NY
$2,178
Median without
$378 less a month
+4.4%
Median change
vs 2025, with dependents
$4,695
Gap
highest to lowest area

Who is E-8

ArmyMaster Sergeant / First Sergeant
Navy / Coast GuardSenior Chief Petty Officer
Marine CorpsMaster Sergeant / First Sergeant
Air ForceSenior Master Sergeant
Space ForceSenior Master Sergeant

E-8 with dependents in every housing area

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

Ketchikan, AK: $3,213Sitka, AK: $3,399Juneau, AK: $3,531Kodiak Island, AK: $3,096Anchorage, AK: $3,240Fairbanks, AK: $2,814Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,638Fort Rucker, AL: $2,136Huntsville, AL: $2,187Mobile, AL: $2,169Montgomery, AL: $1,887Auburn, AL: $2,274Birmingham, AL: $2,559Little Rock, AR: $1,968Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,893Fayetteville, AR: $2,280Phoenix, AZ: $2,484Fort Huachuca, AZ: $2,226Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $2,178Yuma, AZ: $1,998Oakland, CA: $4,299San Francisco, CA: $5,529China Lake, CA: $2,058Fresno, CA: $2,910Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,406Camp Pendleton, CA: $4,596Ventura, CA: $4,161Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,747Marin/Sonoma, CA: $4,065Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,673San Bernardino, CA: $3,408Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $2,751Beale AFB, CA: $3,159Sacramento, CA: $3,021Stockton, CA: $3,219Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,525Los Angeles, CA: $4,443San Diego, CA: $4,488Monterey, CA: $4,599Riverside, CA: $3,663Humboldt County, CA: $2,715Santa Clara County, CA: $5,145San Luis Obispo, CA: $4,152Bridgeport, CA: $2,964El Centro, CA: $2,541Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $3,237Denver, CO: $3,168Colorado Springs, CO: $2,553Fort Collins, CO: $2,739Boulder, CO: $3,621New London, CT: $3,249Hartford, CT: $3,657New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,813Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,957Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,916Eglin AFB, FL: $3,189Gainesville, FL: $2,613Jacksonville, FL: $2,331Patrick SFB, FL: $2,916Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $4,281Orlando, FL: $2,991Panama City, FL: $2,643Pensacola, FL: $2,265Tallahassee, FL: $2,454Tampa, FL: $3,075West Palm Beach, FL: $3,885Ocala, FL: $2,424Florida Keys, FL: $4,677Volusia County, FL: $2,598Fort Pierce, FL: $3,015Fort Myers Beach, FL: $3,078Atlanta, GA: $2,739Albany, GA: $1,815Fort Gordon, GA: $2,226Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,352Fort Benning, GA: $2,037Robins AFB, GA: $2,118Savannah, GA: $2,718Dahlonega, GA: $2,544Moody AFB, GA: $1,980Maui County, HI: $5,382Honolulu County, HI: $4,302Hawaii County, HI: $3,915Kauai County, HI: $4,566Des Moines, IA: $2,379Boise, ID: $2,346Mountain Home AFB, ID: $2,292Champaign/Urbana, IL: $2,091Rock Island, IL: $2,283Peoria, IL: $1,995Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,955Scott AFB, IL: $2,157Chicago, IL: $3,732Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,959Indianapolis, IN: $2,283Fort Wayne, IN: $2,184Terre Haute, IN: $1,959Bloomington, IN: $2,343Fort Riley, KS: $1,911Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,878Fort Leavenworth, KS: $2,331Topeka, KS: $2,016Fort Campbell, KY: $2,400Lexington, KY: $2,190Louisville, KY: $2,364Fort Knox, KY: $2,352Frankfort, KY: $2,058Paducah, KY: $1,992Alexandria, LA: $1,884Baton Rouge, LA: $2,223Fort Polk, LA: $1,911New Orleans, LA: $2,508Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $2,208Lafayette, LA: $1,992St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,920Lake Charles, LA: $1,893Monroe, LA: $1,704Nantucket, MA: $5,364Boston, MA: $5,079Worcester, MA: $3,669Fitchburg, MA: $3,918Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $4,317Essex Co., MA: $4,344Hampden County, MA: $3,288Martha's Vineyard, MA: $4,923Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,698Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,991Annapolis, MD: $3,384Baltimore, MD: $3,093Fort Detrick, MD: $3,207Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $3,378Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,597Patuxent River, MD: $2,712Eastern Shore, MD: $2,382Oxford, MD: $2,943Brunswick, ME: $3,477Portland, ME: $4,098Coastal Maine, ME: $2,826Bangor, ME: $2,403Detroit, MI: $2,730Marquette, MI: $2,295Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,950Traverse City, MI: $3,003Grand Haven, MI: $2,535Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $2,478Lansing, MI: $2,091Grand Rapids, MI: $2,433Ann Arbor, MI: $3,291Saginaw, MI: $1,818Duluth, MN: $2,364Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,877Kansas City, MO: $2,277St. Louis, MO: $2,733Whiteman AFB, MO: $2,166Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,956Springfield, MO: $1,962Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $2,001Gulfport, MS: $1,938Columbus AFB, MS: $2,136Jackson, MS: $2,418Meridian, MS: $1,854Hattiesburg, MS: $1,782Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $2,160Helena, MT: $2,715Outer Banks, NC: $3,051Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $2,328Camp Lejeune, NC: $2,049Charlotte, NC: $2,466Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,484Elizabeth City, NC: $2,637Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $2,142Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $2,160Greensboro, NC: $2,220Raleigh, NC: $2,373Wilmington, NC: $2,595Asheville, NC: $2,772Bismarck, ND: $2,328Fargo, ND: $2,466Grand Forks, ND: $2,151Minot AFB, ND: $2,127Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,547Lincoln, NE: $2,238Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $4,278Manchester/Concord, NH: $4,065Atlantic City, NJ: $3,543Cape May, NJ: $3,159Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $4,272Perth Amboy, NJ: $4,200Northern New Jersey, NJ: $5,082Trenton, NJ: $4,269JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $3,525Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,899Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,379Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,806White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $2,043Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $3,639Fallon NAS, NV: $2,190Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,337Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,766Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $3,144Buffalo, NY: $2,718West Point, NY: $4,317Long Island, NY: $4,992New York City, NY: $5,418Rochester, NY: $2,697Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,844Syracuse, NY: $2,709Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $2,331Westchester County, NY: $6,333Staten Island, NY: $4,473Akron, OH: $1,962Cincinnati, OH: $2,583Cleveland, OH: $2,451Columbus, OH: $2,496Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $2,037Toledo, OH: $2,193Youngstown, OH: $1,662Altus AFB, OK: $1,767Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,743Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,692Oklahoma City, OK: $1,944Tulsa, OK: $2,067Astoria, OR: $3,114Coos Bay, OR: $2,583Portland, OR: $2,961Salem, OR: $2,634Corvallis, OR: $2,826Eugene, OR: $2,694Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,514Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $3,009Willow Grove, PA: $3,432Pittsburgh, PA: $2,637State College, PA: $2,508Erie, PA: $1,824Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $2,034Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,874Newport, RI: $3,972Providence, RI: $3,876Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,844Charleston, SC: $2,694Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $2,202Greenville, SC: $2,172Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,481Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $2,025Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $2,409Sioux Falls, SD: $2,085Chattanooga, TN: $2,490Knoxville, TN: $2,844Memphis, TN: $2,346Nashville, TN: $2,754Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $2,292Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $2,853Austin, TX: $3,294Beaumont, TX: $1,950College Station, TX: $2,616Corpus Christi, TX: $2,412Dallas, TX: $2,838Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $2,019El Paso, TX: $2,187Brownsville, TX: $2,094Houston, TX: $2,655Lubbock, TX: $1,941Goodfellow AFB, TX: $2,109San Antonio, TX: $2,121Fort Hood, TX: $2,238Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $2,271Fort Worth, TX: $2,454Waco, TX: $2,310Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,325Salt Lake City, UT: $2,649Provo, UT: $2,457Charlottesville, VA: $2,964Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $3,288Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,457Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,661Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,727Warrenton, VA: $3,594Lexington, VA: $2,097Roanoke, VA: $2,244Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,811Burlington, VT: $4,092Bremerton, WA: $2,967Everett, WA: $3,489Port Angeles, WA: $3,027Seattle, WA: $4,143Spokane, WA: $2,772Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $3,072Whidbey Island, WA: $3,018Yakima, WA: $2,625Madison, WI: $3,297Milwaukee, WI: $3,072Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,905Stevens Point, WI: $1,740Morgantown, WV: $2,001Huntington, WV: $1,881Charleston, WV: $1,833Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,421Cheyenne, WY: $2,388Lowest $1,638Highest $6,333Median area$2,556
Ketchikan, AK: $3,213Sitka, AK: $3,399Juneau, AK: $3,531Kodiak Island, AK: $3,096Anchorage, AK: $3,240Fairbanks, AK: $2,814Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,638Fort Rucker, AL: $2,136Huntsville, AL: $2,187Mobile, AL: $2,169Montgomery, AL: $1,887Auburn, AL: $2,274Birmingham, AL: $2,559Little Rock, AR: $1,968Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,893Fayetteville, AR: $2,280Phoenix, AZ: $2,484Fort Huachuca, AZ: $2,226Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $2,178Yuma, AZ: $1,998Oakland, CA: $4,299San Francisco, CA: $5,529China Lake, CA: $2,058Fresno, CA: $2,910Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,406Camp Pendleton, CA: $4,596Ventura, CA: $4,161Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,747Marin/Sonoma, CA: $4,065Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,673San Bernardino, CA: $3,408Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $2,751Beale AFB, CA: $3,159Sacramento, CA: $3,021Stockton, CA: $3,219Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,525Los Angeles, CA: $4,443San Diego, CA: $4,488Monterey, CA: $4,599Riverside, CA: $3,663Humboldt County, CA: $2,715Santa Clara County, CA: $5,145San Luis Obispo, CA: $4,152Bridgeport, CA: $2,964El Centro, CA: $2,541Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $3,237Denver, CO: $3,168Colorado Springs, CO: $2,553Fort Collins, CO: $2,739Boulder, CO: $3,621New London, CT: $3,249Hartford, CT: $3,657New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,813Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,957Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,916Eglin AFB, FL: $3,189Gainesville, FL: $2,613Jacksonville, FL: $2,331Patrick SFB, FL: $2,916Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $4,281Orlando, FL: $2,991Panama City, FL: $2,643Pensacola, FL: $2,265Tallahassee, FL: $2,454Tampa, FL: $3,075West Palm Beach, FL: $3,885Ocala, FL: $2,424Florida Keys, FL: $4,677Volusia County, FL: $2,598Fort Pierce, FL: $3,015Fort Myers Beach, FL: $3,078Atlanta, GA: $2,739Albany, GA: $1,815Fort Gordon, GA: $2,226Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,352Fort Benning, GA: $2,037Robins AFB, GA: $2,118Savannah, GA: $2,718Dahlonega, GA: $2,544Moody AFB, GA: $1,980Maui County, HI: $5,382Honolulu County, HI: $4,302Hawaii County, HI: $3,915Kauai County, HI: $4,566Des Moines, IA: $2,379Boise, ID: $2,346Mountain Home AFB, ID: $2,292Champaign/Urbana, IL: $2,091Rock Island, IL: $2,283Peoria, IL: $1,995Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,955Scott AFB, IL: $2,157Chicago, IL: $3,732Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,959Indianapolis, IN: $2,283Fort Wayne, IN: $2,184Terre Haute, IN: $1,959Bloomington, IN: $2,343Fort Riley, KS: $1,911Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,878Fort Leavenworth, KS: $2,331Topeka, KS: $2,016Fort Campbell, KY: $2,400Lexington, KY: $2,190Louisville, KY: $2,364Fort Knox, KY: $2,352Frankfort, KY: $2,058Paducah, KY: $1,992Alexandria, LA: $1,884Baton Rouge, LA: $2,223Fort Polk, LA: $1,911New Orleans, LA: $2,508Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $2,208Lafayette, LA: $1,992St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,920Lake Charles, LA: $1,893Monroe, LA: $1,704Nantucket, MA: $5,364Boston, MA: $5,079Worcester, MA: $3,669Fitchburg, MA: $3,918Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $4,317Essex Co., MA: $4,344Hampden County, MA: $3,288Martha's Vineyard, MA: $4,923Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,698Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,991Annapolis, MD: $3,384Baltimore, MD: $3,093Fort Detrick, MD: $3,207Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $3,378Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,597Patuxent River, MD: $2,712Eastern Shore, MD: $2,382Oxford, MD: $2,943Brunswick, ME: $3,477Portland, ME: $4,098Coastal Maine, ME: $2,826Bangor, ME: $2,403Detroit, MI: $2,730Marquette, MI: $2,295Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,950Traverse City, MI: $3,003Grand Haven, MI: $2,535Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $2,478Lansing, MI: $2,091Grand Rapids, MI: $2,433Ann Arbor, MI: $3,291Saginaw, MI: $1,818Duluth, MN: $2,364Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,877Kansas City, MO: $2,277St. Louis, MO: $2,733Whiteman AFB, MO: $2,166Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,956Springfield, MO: $1,962Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $2,001Gulfport, MS: $1,938Columbus AFB, MS: $2,136Jackson, MS: $2,418Meridian, MS: $1,854Hattiesburg, MS: $1,782Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $2,160Helena, MT: $2,715Outer Banks, NC: $3,051Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $2,328Camp Lejeune, NC: $2,049Charlotte, NC: $2,466Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,484Elizabeth City, NC: $2,637Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $2,142Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $2,160Greensboro, NC: $2,220Raleigh, NC: $2,373Wilmington, NC: $2,595Asheville, NC: $2,772Bismarck, ND: $2,328Fargo, ND: $2,466Grand Forks, ND: $2,151Minot AFB, ND: $2,127Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,547Lincoln, NE: $2,238Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $4,278Manchester/Concord, NH: $4,065Atlantic City, NJ: $3,543Cape May, NJ: $3,159Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $4,272Perth Amboy, NJ: $4,200Northern New Jersey, NJ: $5,082Trenton, NJ: $4,269JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $3,525Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,899Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,379Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,806White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $2,043Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $3,639Fallon NAS, NV: $2,190Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,337Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,766Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $3,144Buffalo, NY: $2,718West Point, NY: $4,317Long Island, NY: $4,992New York City, NY: $5,418Rochester, NY: $2,697Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,844Syracuse, NY: $2,709Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $2,331Westchester County, NY: $6,333Staten Island, NY: $4,473Akron, OH: $1,962Cincinnati, OH: $2,583Cleveland, OH: $2,451Columbus, OH: $2,496Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $2,037Toledo, OH: $2,193Youngstown, OH: $1,662Altus AFB, OK: $1,767Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,743Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,692Oklahoma City, OK: $1,944Tulsa, OK: $2,067Astoria, OR: $3,114Coos Bay, OR: $2,583Portland, OR: $2,961Salem, OR: $2,634Corvallis, OR: $2,826Eugene, OR: $2,694Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,514Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $3,009Willow Grove, PA: $3,432Pittsburgh, PA: $2,637State College, PA: $2,508Erie, PA: $1,824Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $2,034Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,874Newport, RI: $3,972Providence, RI: $3,876Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,844Charleston, SC: $2,694Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $2,202Greenville, SC: $2,172Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,481Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $2,025Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $2,409Sioux Falls, SD: $2,085Chattanooga, TN: $2,490Knoxville, TN: $2,844Memphis, TN: $2,346Nashville, TN: $2,754Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $2,292Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $2,853Austin, TX: $3,294Beaumont, TX: $1,950College Station, TX: $2,616Corpus Christi, TX: $2,412Dallas, TX: $2,838Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $2,019El Paso, TX: $2,187Brownsville, TX: $2,094Houston, TX: $2,655Lubbock, TX: $1,941Goodfellow AFB, TX: $2,109San Antonio, TX: $2,121Fort Hood, TX: $2,238Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $2,271Fort Worth, TX: $2,454Waco, TX: $2,310Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,325Salt Lake City, UT: $2,649Provo, UT: $2,457Charlottesville, VA: $2,964Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $3,288Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,457Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,661Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,727Warrenton, VA: $3,594Lexington, VA: $2,097Roanoke, VA: $2,244Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,811Burlington, VT: $4,092Bremerton, WA: $2,967Everett, WA: $3,489Port Angeles, WA: $3,027Seattle, WA: $4,143Spokane, WA: $2,772Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $3,072Whidbey Island, WA: $3,018Yakima, WA: $2,625Madison, WI: $3,297Milwaukee, WI: $3,072Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,905Stevens Point, WI: $1,740Morgantown, WV: $2,001Huntington, WV: $1,881Charleston, WV: $1,833Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,421Cheyenne, WY: $2,388Lowest $1,638Highest $6,333Median area$2,556
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files.

Highest E-8 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
Westchester County, NY$6,333$4,749
San Francisco, CA$5,529$5,196
New York City, NY$5,418$5,100
Maui County, HI$5,382$4,422
Nantucket, MA$5,364$4,500
Santa Clara County, CA$5,145$4,728

Lowest E-8 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,638$1,251
Youngstown, OH$1,662$1,248
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,692$1,290
Monroe, LA$1,704$1,284
Stevens Point, WI$1,740$1,416
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,743$1,308

E-8 BAH at major installations

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

InstallationWith dependentsWithout
Hanscom AFB$4,698$4,251
NAS Key West$4,677$3,993
Naval Postgraduate School$4,599$3,549
Camp Pendleton$4,596$4,056
MCAS Miramar$4,488$4,065
Naval Base San Diego$4,488$4,065
Naval Base Coronado$4,488$4,065
Los Angeles AFB$4,443$3,948
West Point$4,317$3,600
Schofield Barracks$4,302$3,720
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam$4,302$3,720
MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay$4,302$3,720

Non-locality rates for E-8

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

$1,818
BAH RC/Transit with dependents
$1,374
BAH RC/Transit without
$15.30
Partial BAH (monthly)
$151
National cost-sharing (out-of-pocket) amount, with dependents

All 299 housing areas

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Housing areaWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025
Westchester County, NY$6,333$4,749+8.5%
San Francisco, CA$5,529$5,196+2.0%
New York City, NY$5,418$5,100+3.1%
Maui County, HI$5,382$4,422−0.1%
Nantucket, MA$5,364$4,500+5.6%
Santa Clara County, CA$5,145$4,728+2.8%
Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,082$4,815+8.7%
Boston, MA$5,079$4,803+2.8%
Long Island, NY$4,992$4,500+5.2%
Martha's Vineyard, MA$4,923$4,110−0.1%
Hanscom AFB, MA$4,698$4,251+1.8%
Florida Keys, FL$4,677$3,993−0.4%
Monterey, CA$4,599$3,549+4.8%
Camp Pendleton, CA$4,596$4,056+2.1%
Kauai County, HI$4,566$3,897+10.3%
San Diego, CA$4,488$4,065+0.1%
Staten Island, NY$4,473$3,834+5.8%
Los Angeles, CA$4,443$3,948+4.6%
Essex Co., MA$4,344$3,537+7.3%
Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,317$3,948+5.6%
West Point, NY$4,317$3,600+11.6%
Honolulu County, HI$4,302$3,720+4.8%
Oakland, CA$4,299$3,834+3.8%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$4,281$3,693+4.9%
Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME$4,278$3,399+4.5%
Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ$4,272$3,657+5.9%
Trenton, NJ$4,269$3,570+7.2%
Perth Amboy, NJ$4,200$3,531+4.7%
Ventura, CA$4,161$3,636+0.7%
San Luis Obispo, CA$4,152$3,348+4.5%
Seattle, WA$4,143$3,291+3.9%
Portland, ME$4,098$3,321+5.3%
Burlington, VT$4,092$3,246+3.7%
Marin/Sonoma, CA$4,065$3,411+5.4%
Manchester/Concord, NH$4,065$3,252+5.9%
Newport, RI$3,972$2,979+4.7%
Washington, DC Metro Area$3,957$3,261+6.9%
Fitchburg, MA$3,918$3,174+2.5%
Hawaii County, HI$3,915$3,648+5.1%
West Palm Beach, FL$3,885$3,465+2.0%
Providence, RI$3,876$3,255+11.2%
New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,813$3,201+2.6%
Vandenberg SFB, CA$3,747$3,399+5.8%
Chicago, IL$3,732$3,498+11.5%
Worcester, MA$3,669$3,018+4.9%
Riverside, CA$3,663$3,396+1.8%
Hartford, CT$3,657$2,991+8.8%
Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,639$3,057+5.3%
Boulder, CO$3,621$2,874+5.4%
Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD$3,597$3,282+4.4%
Warrenton, VA$3,594$3,132+6.0%
Atlantic City, NJ$3,543$2,784+2.3%
Juneau, AK$3,531$2,724+10.9%
Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA$3,525$3,402+3.9%
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,525$2,952+4.4%
Everett, WA$3,489$2,850+3.8%
Brunswick, ME$3,477$2,607+4.9%
Willow Grove, PA$3,432$3,030+2.1%
San Bernardino, CA$3,408$3,312+2.4%
Sitka, AK$3,399$2,550+12.3%
Annapolis, MD$3,384$2,991+4.0%
Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,378$2,982+2.5%
Madison, WI$3,297$2,706+10.5%
Austin, TX$3,294$2,472−5.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$3,291$2,667+2.9%
Hampden County, MA$3,288$2,484+2.4%
Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,288$3,006−1.2%
New London, CT$3,249$2,682+6.5%
Anchorage, AK$3,240$2,430+3.5%
Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA$3,237$2,763+3.8%
Stockton, CA$3,219$2,634+6.0%
Ketchikan, AK$3,213$2,682+8.7%
Fort Detrick, MD$3,207$2,763+2.0%
Eglin AFB, FL$3,189$2,457+9.7%
Denver, CO$3,168$2,8890.0%
Beale AFB, CA$3,159$3,006−0.7%
Cape May, NJ$3,159$2,823+6.6%
Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,144$2,685+8.4%
Astoria, OR$3,114$2,337+8.1%
Kodiak Island, AK$3,096$2,514+4.6%
Baltimore, MD$3,093$2,673+4.7%
Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,078$2,745+3.8%
Tampa, FL$3,075$2,781+0.7%
Tacoma, WA (JBLM)$3,072$2,634+2.4%
Milwaukee, WI$3,072$2,631+7.7%
Outer Banks, NC$3,051$2,679+15.7%
Port Angeles, WA$3,027$2,526+4.8%
Sacramento, CA$3,021$2,925−0.8%
Whidbey Island, WA$3,018$2,265+2.5%
Fort Pierce, FL$3,015$2,724+6.7%
Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ$3,009$2,754+2.9%
Traverse City, MI$3,003$2,253+10.7%
Orlando, FL$2,991$2,724+11.5%
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,991$2,538+4.7%
Bremerton, WA$2,967$2,442+1.4%
Bridgeport, CA$2,964$2,226+5.2%
Charlottesville, VA$2,964$2,445+4.2%
Portland, OR$2,961$2,460+3.4%
Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL$2,955$2,499+3.9%
Oxford, MD$2,943$2,523+4.4%
Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE$2,916$2,325+5.3%
Patrick SFB, FL$2,916$2,583+7.2%
Fresno, CA$2,910$2,520+2.8%
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN$2,877$2,595+5.6%
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,874$2,472+6.7%
Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$2,853$2,145+6.4%
Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY$2,844$2,238+0.1%
Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,844$2,490−2.6%
Knoxville, TN$2,844$2,283+7.1%
Dallas, TX$2,838$2,541−2.9%
Coastal Maine, ME$2,826$2,298+4.7%
Corvallis, OR$2,826$2,457+1.4%
Fairbanks, AK$2,814$2,166+5.3%
Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA$2,811$2,397+3.9%
Asheville, NC$2,772$2,292−0.1%
Spokane, WA$2,772$2,262+1.0%
Reno/Carson City, NV$2,766$2,454+1.7%
Nashville, TN$2,754$2,355+1.5%
Twentynine Palms MCB, CA$2,751$2,097−3.3%
Fort Collins, CO$2,739$2,325+4.5%
Atlanta, GA$2,739$2,457+1.7%
St. Louis, MO$2,733$2,487+3.6%
Detroit, MI$2,730$2,412+5.1%
Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,727$2,418+3.2%
Savannah, GA$2,718$2,466+4.1%
Buffalo, NY$2,718$2,289+7.0%
Humboldt County, CA$2,715$2,037+4.4%
Helena, MT$2,715$2,037+4.1%
Patuxent River, MD$2,712$2,442+4.5%
Syracuse, NY$2,709$2,121+4.4%
Rochester, NY$2,697$2,280+7.9%
Eugene, OR$2,694$2,250+4.2%
Charleston, SC$2,694$2,439+0.6%
Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,673$2,091+5.2%
Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,661$2,463+4.6%
Houston, TX$2,655$2,265+11.9%
Salt Lake City, UT$2,649$2,181−1.0%
Panama City, FL$2,643$2,223+0.2%
Elizabeth City, NC$2,637$2,526+6.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$2,637$2,352+1.0%
Salem, OR$2,634$2,088+2.6%
Yakima, WA$2,625$2,019+4.7%
College Station, TX$2,616$1,962+12.4%
Gainesville, FL$2,613$2,109+3.0%
Volusia County, FL$2,598$2,334+2.2%
Wilmington, NC$2,595$2,136+0.2%
Cincinnati, OH$2,583$2,337+8.3%
Coos Bay, OR$2,583$1,938−1.1%
Birmingham, AL$2,559$2,463+10.5%
Fort Stewart, GA$2,556$2,340+6.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$2,553$2,379+1.4%
Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE$2,547$2,148+8.6%
Dahlonega, GA$2,544$2,274+3.5%
El Centro, CA$2,541$2,025+2.2%
Grand Haven, MI$2,535$2,247+2.8%
Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,514$2,142+2.4%
New Orleans, LA$2,508$2,004+3.1%
State College, PA$2,508$1,893+9.1%
Columbus, OH$2,496$1,953+5.1%
Chattanooga, TN$2,490$2,073+1.3%
Phoenix, AZ$2,484$2,331−4.8%
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,484$2,178+1.1%
Myrtle Beach, SC$2,481$2,157−0.4%
Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,478$2,046+5.2%
Charlotte, NC$2,466$2,229−0.8%
Fargo, ND$2,466$1,851+10.8%
Provo, UT$2,457$2,097−1.0%
Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,457$2,310+6.4%
Tallahassee, FL$2,454$1,878+10.1%
Fort Worth, TX$2,454$2,184+1.4%
Cleveland, OH$2,451$2,088+7.2%
Grand Rapids, MI$2,433$2,205+5.7%
Ocala, FL$2,424$2,382+3.7%
Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,421$2,103+0.5%
Jackson, MS$2,418$1,974+9.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$2,412$1,878+3.2%
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD$2,409$2,037+4.0%
Lemoore NAS, CA$2,406$2,175+3.2%
Bangor, ME$2,403$1,932+0.9%
Fort Campbell, KY$2,400$1,878+1.8%
Cheyenne, WY$2,388$1,791+8.9%
Eastern Shore, MD$2,382$2,166+2.7%
Des Moines, IA$2,379$1,863+7.2%
Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$2,379$2,241+3.9%
Raleigh, NC$2,373$2,142+3.7%
Louisville, KY$2,364$2,052+3.1%
Duluth, MN$2,364$2,124+7.8%
Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,352$2,145+3.2%
Fort Knox, KY$2,352$1,764+5.2%
Boise, ID$2,346$2,001−2.4%
Memphis, TN$2,346$2,1930.0%
Bloomington, IN$2,343$1,923+5.1%
Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV$2,337$2,103−0.4%
Jacksonville, FL$2,331$2,199−2.8%
Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,331$1,884+6.4%
Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,331$1,749+3.3%
Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC$2,328$1,896+2.9%
Bismarck, ND$2,328$1,746+8.7%
Ogden/Hill AFB, UT$2,325$2,145+1.0%
Waco, TX$2,310$1,830+1.4%
Marquette, MI$2,295$1,863+2.8%
Mountain Home AFB, ID$2,292$1,725−1.7%
Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,292$1,719+6.3%
Rock Island, IL$2,283$1,980+7.8%
Indianapolis, IN$2,283$1,947+7.8%
Fayetteville, AR$2,280$1,839+11.9%
Kansas City, MO$2,277$2,031+4.3%
Auburn, AL$2,274$1,740+4.6%
Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX$2,271$1,704+3.3%
Pensacola, FL$2,265$1,941+0.4%
Roanoke, VA$2,244$1,953+4.0%
Lincoln, NE$2,238$1,857+9.4%
Fort Hood, TX$2,238$1,746+5.5%
Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,226$1,818+7.4%
Fort Gordon, GA$2,226$1,947+7.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$2,223$1,944+2.8%
Greensboro, NC$2,220$1,875+1.2%
Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA$2,208$1,887+8.4%
Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,202$1,932+2.2%
Toledo, OH$2,193$2,064+4.9%
Lexington, KY$2,190$1,938+8.5%
Fallon NAS, NV$2,190$1,644+3.8%
Huntsville, AL$2,187$1,860−0.1%
El Paso, TX$2,187$1,881+6.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$2,184$1,989+5.2%
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ$2,178$1,953+0.3%
Greenville, SC$2,172$1,959+3.4%
Mobile, AL$2,169$1,929+0.7%
Whiteman AFB, MO$2,166$1,680+9.4%
Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT$2,160$1,656+5.0%
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC$2,160$1,620+5.6%
Scott AFB, IL$2,157$1,638+5.0%
Grand Forks, ND$2,151$1,791+12.0%
Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,142$1,860+1.6%
Fort Rucker, AL$2,136$1,611+4.2%
Columbus AFB, MS$2,136$1,602+6.9%
Minot AFB, ND$2,127$1,638+6.8%
San Antonio, TX$2,121$1,920−2.8%
Robins AFB, GA$2,118$1,824+1.4%
Goodfellow AFB, TX$2,109$1,635+6.4%
Lexington, VA$2,097$1,632+5.9%
Brownsville, TX$2,094$1,578−3.7%
Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,091$1,632+7.6%
Lansing, MI$2,091$1,848+9.2%
Sioux Falls, SD$2,085$1,653+0.9%
Tulsa, OK$2,067$1,704+9.4%
China Lake, CA$2,058$1,611+1.9%
Frankfort, KY$2,058$1,545+11.4%
Camp Lejeune, NC$2,049$1,662+3.2%
White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM$2,043$1,752+0.9%
Fort Benning, GA$2,037$1,773+5.6%
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH$2,037$1,695+7.3%
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$2,034$1,776+1.5%
Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC$2,025$1,596+4.5%
Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$2,019$1,521+2.1%
Topeka, KS$2,016$1,680+7.9%
Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$2,001$1,500+6.2%
Morgantown, WV$2,001$1,701+3.4%
Yuma, AZ$1,998$1,731−1.9%
Peoria, IL$1,995$1,635+6.6%
Paducah, KY$1,992$1,494+6.2%
Lafayette, LA$1,992$1,641−1.3%
Moody AFB, GA$1,980$1,608+9.1%
Little Rock, AR$1,968$1,875+5.6%
Springfield, MO$1,962$1,488+5.5%
Akron, OH$1,962$1,653+6.2%
Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,959$1,593−4.5%
Terre Haute, IN$1,959$1,566+15.6%
Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,956$1,533+11.3%
Sault Ste. Marie, MI$1,950$1,617+8.5%
Beaumont, TX$1,950$1,602+6.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$1,944$1,692+1.7%
Lubbock, TX$1,941$1,548+0.3%
Gulfport, MS$1,938$1,611+4.0%
St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA$1,920$1,635+2.1%
Fort Riley, KS$1,911$1,434+7.8%
Fort Polk, LA$1,911$1,434+7.8%
Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI$1,905$1,488+4.3%
Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,899$1,650+8.6%
Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,893$1,419+3.3%
Lake Charles, LA$1,893$1,419+6.4%
Montgomery, AL$1,887$1,704+2.3%
Alexandria, LA$1,884$1,413+7.2%
Huntington, WV$1,881$1,587+4.8%
Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS$1,878$1,443+6.1%
Meridian, MS$1,854$1,392+9.8%
Charleston, WV$1,833$1,479+6.8%
Erie, PA$1,824$1,515+5.7%
Saginaw, MI$1,818$1,5600.0%
Albany, GA$1,815$1,410+3.4%
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,806$1,416+5.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$1,782$1,428+4.8%
Altus AFB, OK$1,767$1,326+3.7%
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,743$1,308+6.0%
Stevens Point, WI$1,740$1,416+4.1%
Monroe, LA$1,704$1,284+3.3%
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,692$1,290+1.1%
Youngstown, OH$1,662$1,248+5.9%
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,638$1,251+7.5%

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.