Military BAHRATES

2026 BAH · pay grade W-5

W-5 BAH rates 2026

Across DTMO's 299 military housing areas, W-5 BAH with dependents runs from $1,806 (Youngstown, OH) to $7,338 (Westchester County, NY). The median area pays $2,856 with dependents and $2,508 without.

$2,856/mo median
$7,338
Highest
Westchester County, NY
$2,508
Median without
$348 less a month
+4.1%
Median change
vs 2025, with dependents
$5,532
Gap
highest to lowest area

Who is W-5

ArmyChief Warrant Officer 5
Navy / Coast GuardChief Warrant Officer 5
Marine CorpsChief Warrant Officer 5
Air ForceChief Warrant Officer 5
Space ForceChief Warrant Officer 5

W-5 with dependents in every housing area

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

Ketchikan, AK: $3,660Sitka, AK: $3,618Juneau, AK: $3,831Kodiak Island, AK: $3,498Anchorage, AK: $3,723Fairbanks, AK: $3,171Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,899Fort Rucker, AL: $2,502Huntsville, AL: $2,415Mobile, AL: $2,463Montgomery, AL: $2,244Auburn, AL: $2,673Birmingham, AL: $2,682Little Rock, AR: $2,274Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $2,166Fayetteville, AR: $2,601Phoenix, AZ: $2,622Fort Huachuca, AZ: $2,343Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $2,373Yuma, AZ: $2,253Oakland, CA: $4,740San Francisco, CA: $6,297China Lake, CA: $2,403Fresno, CA: $3,174Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,643Camp Pendleton, CA: $5,019Ventura, CA: $4,497Vandenberg SFB, CA: $4,065Marin/Sonoma, CA: $4,497Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,946San Bernardino, CA: $3,597Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $3,051Beale AFB, CA: $3,315Sacramento, CA: $3,276Stockton, CA: $3,672Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,729Los Angeles, CA: $4,971San Diego, CA: $4,992Monterey, CA: $5,196Riverside, CA: $3,855Humboldt County, CA: $3,063Santa Clara County, CA: $5,751San Luis Obispo, CA: $4,806Bridgeport, CA: $3,267El Centro, CA: $2,823Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $3,546Denver, CO: $3,396Colorado Springs, CO: $2,754Fort Collins, CO: $2,985Boulder, CO: $3,963New London, CT: $3,603Hartford, CT: $4,074New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $4,206Washington, DC Metro Area: $4,350Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $3,075Eglin AFB, FL: $3,516Gainesville, FL: $2,982Jacksonville, FL: $2,550Patrick SFB, FL: $3,081Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $5,085Orlando, FL: $3,114Panama City, FL: $2,886Pensacola, FL: $2,427Tallahassee, FL: $2,838Tampa, FL: $3,231West Palm Beach, FL: $4,371Ocala, FL: $2,676Florida Keys, FL: $5,529Volusia County, FL: $2,802Fort Pierce, FL: $3,360Fort Myers Beach, FL: $3,315Atlanta, GA: $2,841Albany, GA: $2,217Fort Gordon, GA: $2,514Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,664Fort Benning, GA: $2,262Robins AFB, GA: $2,451Savannah, GA: $2,991Dahlonega, GA: $2,706Fort Stewart, GA: $2,859Moody AFB, GA: $2,289Maui County, HI: $5,973Honolulu County, HI: $4,692Hawaii County, HI: $4,104Kauai County, HI: $5,262Des Moines, IA: $2,667Boise, ID: $2,565Mountain Home AFB, ID: $2,610Champaign/Urbana, IL: $2,466Rock Island, IL: $2,577Peoria, IL: $2,250Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $3,327Scott AFB, IL: $2,562Chicago, IL: $3,900Springfield/Decatur, IL: $2,205Indianapolis, IN: $2,433Fort Wayne, IN: $2,463Terre Haute, IN: $2,322Bloomington, IN: $2,841Fort Riley, KS: $2,139Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $2,190Fort Leavenworth, KS: $2,496Topeka, KS: $2,337Fort Campbell, KY: $2,751Lexington, KY: $2,514Louisville, KY: $2,679Fort Knox, KY: $2,679Frankfort, KY: $2,175Paducah, KY: $2,355Alexandria, LA: $2,220Baton Rouge, LA: $2,472Fort Polk, LA: $2,100New Orleans, LA: $2,805Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $2,520Lafayette, LA: $2,262St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $2,286Lake Charles, LA: $2,223Monroe, LA: $1,884Nantucket, MA: $6,165Boston, MA: $5,805Worcester, MA: $4,212Fitchburg, MA: $4,506Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $4,803Essex Co., MA: $5,181Hampden County, MA: $3,702Martha's Vineyard, MA: $5,334Hanscom AFB, MA: $5,409Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $3,348Annapolis, MD: $3,762Baltimore, MD: $3,429Fort Detrick, MD: $3,525Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $3,708Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,969Patuxent River, MD: $3,033Eastern Shore, MD: $2,610Oxford, MD: $3,318Brunswick, ME: $3,843Portland, ME: $4,740Coastal Maine, ME: $3,027Bangor, ME: $2,667Detroit, MI: $3,159Marquette, MI: $2,598Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $2,268Traverse City, MI: $3,231Grand Haven, MI: $2,733Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $2,742Lansing, MI: $2,466Grand Rapids, MI: $2,688Ann Arbor, MI: $3,735Saginaw, MI: $1,929Duluth, MN: $2,583Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $3,144Kansas City, MO: $2,574St. Louis, MO: $3,006Whiteman AFB, MO: $2,478Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $2,130Springfield, MO: $2,319Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $2,352Gulfport, MS: $2,331Columbus AFB, MS: $2,337Jackson, MS: $2,790Meridian, MS: $2,169Hattiesburg, MS: $2,118Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $2,496Helena, MT: $3,000Outer Banks, NC: $3,387Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $2,658Camp Lejeune, NC: $2,316Charlotte, NC: $2,514Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,868Elizabeth City, NC: $2,958Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $2,391Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $2,436Greensboro, NC: $2,445Raleigh, NC: $2,562Wilmington, NC: $2,958Asheville, NC: $3,270Bismarck, ND: $2,385Fargo, ND: $2,706Grand Forks, ND: $2,439Minot AFB, ND: $2,343Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,913Lincoln, NE: $2,472Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $4,905Manchester/Concord, NH: $4,473Atlantic City, NJ: $3,954Cape May, NJ: $3,570Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $4,653Perth Amboy, NJ: $4,578Northern New Jersey, NJ: $5,529Trenton, NJ: $4,836JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $3,831Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $2,136Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,631Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,917White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $2,220Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $3,870Fallon NAS, NV: $2,475Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,577Reno/Carson City, NV: $3,075Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $3,504Buffalo, NY: $3,045West Point, NY: $4,806Long Island, NY: $5,436New York City, NY: $6,306Rochester, NY: $2,988Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $3,060Syracuse, NY: $3,009Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $2,631Westchester County, NY: $7,338Staten Island, NY: $4,968Akron, OH: $2,337Cincinnati, OH: $2,829Cleveland, OH: $2,817Columbus, OH: $2,766Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $2,397Toledo, OH: $2,490Youngstown, OH: $1,806Altus AFB, OK: $2,088Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $2,112Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $2,013Oklahoma City, OK: $2,157Tulsa, OK: $2,430Astoria, OR: $3,444Coos Bay, OR: $2,910Portland, OR: $3,360Salem, OR: $2,967Corvallis, OR: $3,306Eugene, OR: $3,042Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,811Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $3,366Willow Grove, PA: $3,669Pittsburgh, PA: $3,003State College, PA: $2,877Erie, PA: $2,049Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $2,376Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $3,156Newport, RI: $4,404Providence, RI: $4,272Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $3,141Charleston, SC: $2,880Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $2,475Greenville, SC: $2,424Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,751Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $2,316Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $2,664Sioux Falls, SD: $2,307Knoxville, TN: $3,195Memphis, TN: $2,484Nashville, TN: $2,997Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $2,616Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $3,030Austin, TX: $3,771Beaumont, TX: $2,235College Station, TX: $3,090Corpus Christi, TX: $2,718Dallas, TX: $3,018Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $2,466El Paso, TX: $2,334Brownsville, TX: $2,442Houston, TX: $2,988Lubbock, TX: $2,289Goodfellow AFB, TX: $2,310San Antonio, TX: $2,280Fort Hood, TX: $2,544Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $2,634Fort Worth, TX: $2,613Waco, TX: $2,730Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,538Salt Lake City, UT: $2,922Provo, UT: $2,718Charlottesville, VA: $3,291Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $3,687Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,778Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $3,000Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,991Warrenton, VA: $4,122Lexington, VA: $2,379Roanoke, VA: $2,541Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $3,183Burlington, VT: $4,527Bremerton, WA: $3,228Everett, WA: $3,753Port Angeles, WA: $3,258Seattle, WA: $4,503Spokane, WA: $3,021Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $3,297Whidbey Island, WA: $3,258Yakima, WA: $2,970Madison, WI: $3,711Milwaukee, WI: $3,507Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $2,073Stevens Point, WI: $1,860Morgantown, WV: $2,316Huntington, WV: $2,055Charleston, WV: $2,157Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,748Cheyenne, WY: $2,676Lowest $1,806Highest $7,338Median area$2,856
Ketchikan, AK: $3,660Sitka, AK: $3,618Juneau, AK: $3,831Kodiak Island, AK: $3,498Anchorage, AK: $3,723Fairbanks, AK: $3,171Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,899Fort Rucker, AL: $2,502Huntsville, AL: $2,415Mobile, AL: $2,463Montgomery, AL: $2,244Auburn, AL: $2,673Birmingham, AL: $2,682Little Rock, AR: $2,274Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $2,166Fayetteville, AR: $2,601Phoenix, AZ: $2,622Fort Huachuca, AZ: $2,343Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $2,373Yuma, AZ: $2,253Oakland, CA: $4,740San Francisco, CA: $6,297China Lake, CA: $2,403Fresno, CA: $3,174Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,643Camp Pendleton, CA: $5,019Ventura, CA: $4,497Vandenberg SFB, CA: $4,065Marin/Sonoma, CA: $4,497Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,946San Bernardino, CA: $3,597Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $3,051Beale AFB, CA: $3,315Sacramento, CA: $3,276Stockton, CA: $3,672Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,729Los Angeles, CA: $4,971San Diego, CA: $4,992Monterey, CA: $5,196Riverside, CA: $3,855Humboldt County, CA: $3,063Santa Clara County, CA: $5,751San Luis Obispo, CA: $4,806Bridgeport, CA: $3,267El Centro, CA: $2,823Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $3,546Denver, CO: $3,396Colorado Springs, CO: $2,754Fort Collins, CO: $2,985Boulder, CO: $3,963New London, CT: $3,603Hartford, CT: $4,074New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $4,206Washington, DC Metro Area: $4,350Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $3,075Eglin AFB, FL: $3,516Gainesville, FL: $2,982Jacksonville, FL: $2,550Patrick SFB, FL: $3,081Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $5,085Orlando, FL: $3,114Panama City, FL: $2,886Pensacola, FL: $2,427Tallahassee, FL: $2,838Tampa, FL: $3,231West Palm Beach, FL: $4,371Ocala, FL: $2,676Florida Keys, FL: $5,529Volusia County, FL: $2,802Fort Pierce, FL: $3,360Fort Myers Beach, FL: $3,315Atlanta, GA: $2,841Albany, GA: $2,217Fort Gordon, GA: $2,514Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,664Fort Benning, GA: $2,262Robins AFB, GA: $2,451Savannah, GA: $2,991Dahlonega, GA: $2,706Fort Stewart, GA: $2,859Moody AFB, GA: $2,289Maui County, HI: $5,973Honolulu County, HI: $4,692Hawaii County, HI: $4,104Kauai County, HI: $5,262Des Moines, IA: $2,667Boise, ID: $2,565Mountain Home AFB, ID: $2,610Champaign/Urbana, IL: $2,466Rock Island, IL: $2,577Peoria, IL: $2,250Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $3,327Scott AFB, IL: $2,562Chicago, IL: $3,900Springfield/Decatur, IL: $2,205Indianapolis, IN: $2,433Fort Wayne, IN: $2,463Terre Haute, IN: $2,322Bloomington, IN: $2,841Fort Riley, KS: $2,139Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $2,190Fort Leavenworth, KS: $2,496Topeka, KS: $2,337Fort Campbell, KY: $2,751Lexington, KY: $2,514Louisville, KY: $2,679Fort Knox, KY: $2,679Frankfort, KY: $2,175Paducah, KY: $2,355Alexandria, LA: $2,220Baton Rouge, LA: $2,472Fort Polk, LA: $2,100New Orleans, LA: $2,805Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $2,520Lafayette, LA: $2,262St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $2,286Lake Charles, LA: $2,223Monroe, LA: $1,884Nantucket, MA: $6,165Boston, MA: $5,805Worcester, MA: $4,212Fitchburg, MA: $4,506Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $4,803Essex Co., MA: $5,181Hampden County, MA: $3,702Martha's Vineyard, MA: $5,334Hanscom AFB, MA: $5,409Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $3,348Annapolis, MD: $3,762Baltimore, MD: $3,429Fort Detrick, MD: $3,525Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $3,708Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,969Patuxent River, MD: $3,033Eastern Shore, MD: $2,610Oxford, MD: $3,318Brunswick, ME: $3,843Portland, ME: $4,740Coastal Maine, ME: $3,027Bangor, ME: $2,667Detroit, MI: $3,159Marquette, MI: $2,598Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $2,268Traverse City, MI: $3,231Grand Haven, MI: $2,733Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $2,742Lansing, MI: $2,466Grand Rapids, MI: $2,688Ann Arbor, MI: $3,735Saginaw, MI: $1,929Duluth, MN: $2,583Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $3,144Kansas City, MO: $2,574St. Louis, MO: $3,006Whiteman AFB, MO: $2,478Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $2,130Springfield, MO: $2,319Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $2,352Gulfport, MS: $2,331Columbus AFB, MS: $2,337Jackson, MS: $2,790Meridian, MS: $2,169Hattiesburg, MS: $2,118Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $2,496Helena, MT: $3,000Outer Banks, NC: $3,387Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $2,658Camp Lejeune, NC: $2,316Charlotte, NC: $2,514Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,868Elizabeth City, NC: $2,958Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $2,391Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $2,436Greensboro, NC: $2,445Raleigh, NC: $2,562Wilmington, NC: $2,958Asheville, NC: $3,270Bismarck, ND: $2,385Fargo, ND: $2,706Grand Forks, ND: $2,439Minot AFB, ND: $2,343Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,913Lincoln, NE: $2,472Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $4,905Manchester/Concord, NH: $4,473Atlantic City, NJ: $3,954Cape May, NJ: $3,570Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $4,653Perth Amboy, NJ: $4,578Northern New Jersey, NJ: $5,529Trenton, NJ: $4,836JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $3,831Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $2,136Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,631Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,917White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $2,220Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $3,870Fallon NAS, NV: $2,475Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,577Reno/Carson City, NV: $3,075Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $3,504Buffalo, NY: $3,045West Point, NY: $4,806Long Island, NY: $5,436New York City, NY: $6,306Rochester, NY: $2,988Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $3,060Syracuse, NY: $3,009Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $2,631Westchester County, NY: $7,338Staten Island, NY: $4,968Akron, OH: $2,337Cincinnati, OH: $2,829Cleveland, OH: $2,817Columbus, OH: $2,766Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $2,397Toledo, OH: $2,490Youngstown, OH: $1,806Altus AFB, OK: $2,088Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $2,112Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $2,013Oklahoma City, OK: $2,157Tulsa, OK: $2,430Astoria, OR: $3,444Coos Bay, OR: $2,910Portland, OR: $3,360Salem, OR: $2,967Corvallis, OR: $3,306Eugene, OR: $3,042Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,811Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $3,366Willow Grove, PA: $3,669Pittsburgh, PA: $3,003State College, PA: $2,877Erie, PA: $2,049Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $2,376Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $3,156Newport, RI: $4,404Providence, RI: $4,272Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $3,141Charleston, SC: $2,880Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $2,475Greenville, SC: $2,424Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,751Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $2,316Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $2,664Sioux Falls, SD: $2,307Knoxville, TN: $3,195Memphis, TN: $2,484Nashville, TN: $2,997Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $2,616Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $3,030Austin, TX: $3,771Beaumont, TX: $2,235College Station, TX: $3,090Corpus Christi, TX: $2,718Dallas, TX: $3,018Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $2,466El Paso, TX: $2,334Brownsville, TX: $2,442Houston, TX: $2,988Lubbock, TX: $2,289Goodfellow AFB, TX: $2,310San Antonio, TX: $2,280Fort Hood, TX: $2,544Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $2,634Fort Worth, TX: $2,613Waco, TX: $2,730Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,538Salt Lake City, UT: $2,922Provo, UT: $2,718Charlottesville, VA: $3,291Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $3,687Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,778Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $3,000Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,991Warrenton, VA: $4,122Lexington, VA: $2,379Roanoke, VA: $2,541Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $3,183Burlington, VT: $4,527Bremerton, WA: $3,228Everett, WA: $3,753Port Angeles, WA: $3,258Seattle, WA: $4,503Spokane, WA: $3,021Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $3,297Whidbey Island, WA: $3,258Yakima, WA: $2,970Madison, WI: $3,711Milwaukee, WI: $3,507Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $2,073Stevens Point, WI: $1,860Morgantown, WV: $2,316Huntington, WV: $2,055Charleston, WV: $2,157Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,748Cheyenne, WY: $2,676Lowest $1,806Highest $7,338Median area$2,856
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files.

Highest W-5 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
Westchester County, NY$7,338$5,946
New York City, NY$6,306$5,280
San Francisco, CA$6,297$5,496
Nantucket, MA$6,165$5,268
Maui County, HI$5,973$5,136
Boston, MA$5,805$4,968

Lowest W-5 BAH

Monthly, 2026

Housing areaWithWithout
Youngstown, OH$1,806$1,527
Stevens Point, WI$1,860$1,713
Monroe, LA$1,884$1,671
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,899$1,575
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,917$1,719
Saginaw, MI$1,929$1,788

W-5 BAH at major installations

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

InstallationWith dependentsWithout
NAS Key West$5,529$4,425
Hanscom AFB$5,409$4,608
Naval Postgraduate School$5,196$4,305
Camp Pendleton$5,019$4,518
MCAS Miramar$4,992$4,455
Naval Base San Diego$4,992$4,455
Naval Base Coronado$4,992$4,455
Los Angeles AFB$4,971$4,341
West Point$4,806$4,236
Schofield Barracks$4,692$4,146
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam$4,692$4,146
MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay$4,692$4,146

Non-locality rates for W-5

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

$2,241
BAH RC/Transit with dependents
$2,051
BAH RC/Transit without
$25.20
Partial BAH (monthly)
$166
National cost-sharing (out-of-pocket) amount, with dependents

All 299 housing areas

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Housing areaWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025
Westchester County, NY$7,338$5,946+8.5%
New York City, NY$6,306$5,280+5.6%
San Francisco, CA$6,297$5,496+3.7%
Nantucket, MA$6,165$5,268+10.4%
Maui County, HI$5,973$5,136−1.2%
Boston, MA$5,805$4,968+1.4%
Santa Clara County, CA$5,751$5,076+1.8%
Florida Keys, FL$5,529$4,425+0.5%
Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,529$5,067+6.7%
Long Island, NY$5,436$4,902+4.9%
Hanscom AFB, MA$5,409$4,608+3.1%
Martha's Vineyard, MA$5,334$4,791−0.1%
Kauai County, HI$5,262$4,446+13.5%
Monterey, CA$5,196$4,305+4.8%
Essex Co., MA$5,181$4,101+9.0%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$5,085$4,083+5.7%
Camp Pendleton, CA$5,019$4,518+2.3%
San Diego, CA$4,992$4,455+0.7%
Los Angeles, CA$4,971$4,341+5.1%
Staten Island, NY$4,968$4,368+5.3%
Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME$4,905$4,044+3.2%
Trenton, NJ$4,836$4,149+8.0%
San Luis Obispo, CA$4,806$4,068+6.5%
West Point, NY$4,806$4,236+11.6%
Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,803$4,188+5.5%
Oakland, CA$4,740$4,224+4.1%
Portland, ME$4,740$3,888+7.1%
Honolulu County, HI$4,692$4,146+4.7%
Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ$4,653$4,194+3.5%
Perth Amboy, NJ$4,578$4,146+5.0%
Burlington, VT$4,527$3,951+3.4%
Fitchburg, MA$4,506$3,738+3.4%
Seattle, WA$4,503$4,047+3.9%
Ventura, CA$4,497$4,101+0.5%
Marin/Sonoma, CA$4,497$3,966+4.9%
Manchester/Concord, NH$4,473$3,846+5.7%
Newport, RI$4,404$3,762+4.8%
West Palm Beach, FL$4,371$3,771+2.7%
Washington, DC Metro Area$4,350$3,876+6.9%
Providence, RI$4,272$3,708+7.8%
Worcester, MA$4,212$3,555+3.7%
New Haven/Fairfield, CT$4,206$3,774+1.6%
Warrenton, VA$4,122$3,507+5.9%
Hawaii County, HI$4,104$3,882+5.3%
Hartford, CT$4,074$3,525+8.1%
Vandenberg SFB, CA$4,065$3,702+7.7%
Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD$3,969$3,507+4.0%
Boulder, CO$3,963$3,510+6.3%
Atlantic City, NJ$3,954$3,441+4.2%
Chicago, IL$3,900$3,708+9.4%
Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,870$3,546+6.0%
Riverside, CA$3,855$3,615+1.8%
Brunswick, ME$3,843$3,105+2.6%
Juneau, AK$3,831$3,453+10.5%
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,831$3,492+3.6%
Austin, TX$3,771$3,096−8.8%
Annapolis, MD$3,762$3,321+3.6%
Everett, WA$3,753$3,390+3.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$3,735$3,204+3.8%
Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA$3,729$3,510+3.3%
Anchorage, AK$3,723$3,087+4.5%
Madison, WI$3,711$3,132+10.6%
Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,708$3,336+2.3%
Hampden County, MA$3,702$3,114+1.6%
Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,687$3,240−1.1%
Stockton, CA$3,672$3,105+6.7%
Willow Grove, PA$3,669$3,405+1.4%
Ketchikan, AK$3,660$3,069+10.8%
Sitka, AK$3,618$3,315+11.6%
New London, CT$3,603$3,177+5.7%
San Bernardino, CA$3,597$3,387+2.3%
Cape May, NJ$3,570$3,123+7.6%
Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA$3,546$3,204+4.1%
Fort Detrick, MD$3,525$3,147+0.6%
Eglin AFB, FL$3,516$2,922+10.2%
Milwaukee, WI$3,507$2,919+7.5%
Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,504$3,030+8.3%
Kodiak Island, AK$3,498$2,997+4.0%
Astoria, OR$3,444$2,985+8.3%
Baltimore, MD$3,429$3,015+3.9%
Denver, CO$3,396$3,126−0.1%
Outer Banks, NC$3,387$3,006+14.5%
Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ$3,366$2,982+2.7%
Fort Pierce, FL$3,360$2,940+5.2%
Portland, OR$3,360$2,877+3.1%
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$3,348$2,892+4.6%
Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL$3,327$2,874+3.1%
Oxford, MD$3,318$2,889+4.7%
Beale AFB, CA$3,315$3,132−1.9%
Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,315$3,012+3.5%
Corvallis, OR$3,306$2,781+0.7%
Tacoma, WA (JBLM)$3,297$3,009+2.3%
Charlottesville, VA$3,291$2,865+4.5%
Sacramento, CA$3,276$3,000+0.1%
Asheville, NC$3,270$2,688−0.8%
Bridgeport, CA$3,267$2,901+4.8%
Port Angeles, WA$3,258$2,958+6.9%
Whidbey Island, WA$3,258$2,910+1.5%
Tampa, FL$3,231$3,054+1.7%
Traverse City, MI$3,231$2,922+5.0%
Bremerton, WA$3,228$2,871+1.2%
Knoxville, TN$3,195$2,766+6.2%
Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA$3,183$2,772+3.4%
Fresno, CA$3,174$2,874+2.6%
Fairbanks, AK$3,171$2,655+7.6%
Detroit, MI$3,159$2,667+4.7%
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$3,156$2,850+5.9%
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN$3,144$2,835+6.0%
Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$3,141$2,829−2.4%
Orlando, FL$3,114$2,967+7.2%
College Station, TX$3,090$2,526+13.6%
Patrick SFB, FL$3,081$2,889+5.8%
Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE$3,075$2,745+2.6%
Reno/Carson City, NV$3,075$2,730+1.9%
Humboldt County, CA$3,063$2,556+2.0%
Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY$3,060$2,802+0.6%
Twentynine Palms MCB, CA$3,051$2,670−3.2%
Buffalo, NY$3,045$2,652+7.6%
Eugene, OR$3,042$2,607+3.4%
Patuxent River, MD$3,033$2,643+5.0%
Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$3,030$2,826+6.1%
Coastal Maine, ME$3,027$2,775+6.7%
Spokane, WA$3,021$2,685+1.7%
Dallas, TX$3,018$2,823−1.4%
Syracuse, NY$3,009$2,577+3.4%
St. Louis, MO$3,006$2,700+3.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$3,003$2,610+3.0%
Helena, MT$3,000$2,643+3.0%
Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$3,000$2,616+4.3%
Nashville, TN$2,997$2,721+2.3%
Savannah, GA$2,991$2,691+4.0%
Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,991$2,685+2.4%
Rochester, NY$2,988$2,625+7.4%
Houston, TX$2,988$2,598+13.6%
Fort Collins, CO$2,985$2,655+4.3%
Gainesville, FL$2,982$2,508+3.0%
Yakima, WA$2,970$2,526+4.8%
Salem, OR$2,967$2,538+2.3%
Elizabeth City, NC$2,958$2,604+3.5%
Wilmington, NC$2,958$2,559−0.3%
Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,946$2,574+4.7%
Salt Lake City, UT$2,922$2,529−0.1%
Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE$2,913$2,475+9.2%
Coos Bay, OR$2,910$2,433+0.6%
Panama City, FL$2,886$2,562−0.3%
Charleston, SC$2,880$2,661+0.4%
State College, PA$2,877$2,412+6.8%
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,868$2,445+1.0%
Fort Stewart, GA$2,859$2,508+5.5%
Chattanooga, TN$2,856$2,454+1.7%
Atlanta, GA$2,841$2,712+0.6%
Bloomington, IN$2,841$2,187+3.8%
Tallahassee, FL$2,838$2,295+9.5%
Cincinnati, OH$2,829$2,559+7.2%
El Centro, CA$2,823$2,382+1.3%
Cleveland, OH$2,817$2,427+6.9%
Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,811$2,457+0.6%
New Orleans, LA$2,805$2,454+1.7%
Volusia County, FL$2,802$2,553+1.3%
Jackson, MS$2,790$2,316+9.2%
Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,778$2,439+4.6%
Columbus, OH$2,766$2,391+6.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$2,754$2,502+1.2%
Fort Campbell, KY$2,751$2,277+1.4%
Myrtle Beach, SC$2,751$2,433−1.4%
Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,748$2,352+0.5%
Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,742$2,436+4.5%
Grand Haven, MI$2,733$2,511+4.2%
Waco, TX$2,730$2,223+2.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$2,718$2,331+5.5%
Provo, UT$2,718$2,361−1.0%
Dahlonega, GA$2,706$2,517+1.5%
Fargo, ND$2,706$2,415+11.8%
Grand Rapids, MI$2,688$2,415+1.2%
Birmingham, AL$2,682$2,532+6.4%
Louisville, KY$2,679$2,325+3.5%
Fort Knox, KY$2,679$2,265+4.2%
Ocala, FL$2,676$2,406+4.2%
Cheyenne, WY$2,676$2,319+9.0%
Auburn, AL$2,673$2,094+1.7%
Des Moines, IA$2,667$2,310+6.7%
Bangor, ME$2,667$2,259+1.8%
Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,664$2,271+4.1%
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD$2,664$2,328+3.7%
Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC$2,658$2,214+3.9%
Lemoore NAS, CA$2,643$2,352+4.4%
Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX$2,634$2,208+3.8%
Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$2,631$2,355+3.7%
Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,631$2,154+3.8%
Phoenix, AZ$2,622$2,460−4.0%
Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,616$2,223+4.7%
Fort Worth, TX$2,613$2,427+0.5%
Mountain Home AFB, ID$2,610$2,250−1.0%
Eastern Shore, MD$2,610$2,352+2.1%
Fayetteville, AR$2,601$2,181+9.1%
Marquette, MI$2,598$2,178+1.4%
Duluth, MN$2,583$2,343+7.1%
Rock Island, IL$2,577$2,262+8.6%
Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV$2,577$2,283+0.2%
Kansas City, MO$2,574$2,232+4.9%
Boise, ID$2,565$2,316−2.5%
Scott AFB, IL$2,562$2,094+4.3%
Raleigh, NC$2,562$2,349+1.3%
Jacksonville, FL$2,550$2,292−1.4%
Fort Hood, TX$2,544$2,109+6.0%
Roanoke, VA$2,541$2,175+4.6%
Ogden/Hill AFB, UT$2,538$2,283+1.0%
Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA$2,520$2,133+7.6%
Fort Gordon, GA$2,514$2,196+6.8%
Lexington, KY$2,514$2,172+8.0%
Charlotte, NC$2,514$2,442−0.8%
Fort Rucker, AL$2,502$1,977+3.7%
Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,496$2,250+6.4%
Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT$2,496$2,022+4.7%
Toledo, OH$2,490$2,169+4.3%
Memphis, TN$2,484$2,322−0.4%
Whiteman AFB, MO$2,478$2,070+9.1%
Fallon NAS, NV$2,475$2,028+3.5%
Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,475$2,166+2.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$2,472$2,196+0.7%
Lincoln, NE$2,472$2,184+8.9%
Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,466$2,046+10.5%
Lansing, MI$2,466$2,046+9.3%
Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$2,466$1,899+3.4%
Mobile, AL$2,463$2,127+0.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$2,463$2,160+1.9%
Robins AFB, GA$2,451$2,019+1.6%
Greensboro, NC$2,445$2,175+1.4%
Brownsville, TX$2,442$1,998−4.2%
Grand Forks, ND$2,439$2,091+10.8%
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC$2,436$2,073+3.7%
Indianapolis, IN$2,433$2,250+6.7%
Tulsa, OK$2,430$2,016+8.1%
Pensacola, FL$2,427$2,241+0.6%
Greenville, SC$2,424$2,133+2.5%
Huntsville, AL$2,415$2,142+0.2%
China Lake, CA$2,403$1,941+0.6%
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH$2,397$1,959+7.1%
Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,391$2,103+1.4%
Bismarck, ND$2,385$2,277+8.5%
Lexington, VA$2,379$2,055+6.4%
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$2,376$1,971+1.8%
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ$2,373$2,151+0.6%
Paducah, KY$2,355$1,944+6.8%
Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$2,352$1,848+5.4%
Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,343$2,199+4.3%
Minot AFB, ND$2,343$2,067+5.7%
Topeka, KS$2,337$1,953+7.3%
Columbus AFB, MS$2,337$2,079+5.4%
Akron, OH$2,337$1,947+6.0%
El Paso, TX$2,334$2,169+5.4%
Gulfport, MS$2,331$1,806+4.9%
Terre Haute, IN$2,322$1,902+14.8%
Springfield, MO$2,319$1,920+5.0%
Camp Lejeune, NC$2,316$2,004+2.9%
Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC$2,316$1,995+4.0%
Morgantown, WV$2,316$1,965+4.2%
Goodfellow AFB, TX$2,310$1,998+6.2%
Sioux Falls, SD$2,307$2,061+1.5%
Moody AFB, GA$2,289$1,956+7.9%
Lubbock, TX$2,289$1,887+1.3%
St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA$2,286$1,809+3.0%
San Antonio, TX$2,280$2,097−1.6%
Little Rock, AR$2,274$1,947+2.0%
Sault Ste. Marie, MI$2,268$1,935+9.7%
Fort Benning, GA$2,262$2,010+4.9%
Lafayette, LA$2,262$1,929−3.6%
Yuma, AZ$2,253$1,935−1.7%
Peoria, IL$2,250$1,941+6.5%
Montgomery, AL$2,244$1,833+2.7%
Beaumont, TX$2,235$1,923+6.7%
Lake Charles, LA$2,223$1,785+6.8%
Alexandria, LA$2,220$1,800+4.1%
White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM$2,220$1,995+0.8%
Albany, GA$2,217$1,707+2.6%
Springfield/Decatur, IL$2,205$1,902−4.0%
Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS$2,190$1,800+6.4%
Frankfort, KY$2,175$1,959+9.4%
Meridian, MS$2,169$1,728+8.7%
Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$2,166$1,809+4.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$2,157$1,905+0.4%
Charleston, WV$2,157$1,806+5.7%
Fort Riley, KS$2,139$1,860+6.6%
Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$2,136$1,881+7.6%
Fort Leonard Wood, MO$2,130$1,860+8.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$2,118$1,674+5.1%
Vance AFB/Enid, OK$2,112$1,647+5.9%
Fort Polk, LA$2,100$1,881+5.1%
Altus AFB, OK$2,088$1,686+3.4%
Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI$2,073$1,881+6.8%
Huntington, WV$2,055$1,839+3.6%
Erie, PA$2,049$1,764+4.1%
Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$2,013$1,611+1.5%
Saginaw, MI$1,929$1,788+2.2%
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,917$1,719+4.8%
Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,899$1,575+7.3%
Monroe, LA$1,884$1,671+2.8%
Stevens Point, WI$1,860$1,713+4.4%
Youngstown, OH$1,806$1,527+6.2%

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.