2026 BAH by pay grade
BAH rates by rank, 2026
Median monthly BAH across DTMO's 299 military housing areas for each pay grade, with the lowest and highest area. Pick a grade for every location.
$2,118
E-5 median
with dependents
with dependents
24
Pay grades
E-1 to O-7+
E-1 to O-7+
299
Housing areas
each with 48 rates
each with 48 rates
2
Statuses
with or without dependents
with or without dependents
Median BAH by grade
Monthly, 2026. Tap a grade for its rate in every housing area.
| Grade | Median with | Median without |
|---|---|---|
| E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF) | $1,947 | $1,557 |
| E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF) | $1,947 | $1,557 |
| E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF) | $1,947 | $1,557 |
| E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF) | $1,947 | $1,557 |
| E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF) | $2,118 | $1,713 |
| E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF) | $2,418 | $1,878 |
| E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF) | $2,493 | $1,989 |
| E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF) | $2,556 | $2,178 |
| E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF) | $2,682 | $2,265 |
| W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1 | $2,436 | $1,932 |
| W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2 | $2,520 | $2,175 |
| W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3 | $2,604 | $2,271 |
| W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4 | $2,715 | $2,418 |
| W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5 | $2,856 | $2,508 |
| O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | $2,502 | $2,127 |
| O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | $2,586 | $2,235 |
| O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | $2,736 | $2,409 |
| O-1Second Lieutenant | $2,160 | $1,797 |
| O-2First Lieutenant | $2,415 | $2,082 |
| O-3Captain | $2,601 | $2,298 |
| O-4Major | $2,904 | $2,490 |
| O-5Lieutenant Colonel | $3,099 | $2,520 |
| O-6Colonel | $3,123 | $2,583 |
| O-7+O-7 and above | $3,144 | $2,625 |
Pay grade to rank title
The pay grade, not the title, sets BAH.
| Grade | Army | Navy / Coast Guard | Marine Corps | Air Force | Space Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | Private (PV1) | Seaman Recruit | Private | Airman Basic | Specialist 1 |
| E-2 | Private (PV2) | Seaman Apprentice | Private First Class | Airman | Specialist 2 |
| E-3 | Private First Class | Seaman | Lance Corporal | Airman First Class | Specialist 3 |
| E-4 | Specialist / Corporal | Petty Officer Third Class | Corporal | Senior Airman | Specialist 4 |
| E-5 | Sergeant | Petty Officer Second Class | Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant |
| E-6 | Staff Sergeant | Petty Officer First Class | Staff Sergeant | Technical Sergeant | Technical Sergeant |
| E-7 | Sergeant First Class | Chief Petty Officer | Gunnery Sergeant | Master Sergeant | Master Sergeant |
| E-8 | Master Sergeant / First Sergeant | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Master Sergeant / First Sergeant | Senior Master Sergeant | Senior Master Sergeant |
| E-9 | Sergeant Major | Master Chief Petty Officer | Sergeant Major / Master Gunnery Sergeant | Chief Master Sergeant | Chief Master Sergeant |
| W-1 | Warrant Officer 1 | Warrant Officer 1 | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer |
| W-2 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 |
| W-3 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 |
| W-4 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 |
| W-5 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 |
| O-1 | Second Lieutenant | Ensign | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
| O-2 | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant (Junior Grade) | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
| O-3 | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain | Captain | Captain |
| O-4 | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major | Major | Major |
| O-5 | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel |
| O-6 | Colonel | Captain | Colonel | Colonel | Colonel |
| O-7 | Brigadier General and above | Rear Admiral (lower half) and above | Brigadier General and above | Brigadier General and above | Brigadier General and above |
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.