2026 BAH · Maryland

Maryland BAH rates 2026

Maryland has 9 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $2,121 in Eastern Shore, MD to $3,249 in Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD.

Housing area	E-1 with	E-5 with	E-5 without	O-3 with	vs 2025
Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD	$3,192	$3,249	$2,904	$3,669	+4.2%
Annapolis, MD	$2,757	$2,928	$2,475	$3,438	+3.0%
Fort G. G. Meade, MD	$2,739	$2,901	$2,436	$3,411	+2.5%
Fort Detrick, MD	$2,466	$2,682	$2,160	$3,255	+2.4%
Baltimore, MD	$2,409	$2,610	$2,079	$3,156	+3.7%
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD	$2,268	$2,478	$1,986	$3,072	+4.3%
Oxford, MD	$2,271	$2,445	$1,938	$2,985	+4.3%
Patuxent River, MD	$2,268	$2,406	$2,040	$2,769	+3.9%
Eastern Shore, MD	$1,989	$2,121	$1,761	$2,406	+3.0%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

Installation	Service	Housing area	E-5 with	E-5 without
Aberdeen Proving Ground	Army	Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD	$2,478	$1,986
Fort Detrick	Army	Fort Detrick, MD	$2,682	$2,160
Fort Meade	Army	Fort G. G. Meade, MD	$2,901	$2,436
Joint Base Andrews	Joint	Washington, DC Metro Area	$3,132	$2,832
NAS Patuxent River	Navy	Patuxent River, MD	$2,406	$2,040
U.S. Naval Academy	Navy	Annapolis, MD	$2,928	$2,475

Rural Maryland: county cost groups

41 Maryland ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

Group	ZIPs in MD	E-5 with	E-5 without
County Cost Group 780	17	$1,815	$1,476
County Cost Group 690	16	$1,482	$1,200
County Cost Group 700	8	$1,497	$1,212

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.