Military BAHRATES

2026 BAH · New Mexico

New Mexico BAH rates 2026

New Mexico has 5 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $1,365 in Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM to $2,964 in Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM.

Housing areaE-1 withE-5 withE-5 withoutO-3 withvs 2025
Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$2,637$2,964$2,223$3,711+5.4%
Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$1,992$2,211$1,689$2,397+3.1%
White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM$1,503$1,701$1,275$2,082−0.1%
Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,419$1,590$1,197$1,905+9.3%
Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,260$1,365$1,107$1,875+4.7%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

InstallationServiceHousing areaE-5 withE-5 without
Cannon AFBAir ForceCannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,365$1,107
Holloman AFBAir ForceHolloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,590$1,197
Kirtland AFBAir ForceAlbuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$2,211$1,689

Rural New Mexico: county cost groups

255 New Mexico ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

GroupZIPs in NME-5 withE-5 without
County Cost Group 71048$1,515$1,227
County Cost Group 60039$1,404$1,137
County Cost Group 70034$1,497$1,212
County Cost Group 79020$1,890$1,542
County Cost Group 75017$1,638$1,332
County Cost Group 68016$1,470$1,191
County Cost Group 74016$1,590$1,290
County Cost Group 73015$1,557$1,263
County Cost Group 78011$1,815$1,476
County Cost Group 7209$1,536$1,245
County Cost Group 7709$1,752$1,425
County Cost Group 6508$1,443$1,167
County Cost Group 8208$2,160$1,764
County Cost Group 6303$1,425$1,155
County Cost Group 6702$1,461$1,185

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.