2026 BAH · Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania BAH rates 2026

Pennsylvania has 8 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $1,464 in Erie, PA to $2,934 in Willow Grove, PA.

Housing area	E-1 with	E-5 with	E-5 without	O-3 with	vs 2025
Willow Grove, PA	$2,730	$2,934	$2,337	$3,438	+1.6%
Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ	$2,448	$2,691	$2,091	$3,015	+3.7%
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA	$2,259	$2,373	$2,001	$2,880	+5.8%
Pittsburgh, PA	$2,067	$2,283	$1,725	$2,643	+2.6%
Carlisle Barracks, PA	$1,902	$2,076	$1,617	$2,559	+2.1%
State College, PA	$1,656	$1,791	$1,443	$2,580	+7.3%
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	$1,677	$1,740	$1,488	$2,085	+0.9%
Erie, PA	$1,452	$1,464	$1,329	$1,872	+4.6%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

Installation	Service	Housing area	E-5 with	E-5 without
Carlisle Barracks	Army	Carlisle Barracks, PA	$2,076	$1,617

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

Group	ZIPs in PA	E-5 with	E-5 without
County Cost Group 710	99	$1,515	$1,227
County Cost Group 700	82	$1,497	$1,212
County Cost Group 780	67	$1,815	$1,476
County Cost Group 730	64	$1,557	$1,263
County Cost Group 690	62	$1,482	$1,200
County Cost Group 630	55	$1,425	$1,155
County Cost Group 620	54	$1,419	$1,149
County Cost Group 680	54	$1,470	$1,191
County Cost Group 820	48	$2,160	$1,764
County Cost Group 600	41	$1,404	$1,137
County Cost Group 660	40	$1,449	$1,176
County Cost Group 590	34	$1,392	$1,128
County Cost Group 720	33	$1,536	$1,245
County Cost Group 830	29	$2,250	$1,839
County Cost Group 650	23	$1,443	$1,167
County Cost Group 740	23	$1,590	$1,290
County Cost Group 760	21	$1,686	$1,368
County Cost Group 770	21	$1,752	$1,425
County Cost Group 750	15	$1,638	$1,332
County Cost Group 610	11	$1,410	$1,143
County Cost Group 640	11	$1,434	$1,161
County Cost Group 800	3	$1,962	$1,599

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.