What is E-5 BAH at Albuquerque in 2026?

$2,211 per month with dependents ($26,532 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $1,689 per month.

Does BAH count as taxable income?

No. BAH is excluded from federal taxable income, so a given BAH amount is worth more than the same figure in basic pay.

What happens if my BAH rate drops this year?

BAH rate protection holds you at the prior year's amount as long as your duty location, pay grade and dependency status stay the same. The lower rate applies to members arriving on new orders.

E-5 BAH at Albuquerque 2026 — $2,211/mo with dependents

Basic Allowance for Housing by duty station, pay grade and dependency status. Official DoD rates, no login, no email.

Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM

E-5 · with dependents

$2,211/ month

$26,532 / year

At E-5, this is #137 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,835 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$1,689 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Albuquerque — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,992	$1,557
E-2	$1,992	$1,557
E-3	$1,992	$1,557
E-4	$1,992	$1,557
E-5	$2,211	$1,689
E-6	$2,328	$1,794
E-7	$2,352	$2,001
E-8	$2,379	$2,241
E-9	$2,472	$2,265
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,343	$1,926
W-2	$2,361	$2,238
W-3	$2,400	$2,271
W-4	$2,502	$2,325
W-5	$2,631	$2,355
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,355	$2,208
O-2E	$2,391	$2,259
O-3E	$2,520	$2,316
Officer
O-1	$2,235	$1,770
O-2	$2,325	$2,142
O-3	$2,397	$2,280
O-4	$2,670	$2,343
O-5	$2,871	$2,358
O-6	$2,892	$2,376
O-7	$2,910	$2,415

What this rate means

E-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,127 / month

San Francisco$5,127

Austin$2,241

Asheville$2,214

Buffalo$2,214

Rochester$2,214

Albuquerque$2,211

Dahlonega$2,208

Brunswick$2,205

Coastal Maine$2,193

Houston$2,193

Anniston$1,185

Albuquerque is #137 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,942 a month — $47,304 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Albuquerque0 – $2,910 / month

E-1$1,992

E-2$1,992

E-3$1,992

E-4$1,992

E-5$2,211

E-6$2,328

E-7$2,352

E-8$2,379

E-9$2,472

W-1$2,343

W-2$2,361

W-3$2,400

W-4$2,502

W-5$2,631

O-1E$2,355

O-2E$2,391

O-3E$2,520

O-1$2,235

O-2$2,325

O-3$2,397

O-4$2,670

O-5$2,871

O-6$2,892

O-7$2,910

Promoting to E-6 here adds $117 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Albuquerque to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $2,916 a month — about 25 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $117 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 31% here. That is a status your finance office determines, not a box you tick — and it is the single largest lever on this page that is not a change of address.

None of it is taxed. $2,211 a month of BAH takes more than $2,211 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

Things the rate table doesn't tell you

“With dependents” is a dependency status, not a marital status. A single member paying child support can be authorized BAH-Diff; a married dual-military couple with no children is not automatically the with-dependents rate for both. If your situation is unusual, your finance office decides — not this table.

O-8, O-9 and O-10 draw the same BAH as O-7. The table stops there for a reason, not because it is missing rows.

This is CONUS BAH only. Overseas is OHA, which works differently — it reimburses actual rent up to a cap, with separate utility and move-in allowances. Alaska and Hawaii are BAH; Germany, Japan and Korea are OHA.

E-5 with dependents at Albuquerque draws $2,211 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you