What is E-9 BAH at Altus AFB in 2026?

$1,917 per month with dependents ($23,004 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $1,437 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-9 BAH at Altus AFB 2026 — $1,917 with dependents, $1,437 without

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

Altus AFB, OK

E-9 · with dependents

$1,917/ month

$23,004 / year

At E-9, this is #324 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,882 · low Anniston $1,755

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,458 / mo gross

Without dependents here$1,437 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Altus AFB — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,173	$948
E-2	$1,173	$948
E-3	$1,173	$948
E-4	$1,173	$948
E-5	$1,254	$1,032
E-6	$1,563	$1,170
E-7	$1,662	$1,248
E-8	$1,767	$1,326
E-9	$1,917	$1,437
Warrant officer
W-1	$1,581	$1,188
W-2	$1,704	$1,320
W-3	$1,836	$1,440
W-4	$1,947	$1,581
W-5	$2,088	$1,686
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$1,680	$1,260
O-2E	$1,818	$1,386
O-3E	$1,971	$1,554
Officer
O-1	$1,299	$1,086
O-2	$1,560	$1,251
O-3	$1,833	$1,449
O-4	$2,130	$1,662
O-5	$2,343	$1,758
O-6	$2,358	$1,815
O-7	$2,373	$1,845

What this rate means

E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month

Westchester County$6,882

County Cost Group 590$1,944

County Cost Group 580$1,932

Erie$1,929

County Cost Group 570$1,920

Altus AFB$1,917

Vance AFB$1,914

County Cost Group 560$1,908

County Cost Group 550$1,899

Cannon AFB$1,890

Anniston$1,755

Altus AFB is #324 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month — $61,524 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Altus AFB0 – $2,373 / month

E-1$1,173

E-2$1,173

E-3$1,173

E-4$1,173

E-5$1,254

E-6$1,563

E-7$1,662

E-8$1,767

E-9$1,917

W-1$1,581

W-2$1,704

W-3$1,836

W-4$1,947

W-5$2,088

O-1E$1,680

O-2E$1,818

O-3E$1,971

O-1$1,299

O-2$1,560

O-3$1,833

O-4$2,130

O-5$2,343

O-6$2,358

O-7$2,373

Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

Dependency status is worth 33% 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. $1,917 a month of BAH takes more than $1,917 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-9 at Altus AFB draws $1,917 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,437 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you