What is E-2 BAH at Anniston in 2026?

$1,176 per month with dependents ($14,112 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $1,065 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-2 BAH at Anniston 2026 — $1,176 with dependents, $1,065 without

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

Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL

E-2 · with dependents

$1,176/ month

$14,112 / year

At E-2, this is #333 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$1,508 / mo gross

Without dependents here$1,065 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Anniston — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,176	$1,065
E-2	$1,176	$1,065
E-3	$1,176	$1,065
E-4	$1,176	$1,065
E-5	$1,185	$1,119
E-6	$1,491	$1,164
E-7	$1,560	$1,191
E-8	$1,638	$1,251
E-9	$1,755	$1,335
Warrant officer
W-1	$1,509	$1,188
W-2	$1,590	$1,248
W-3	$1,689	$1,347
W-4	$1,782	$1,500
W-5	$1,899	$1,575
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$1,572	$1,197
O-2E	$1,671	$1,314
O-3E	$1,800	$1,482
Officer
O-1	$1,230	$1,161
O-2	$1,488	$1,194
O-3	$1,686	$1,377
O-4	$1,935	$1,557
O-5	$2,115	$1,596
O-6	$2,130	$1,665
O-7	$2,142	$1,692

What this rate means

E-2 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month

New York City$5,067

County Cost Group 510$1,230

Fort Polk$1,206

Fort Sill$1,203

Meridian$1,194

Anniston$1,176

Altus AFB$1,173

Fort Chaffee$1,173

Vance AFB$1,155

Monroe$1,143

Youngstown$1,134

Anniston is #333 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Anniston0 – $2,142 / month

E-1$1,176

E-2$1,176

E-3$1,176

E-4$1,176

E-5$1,185

E-6$1,491

E-7$1,560

E-8$1,638

E-9$1,755

W-1$1,509

W-2$1,590

W-3$1,689

W-4$1,782

W-5$1,899

O-1E$1,572

O-2E$1,671

O-3E$1,800

O-1$1,230

O-2$1,488

O-3$1,686

O-4$1,935

O-5$2,115

O-6$2,130

O-7$2,142

Promoting to E-3 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Dependency status is worth 10% 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. $1,176 a month of BAH takes more than $1,176 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-2 at Anniston draws $1,176 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,065 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you