What is E-9 BAH at Asheville in 2026?

$2,391 per month without dependents ($28,692 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. with dependents it is $2,979 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 Asheville 2026 — $2,391/mo without dependents

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

Asheville, NC

E-9 · without dependents

$2,391/ month

$28,692 / year

At E-9, this is #134 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,286 · low Anniston $1,335

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,065 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,979 with dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Asheville — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,052	$1,575
E-2	$2,052	$1,575
E-3	$2,052	$1,575
E-4	$2,052	$1,575
E-5	$2,214	$1,773
E-6	$2,571	$1,926
E-7	$2,667	$2,058
E-8	$2,772	$2,292
E-9	$2,979	$2,391
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,589	$2,007
W-2	$2,709	$2,289
W-3	$2,838	$2,406
W-4	$3,033	$2,586
W-5	$3,270	$2,688
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,682	$2,211
O-2E	$2,817	$2,367
O-3E	$3,069	$2,562
Officer
O-1	$2,265	$1,887
O-2	$2,568	$2,166
O-3	$2,835	$2,439
O-4	$3,351	$2,667
O-5	$3,723	$2,793
O-6	$3,753	$2,817
O-7	$3,780	$2,865

What this rate means

E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month

San Francisco$5,286

County Cost Group 830$2,412

Whidbey Island$2,412

Cincinnati$2,400

Fort Collins$2,397

Asheville$2,391

Fort Carson$2,388

Ocala$2,388

Volusia County$2,385

Buffalo$2,382

Anniston$1,335

Asheville is #134 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,951 a month — $47,412 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Asheville0 – $2,865 / month

E-1$1,575

E-2$1,575

E-3$1,575

E-4$1,575

E-5$1,773

E-6$1,926

E-7$2,058

E-8$2,292

E-9$2,391

W-1$2,007

W-2$2,289

W-3$2,406

W-4$2,586

W-5$2,688

O-1E$2,211

O-2E$2,367

O-3E$2,562

O-1$1,887

O-2$2,166

O-3$2,439

O-4$2,667

O-5$2,793

O-6$2,817

O-7$2,865

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

Dependency status is worth 25% 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. $2,391 a month of BAH takes more than $2,391 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 without dependents at Asheville draws $2,391 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you