BAH Rate Desk2026
Rates effective
01 JAN 2026 · CONUS

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

Duty station or MHA
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    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    WithWithout

    E-6 without dependents at Baltimore draws $2,226 per month in 2026

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    Baltimore, MD
    E-6 · without dependents
    $2,226/ month
    $26,712 / year
    At E-6, this is #84 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,070 · low Youngstown $1,077
    MHA MD129 · ZIPs 20588 20723 20759 20777 21013 21020 +116 more
    Your grade is calledARMYSSGUSMCSSgtNAVYPO1USAFTSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,854 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,904 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Baltimore — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,409$1,857
    E-2$2,409$1,857
    E-3$2,409$1,857
    E-4$2,409$1,857
    E-5$2,610$2,079
    E-6$2,904$2,226
    E-7$2,994$2,415
    E-8$3,093$2,673
    E-9$3,246$2,754
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,922$2,349
    W-2$3,036$2,670
    W-3$3,159$2,766
    W-4$3,279$2,919
    W-5$3,429$3,015
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$3,009$2,607
    O-2E$3,138$2,736
    O-3E$3,303$2,895
    Officer
    O-1$2,652$2,205
    O-2$2,901$2,547
    O-3$3,156$2,793
    O-4$3,477$2,994
    O-5$3,711$3,045
    O-6$3,741$3,138
    O-7$3,768$3,192
    PCS compareBaltimore · E-6 · $2,226/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,076/mo · $24,912/yr
    ▼ CUT−$150−$1,800/yr · like −$2,308 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-6 without dependents, every station0 – $5,070 / month
    New York City$5,070
    San Francisco$4,443
    Nantucket$4,101
    Santa Clara County$4,086
    Westchester County$4,026
    Boston$3,948
    Northern New Jersey$3,861
    Long Island$3,852
    Hanscom AFB$3,801
    Florida Keys$3,672
    Maui County$3,579
    Cape Cod-Plymouth$3,492
    Martha's Vineyard$3,444
    Kauai County$3,399
    San Diego$3,387
    Staten Island$3,378
    Camp Pendleton$3,324
    Hawaii County$3,312
    Los Angeles$3,291
    Perth Amboy$3,285
    Miami$3,273
    Ventura$3,228
    Oakland$3,213
    Marin$3,201
    Fort Monmouth$3,180
    Indian Head Navordsta$3,135
    Essex CO$3,102
    West Point$3,090
    Washington$3,057
    Monterey$3,054
    Honolulu County$3,036
    Vandenberg SFB$2,994
    Trenton$2,982
    West Palm Beach$2,976
    San Luis Obispo$2,961
    Fitchburg$2,952
    Chicago$2,937
    Portland$2,934
    Seattle$2,931
    Providence$2,907
    Portsmouth$2,901
    Riverside$2,865
    New Haven$2,847
    Vallejo$2,838
    Manchester$2,823
    Burlington$2,805
    County Cost Group 890$2,772
    Warrenton$2,688
    San Bernardino$2,667
    Worcester$2,664
    JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$2,610
    Annapolis$2,601
    Fort G. G. Meade$2,592
    Newport$2,586
    Santa Fe$2,562
    Willow Grove$2,550
    Juneau$2,529
    Beale AFB$2,523
    Quantico$2,523
    Boulder$2,508
    Hartford$2,499
    County Cost Group 880$2,496
    Atlantic City$2,469
    Everett$2,433
    Fort Myers Beach$2,421
    Sitka$2,421
    Edwards AFB$2,367
    Tampa$2,346
    Stockton$2,340
    Outer Banks$2,325
    Sacramento$2,325
    Fort Pierce$2,322
    County Cost Group 870$2,319
    Cape May$2,313
    Ann Arbor$2,310
    Dahlgren$2,304
    New London$2,304
    Denver$2,301
    Fort Detrick$2,295
    Orlando$2,268
    Eglin AFB$2,250
    Beaufort$2,235
    Philadelphia$2,232
    Baltimore$2,226
    JB Lewis-McChord$2,199
    County Cost Group 860$2,172
    JB Elmendorf-Richardson$2,169
    Bremerton$2,169
    Ballston Spa$2,166
    Madison$2,166
    Ketchikan$2,163
    Patrick SFB$2,163
    Kodiak Island$2,160
    Hampden County$2,154
    Allentown$2,151
    Charlottesville$2,151
    Milwaukee$2,148
    Port Angeles$2,145
    Atlanta$2,139
    Patuxent River$2,139
    Fresno$2,121
    Elizabeth City$2,118
    Abilene$2,115
    Oxford$2,112
    St. Louis$2,112
    Austin$2,103
    Bridgeport$2,103
    Dallas$2,103
    Traverse City$2,103
    County Cost Group 850$2,100
    Astoria$2,097
    Minneapolis$2,082
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,076
    Savannah$2,073
    Great Lakes Navtracen$2,067
    Charleston$2,064
    Portland$2,064
    Whidbey Island$2,058
    Ocala$2,055
    Rome$2,055
    Dahlonega$2,052
    Dover AFB$2,052
    Fort Stewart$2,049
    Norfolk$2,043
    Brunswick$2,040
    Corvallis$2,034
    Birmingham$2,031
    Coastal Maine$2,022
    County Cost Group 840$2,022
    Reno$2,007
    Nashville$2,004
    Knoxville$1,986
    Fort Carson$1,980
    Richmond$1,971
    County Cost Group 830$1,959
    Panama City$1,959
    Volusia County$1,956
    Pittsburgh$1,953
    Detroit$1,935
    Gainesville$1,932
    Asheville$1,926
    Jacksonville$1,920
    Buffalo$1,914
    Eugene$1,914
    Spokane$1,914
    Twenty Nine Palms MCB$1,914
    Hampton$1,905
    Kings Bay$1,905
    Helena$1,902
    Fort Collins$1,896
    Cincinnati$1,893
    Fairbanks$1,887
    Houston$1,887
    Rochester$1,887
    County Cost Group 820$1,881
    Myrtle Beach$1,881
    Durham$1,878
    Wilmington$1,878
    Eastern Shore$1,866
    Grand Haven$1,860
    Phoenix$1,857
    Charlotte$1,848
    Memphis$1,839
    Barstow$1,824
    El Centro$1,824
    Nellis AFB$1,818
    Cleveland$1,815
    Fort Worth$1,815
    Raleigh$1,812
    Provo$1,806
    Grand Rapids$1,800
    Chattanooga$1,797
    Salem$1,797
    Albuquerque$1,794
    College Station$1,794
    County Cost Group 810$1,794
    Syracuse$1,788
    Yakima$1,788
    Duluth$1,782
    Battle Creek$1,779
    Carlisle Barracks$1,779
    New Orleans$1,779
    Omaha$1,779
    Salt Lake City$1,773
    Lemoore NAS$1,764
    Boise$1,761
    Ogden$1,761
    Morehead$1,758
    Eastern Panhandle$1,752
    Fargo$1,752
    Columbia$1,746
    Humboldt County$1,743
    Tallahassee$1,734
    Fort Gordon$1,731
    Jackson$1,722
    Pensacola$1,722
    Kansas City$1,713
    County Cost Group 800$1,710
    State College$1,707
    Louisville$1,704
    Columbus$1,692
    Rock Island$1,680
    Fort Campbell$1,671
    Little Rock$1,671
    Cheyenne$1,662
    Coos Bay$1,662
    Corpus Christi$1,662
    Fort Leavenworth$1,662
    County Cost Group 790$1,656
    Des Moines$1,656
    Greenville$1,656
    Indianapolis$1,656
    Rapid City$1,656
    Baton Rouge$1,653
    Bismarck$1,653
    Fort Huachuca$1,644
    Mountain Home AFB$1,641
    Fort Bragg$1,638
    Fort Hood$1,626
    Fort Wayne$1,626
    Toledo$1,620
    Bloomington$1,617
    Wilkes-Barre$1,614
    Fort Bliss$1,611
    Lexington$1,611
    Fort Knox$1,602
    County Cost Group 780$1,596
    San Antonio (JBSA)$1,596
    Johnson City$1,593
    Robins AFB$1,590
    Davis-Monthan AFB$1,587
    Mobile$1,587
    Roanoke$1,584
    Wichita Fls$1,584
    Greensboro$1,581
    Lincoln$1,581
    Bangor$1,575
    Waco$1,572
    Camp Lejeune$1,569
    Shreveport$1,566
    Fallon NAS$1,557
    Fort Benning$1,557
    Huntsville$1,557
    County Cost Group 770$1,548
    Fayetteville$1,545
    Scott AFB$1,530
    Auburn$1,527
    Montgomery$1,527
    Sioux Falls$1,518
    Marquette$1,503
    Columbus AFB$1,500
    Grand Forks$1,500
    Lexington$1,497
    Akron$1,494
    County Cost Group 760$1,494
    Champaign$1,485
    China Lake$1,485
    Lansing$1,485
    Minot AFB$1,485
    Moody AFB$1,479
    Seymour Johnson AFB$1,479
    Fort Drum$1,476
    Malmstrom SFB$1,470
    Sumter$1,461
    Beaumont$1,458
    County Cost Group 750$1,458
    Tulsa$1,455
    Whiteman AFB$1,446
    Oklahoma City$1,443
    White Sands MR$1,443
    Erie$1,437
    Morgantown$1,437
    Peoria$1,437
    Sault Ste Marie$1,437
    St Mary And Terrebonne$1,437
    Wright-Patterson AFB$1,422
    County Cost Group 740$1,419
    Gulfport$1,416
    Yuma$1,413
    Paducah$1,407
    Holloman AFB$1,401
    Topeka$1,398
    County Cost Group 730$1,395
    Brownsville$1,392
    Springfield$1,392
    Sparta$1,383
    Lafayette$1,380
    County Cost Group 720$1,377
    Fort Polk$1,374
    Goodfellow AFB$1,374
    Springfield$1,365
    Terre Haute$1,365
    County Cost Group 710$1,362
    Frankfort$1,362
    Lubbock$1,356
    County Cost Group 700$1,347
    County Cost Group 690$1,338
    Fort Riley$1,338
    Huntington$1,332
    County Cost Group 680$1,329
    Charleston$1,323
    County Cost Group 670$1,320
    Fort Rucker$1,317
    County Cost Group 660$1,311
    Saginaw$1,311
    County Cost Group 650$1,305
    County Cost Group 640$1,299
    Fort Leonard Wood$1,296
    County Cost Group 630$1,293
    County Cost Group 620$1,287
    Albany$1,284
    County Cost Group 610$1,281
    Stevens Point$1,281
    County Cost Group 600$1,275
    Laughlin AFB$1,275
    County Cost Group 590$1,266
    Wichita$1,266
    Fort Chaffee$1,260
    Alexandria$1,257
    County Cost Group 580$1,257
    County Cost Group 570$1,248
    County Cost Group 560$1,242
    Hattiesburg$1,239
    County Cost Group 550$1,236
    County Cost Group 540$1,230
    County Cost Group 530$1,224
    County Cost Group 520$1,221
    Monroe$1,221
    County Cost Group 510$1,218
    Lake Charles$1,218
    Columbia$1,215
    Cannon AFB$1,194
    Altus AFB$1,170
    Fort Sill$1,170
    Anniston$1,164
    Meridian$1,155
    Vance AFB$1,131
    Youngstown$1,077

    Baltimore is #84 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,993 a month — $47,916 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Baltimore0 – $3,192 / month
    E-1$1,857
    E-2$1,857
    E-3$1,857
    E-4$1,857
    E-5$2,079
    E-6$2,226
    E-7$2,415
    E-8$2,673
    E-9$2,754
    W-1$2,349
    W-2$2,670
    W-3$2,766
    W-4$2,919
    W-5$3,015
    O-1E$2,607
    O-2E$2,736
    O-3E$2,895
    O-1$2,205
    O-2$2,547
    O-3$2,793
    O-4$2,994
    O-5$3,045
    O-6$3,138
    O-7$3,192

    Promoting to E-7 here adds $189 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Baltimore to New York City at E-6 is worth $2,844 a month — about 15 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $189 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 30% 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.

    03

    None of it is taxed. $2,226 a month of BAH takes more than $2,226 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

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    Things the rate table doesn't tell you

    01

    “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.

    02

    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.

    03

    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.