What is O-2E BAH at Bremerton in 2026?

$3,024 per month with dependents ($36,288 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $2,523 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.

O-2E BAH at Bremerton 2026 — $3,024/mo with dependents

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

Bremerton, WA

O-2E · with dependents

$3,024/ month

$36,288 / year

At O-2E, this is #97 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,564 · low Anniston $1,671

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,877 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,523 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Bremerton — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,265	$1,974
E-2	$2,265	$1,974
E-3	$2,265	$1,974
E-4	$2,265	$1,974
E-5	$2,364	$2,091
E-6	$2,730	$2,169
E-7	$2,844	$2,265
E-8	$2,967	$2,442
E-9	$3,105	$2,547
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,751	$2,244
W-2	$2,895	$2,439
W-3	$3,048	$2,562
W-4	$3,126	$2,754
W-5	$3,228	$2,871
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,865	$2,361
O-2E	$3,024	$2,523
O-3E	$3,144	$2,724
Officer
O-1	$2,415	$2,163
O-2	$2,727	$2,337
O-3	$3,045	$2,595
O-4	$3,258	$2,847
O-5	$3,411	$2,913
O-6	$3,438	$3,027
O-7	$3,462	$3,078

What this rate means

O-2E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,564 / month

Westchester County$6,564

Fort Pierce$3,060

Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,051

Traverse City$3,051

Sacramento$3,033

Bremerton$3,024

Charlottesville$3,024

Dover AFB$3,018

Philadelphia$3,012

Portland$3,012

Anniston$1,671

Bremerton is #97 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,893 a month — $58,716 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Bremerton0 – $3,462 / month

E-1$2,265

E-2$2,265

E-3$2,265

E-4$2,265

E-5$2,364

E-6$2,730

E-7$2,844

E-8$2,967

E-9$3,105

W-1$2,751

W-2$2,895

W-3$3,048

W-4$3,126

W-5$3,228

O-1E$2,865

O-2E$3,024

O-3E$3,144

O-1$2,415

O-2$2,727

O-3$3,045

O-4$3,258

O-5$3,411

O-6$3,438

O-7$3,462

Promoting to O-3E here adds $120 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 Bremerton to Westchester County at O-2E is worth $3,540 a month — about 30 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $120 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 20% 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. $3,024 a month of BAH takes more than $3,024 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.

O-2E with dependents at Bremerton draws $3,024 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you