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
    Try Fort Liberty, Cavazos, Moore or a ZIP — old and unofficial names resolve.
    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-5 with dependents at Bridgeport draws $2,085 per month in 2026

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    Bridgeport, CA
    E-5 · with dependents
    $2,085/ month
    $25,020 / year
    At E-5, this is #162 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185
    MHA CA393 · ZIPs 89403 89410 89411 89413 89423 89428 +14 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,673 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,941 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Bridgeport — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$2,082$1,683
    E-2$2,082$1,683
    E-3$2,082$1,683
    E-4$2,082$1,683
    E-5$2,085$1,941
    E-6$2,805$2,103
    E-7$2,883$2,163
    E-8$2,964$2,226
    E-9$3,099$2,445
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,826$2,121
    W-2$2,916$2,223
    W-3$3,021$2,469
    W-4$3,129$2,820
    W-5$3,267$2,901
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,895$2,172
    O-2E$3,003$2,397
    O-3E$3,150$2,799
    Officer
    O-1$2,169$2,085
    O-2$2,796$2,166
    O-3$3,018$2,541
    O-4$3,312$2,880
    O-5$3,525$2,922
    O-6$3,552$2,997
    O-7$3,579$3,048
    PCS compareBridgeport · E-5 · $2,085/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,478/mo · $29,736/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$393+$4,716/yr · like +$6,046 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,127 / month
    San Francisco$5,127
    Ogden$2,118
    Rome$2,109
    Myrtle Beach$2,097
    Raleigh$2,091
    Bridgeport$2,085
    Omaha$2,085
    Carlisle Barracks$2,076
    Whidbey Island$2,073
    Nellis AFB$2,070
    Anniston$1,185

    Bridgeport is #162 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,942 a month — $47,304 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Bridgeport0 – $3,579 / month
    E-1$2,082
    E-2$2,082
    E-3$2,082
    E-4$2,082
    E-5$2,085
    E-6$2,805
    E-7$2,883
    E-8$2,964
    E-9$3,099
    W-1$2,826
    W-2$2,916
    W-3$3,021
    W-4$3,129
    W-5$3,267
    O-1E$2,895
    O-2E$3,003
    O-3E$3,150
    O-1$2,169
    O-2$2,796
    O-3$3,018
    O-4$3,312
    O-5$3,525
    O-6$3,552
    O-7$3,579

    Promoting to E-6 here adds $720 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 Bridgeport to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $3,042 a month — about 4 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $720 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 7% 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. $2,085 a month of BAH takes more than $2,085 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.