What is E-5 BAH at Carlisle Barracks in 2026?

$2,076 per month with dependents ($24,912 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $1,617 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-5 BAH at Carlisle Barracks 2026 — $2,076 with dependents, $1,617 without

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

Carlisle Barracks, PA

E-5 · with dependents

$2,076/ month

$24,912 / year

At E-5, this is #164 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,662 / mo gross

Without dependents here$1,617 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Carlisle Barracks — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,902	$1,431
E-2	$1,902	$1,431
E-3	$1,902	$1,431
E-4	$1,902	$1,431
E-5	$2,076	$1,617
E-6	$2,376	$1,779
E-7	$2,442	$1,908
E-8	$2,514	$2,142
E-9	$2,643	$2,223
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,394	$1,854
W-2	$2,469	$2,139
W-3	$2,562	$2,235
W-4	$2,673	$2,385
W-5	$2,811	$2,457
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,451	$2,073
O-2E	$2,547	$2,205
O-3E	$2,694	$2,367
Officer
O-1	$2,121	$1,725
O-2	$2,373	$2,022
O-3	$2,559	$2,265
O-4	$2,853	$2,439
O-5	$3,069	$2,475
O-6	$3,093	$2,538
O-7	$3,114	$2,580

What this rate means

E-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,127 / month

San Francisco$5,127

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

Traverse City$2,070

County Cost Group 810$2,064

Anniston$1,185

Carlisle Barracks is #164 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 Carlisle Barracks0 – $3,114 / month

E-1$1,902

E-2$1,902

E-3$1,902

E-4$1,902

E-5$2,076

E-6$2,376

E-7$2,442

E-8$2,514

E-9$2,643

W-1$2,394

W-2$2,469

W-3$2,562

W-4$2,673

W-5$2,811

O-1E$2,451

O-2E$2,547

O-3E$2,694

O-1$2,121

O-2$2,373

O-3$2,559

O-4$2,853

O-5$3,069

O-6$3,093

O-7$3,114

Promoting to E-6 here adds $300 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 Carlisle Barracks to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $3,051 a month — about 10 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $300 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 28% 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. $2,076 a month of BAH takes more than $2,076 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-5 at Carlisle Barracks draws $2,076 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,617 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you