What is E-2 BAH at County Cost Group 530 in 2026?

$1,239 per month with dependents ($14,868 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $1,002 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-2 BAH at County Cost Group 530 2026 — $1,239/mo with dependents

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

County Cost Group 530

E-2 · with dependents

$1,239/ month

$14,868 / year

At E-2, this is #327 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$1,588 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$1,002 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

County Cost Group 530 — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,239	$1,002
E-2	$1,239	$1,002
E-3	$1,239	$1,002
E-4	$1,239	$1,002
E-5	$1,338	$1,080
E-6	$1,635	$1,224
E-7	$1,701	$1,275
E-8	$1,773	$1,401
E-9	$1,881	$1,482
Warrant officer
W-1	$1,653	$1,239
W-2	$1,731	$1,398
W-3	$1,824	$1,494
W-4	$1,902	$1,644
W-5	$2,007	$1,716
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$1,710	$1,335
O-2E	$1,806	$1,464
O-3E	$1,920	$1,626
Officer
O-1	$1,380	$1,134
O-2	$1,632	$1,308
O-3	$1,821	$1,524
O-4	$2,037	$1,698
O-5	$2,196	$1,734
O-6	$2,211	$1,800
O-7	$2,223	$1,827

What this rate means

E-2 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month

New York City$5,067

County Cost Group 560$1,260

Alexandria$1,254

County Cost Group 550$1,251

County Cost Group 540$1,242

County Cost Group 530$1,239

County Cost Group 520$1,233

County Cost Group 510$1,230

Fort Polk$1,206

Fort Sill$1,203

Youngstown$1,134

County Cost Group 530 is #327 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at County Cost Group 5300 – $2,223 / month

E-1$1,239

E-2$1,239

E-3$1,239

E-4$1,239

E-5$1,338

E-6$1,635

E-7$1,701

E-8$1,773

E-9$1,881

W-1$1,653

W-2$1,731

W-3$1,824

W-4$1,902

W-5$2,007

O-1E$1,710

O-2E$1,806

O-3E$1,920

O-1$1,380

O-2$1,632

O-3$1,821

O-4$2,037

O-5$2,196

O-6$2,211

O-7$2,223

Promoting to E-3 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Dependency status is worth 24% 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. $1,239 a month of BAH takes more than $1,239 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-2 with dependents at County Cost Group 530 draws $1,239 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you