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-8 with dependents at Davis-Monthan AFB draws $2,178 per month in 2026

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    Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
    E-8 · with dependents
    $2,178/ month
    $26,136 / year
    At E-8, this is #239 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA AZ015 · ZIPs 85321 85341 85601 85614 85619 85622 +63 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,792 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$1,953 without dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Davis-Monthan AFB — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,695$1,272
    E-2$1,695$1,272
    E-3$1,695$1,272
    E-4$1,695$1,272
    E-5$1,905$1,428
    E-6$2,121$1,587
    E-7$2,145$1,701
    E-8$2,178$1,953
    E-9$2,253$2,007
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,136$1,632
    W-2$2,157$1,950
    W-3$2,202$2,019
    W-4$2,274$2,118
    W-5$2,373$2,151
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,148$1,902
    O-2E$2,190$1,995
    O-3E$2,289$2,109
    Officer
    O-1$1,938$1,482
    O-2$2,118$1,839
    O-3$2,199$2,037
    O-4$2,400$2,139
    O-5$2,550$2,154
    O-6$2,568$2,175
    O-7$2,583$2,211
    PCS compareDavis-Monthan AFB · E-8 · $2,178/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$813+$9,756/yr · like +$12,508 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    Lexington$2,190
    Fort Bliss$2,187
    Huntsville$2,187
    Fort Wayne$2,184
    Davis-Monthan AFB$2,178
    Greenville$2,172
    Mobile$2,169
    Whiteman AFB$2,166
    Malmstrom SFB$2,160
    Anniston$1,638

    Davis-Monthan AFB is #239 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,695 a month — $56,340 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Davis-Monthan AFB0 – $2,583 / month
    E-1$1,695
    E-2$1,695
    E-3$1,695
    E-4$1,695
    E-5$1,905
    E-6$2,121
    E-7$2,145
    E-8$2,178
    E-9$2,253
    W-1$2,136
    W-2$2,157
    W-3$2,202
    W-4$2,274
    W-5$2,373
    O-1E$2,148
    O-2E$2,190
    O-3E$2,289
    O-1$1,938
    O-2$2,118
    O-3$2,199
    O-4$2,400
    O-5$2,550
    O-6$2,568
    O-7$2,583

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $75 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 Davis-Monthan AFB to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $4,155 a month — about 55 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $75 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 12% 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. $2,178 a month of BAH takes more than $2,178 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.