What is E-5 BAH at Eastern Panhandle in 2026?

$2,058 per month with dependents ($24,696 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $1,677 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 Eastern Panhandle 2026 — $2,058 with dependents, $1,677 without

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

Eastern Panhandle, WV

E-5 · with dependents

$2,058/ month

$24,696 / year

At E-5, this is #170 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,638 / mo gross

Without dependents here$1,677 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Eastern Panhandle — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,899	$1,587
E-2	$1,899	$1,587
E-3	$1,899	$1,587
E-4	$1,899	$1,587
E-5	$2,058	$1,677
E-6	$2,253	$1,752
E-7	$2,334	$1,902
E-8	$2,421	$2,103
E-9	$2,568	$2,151
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,271	$1,854
W-2	$2,370	$2,100
W-3	$2,481	$2,160
W-4	$2,598	$2,265
W-5	$2,748	$2,352
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,346	$2,055
O-2E	$2,463	$2,139
O-3E	$2,622	$2,244
Officer
O-1	$2,091	$1,737
O-2	$2,250	$2,010
O-3	$2,478	$2,178
O-4	$2,796	$2,331
O-5	$3,027	$2,376
O-6	$3,051	$2,457
O-7	$3,072	$2,499

What this rate means

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

San Francisco$5,127

Nellis AFB$2,070

Traverse City$2,070

County Cost Group 810$2,064

Duluth$2,064

Eastern Panhandle$2,058

Provo$2,058

Astoria$2,055

Syracuse$2,049

Gainesville$2,040

Anniston$1,185

Eastern Panhandle is #170 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 Eastern Panhandle0 – $3,072 / month

E-1$1,899

E-2$1,899

E-3$1,899

E-4$1,899

E-5$2,058

E-6$2,253

E-7$2,334

E-8$2,421

E-9$2,568

W-1$2,271

W-2$2,370

W-3$2,481

W-4$2,598

W-5$2,748

O-1E$2,346

O-2E$2,463

O-3E$2,622

O-1$2,091

O-2$2,250

O-3$2,478

O-4$2,796

O-5$3,027

O-6$3,051

O-7$3,072

Promoting to E-6 here adds $195 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 Eastern Panhandle to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $3,069 a month — about 16 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $195 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 23% 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. $2,058 a month of BAH takes more than $2,058 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 Eastern Panhandle draws $2,058 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,677 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you