What is O-4 BAH at Edwards AFB in 2026?

$3,597 per month with dependents ($43,164 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $3,189 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.

O-4 BAH at Edwards AFB 2026 — $3,597 with dependents, $3,189 without

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

Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA

O-4 · with dependents

$3,597/ month

$43,164 / year

At O-4, this is #76 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,470 · low Youngstown $1,809

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,612 / mo gross

Without dependents here$3,189 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Edwards AFB — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,475	$1,887
E-2	$2,475	$1,887
E-3	$2,475	$1,887
E-4	$2,475	$1,887
E-5	$2,658	$2,148
E-6	$3,156	$2,367
E-7	$3,195	$2,481
E-8	$3,237	$2,763
E-9	$3,354	$2,910
Warrant officer
W-1	$3,177	$2,424
W-2	$3,213	$2,760
W-3	$3,267	$2,928
W-4	$3,390	$3,162
W-5	$3,546	$3,204
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$3,198	$2,655
O-2E	$3,255	$2,877
O-3E	$3,414	$3,150
Officer
O-1	$2,724	$2,289
O-2	$3,153	$2,601
O-3	$3,264	$2,976
O-4	$3,597	$3,189
O-5	$3,840	$3,207
O-6	$3,870	$3,240
O-7	$3,900	$3,297

What this rate means

O-4 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,470 / month

Westchester County$7,470

Cape May$3,639

Sitka$3,639

San Bernardino$3,630

County Cost Group 870$3,627

Edwards AFB$3,597

Fort Detrick$3,573

Milwaukee$3,564

Kodiak Island$3,555

Ballston Spa$3,549

Youngstown$1,809

Edwards AFB is #76 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,661 a month — $67,932 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Edwards AFB0 – $3,900 / month

E-1$2,475

E-2$2,475

E-3$2,475

E-4$2,475

E-5$2,658

E-6$3,156

E-7$3,195

E-8$3,237

E-9$3,354

W-1$3,177

W-2$3,213

W-3$3,267

W-4$3,390

W-5$3,546

O-1E$3,198

O-2E$3,255

O-3E$3,414

O-1$2,724

O-2$3,153

O-3$3,264

O-4$3,597

O-5$3,840

O-6$3,870

O-7$3,900

Promoting to O-5 here adds $243 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 Edwards AFB to Westchester County at O-4 is worth $3,873 a month — about 16 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $243 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 13% 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. $3,597 a month of BAH takes more than $3,597 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.

O-4 at Edwards AFB draws $3,597 per month with dependents in 2026, $3,189 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you