What is E-8 BAH at Eglin AFB in 2026?

$3,189 per month with dependents ($38,268 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $2,457 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-8 BAH at Eglin AFB 2026 — $3,189 with dependents, $2,457 without

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

Eglin AFB, FL

E-8 · with dependents

$3,189/ month

$38,268 / year

At E-8, this is #77 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,088 / mo gross

Without dependents here$2,457 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Eglin AFB — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,340	$2,007
E-2	$2,340	$2,007
E-3	$2,340	$2,007
E-4	$2,340	$2,007
E-5	$2,433	$2,157
E-6	$2,526	$2,250
E-7	$2,841	$2,340
E-8	$3,189	$2,457
E-9	$3,447	$2,586
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,544	$2,322
W-2	$2,985	$2,454
W-3	$3,414	$2,589
W-4	$3,456	$2,604
W-5	$3,516	$2,922
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,910	$2,430
O-2E	$3,351	$2,514
O-3E	$3,468	$2,601
Officer
O-1	$2,451	$2,244
O-2	$2,523	$2,406
O-3	$3,399	$2,592
O-4	$3,528	$2,865
O-5	$3,612	$3,066
O-6	$3,642	$3,393
O-7	$3,669	$3,453

What this rate means

E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month

Westchester County$6,333

Stockton$3,219

Ketchikan$3,213

Fort Detrick$3,207

County Cost Group 870$3,204

Eglin AFB$3,189

Denver$3,168

Beale AFB$3,159

Cape May$3,159

Ballston Spa$3,144

Anniston$1,638

Eglin AFB is #77 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 Eglin AFB0 – $3,669 / month

E-1$2,340

E-2$2,340

E-3$2,340

E-4$2,340

E-5$2,433

E-6$2,526

E-7$2,841

E-8$3,189

E-9$3,447

W-1$2,544

W-2$2,985

W-3$3,414

W-4$3,456

W-5$3,516

O-1E$2,910

O-2E$3,351

O-3E$3,468

O-1$2,451

O-2$2,523

O-3$3,399

O-4$3,528

O-5$3,612

O-6$3,642

O-7$3,669

Promoting to E-9 here adds $258 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 Eglin AFB to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $3,144 a month — about 12 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $258 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 30% 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. $3,189 a month of BAH takes more than $3,189 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-8 at Eglin AFB draws $3,189 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,457 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you