What is E-5 BAH at Everett in 2026?

$2,748 per month with dependents ($32,976 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $2,277 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 Everett 2026 — $2,748 with dependents, $2,277 without

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

Everett, WA

E-5 · with dependents

$2,748/ month

$32,976 / year

At E-5, this is #70 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,127 · low Anniston $1,185

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,523 / mo gross

Without dependents here$2,277 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Everett — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,568	$2,085
E-2	$2,568	$2,085
E-3	$2,568	$2,085
E-4	$2,568	$2,085
E-5	$2,748	$2,277
E-6	$3,243	$2,433
E-7	$3,363	$2,574
E-8	$3,489	$2,850
E-9	$3,630	$2,997
Warrant officer
W-1	$3,264	$2,517
W-2	$3,414	$2,847
W-3	$3,570	$3,015
W-4	$3,651	$3,270
W-5	$3,753	$3,390
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$3,384	$2,745
O-2E	$3,546	$2,964
O-3E	$3,666	$3,237
Officer
O-1	$2,814	$2,385
O-2	$3,240	$2,691
O-3	$3,567	$3,063
O-4	$3,780	$3,366
O-5	$3,936	$3,435
O-6	$3,969	$3,549
O-7	$3,999	$3,612

What this rate means

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

San Francisco$5,127

Denver$2,841

JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$2,823

Boulder$2,754

Cape May$2,754

Everett$2,748

Tampa$2,709

Fort Myers Beach$2,694

Fort Pierce$2,691

Philadelphia$2,691

Anniston$1,185

Everett is #70 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 Everett0 – $3,999 / month

E-1$2,568

E-2$2,568

E-3$2,568

E-4$2,568

E-5$2,748

E-6$3,243

E-7$3,363

E-8$3,489

E-9$3,630

W-1$3,264

W-2$3,414

W-3$3,570

W-4$3,651

W-5$3,753

O-1E$3,384

O-2E$3,546

O-3E$3,666

O-1$2,814

O-2$3,240

O-3$3,567

O-4$3,780

O-5$3,936

O-6$3,969

O-7$3,999

Promoting to E-6 here adds $495 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 Everett to San Francisco at E-5 is worth $2,379 a month — about 5 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $495 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 21% 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. $2,748 a month of BAH takes more than $2,748 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 Everett draws $2,748 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,277 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you