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
    With $1,911Without $1,434

    E-8 at Fort Riley draws $1,911 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,434 without

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    Fort Riley, KS
    E-8 · with dependents
    $1,911/ month
    $22,932 / year
    At E-8, this is #299 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638
    MHA KS100 · ZIPs 66401 66407 66422 66423 66426 66431 +40 more
    Your grade is calledARMYMSG / 1SGUSMCMSgt / 1stSgtNAVYSCPOUSAFSMSgt
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,450 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$1,434 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Fort Riley — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,272$1,050
    E-2$1,272$1,050
    E-3$1,272$1,050
    E-4$1,272$1,050
    E-5$1,314$1,158
    E-6$1,782$1,338
    E-7$1,845$1,383
    E-8$1,911$1,434
    E-9$2,013$1,548
    Warrant officer
    W-1$1,803$1,353
    W-2$1,872$1,410
    W-3$1,956$1,566
    W-4$2,037$1,794
    W-5$2,139$1,860
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$1,854$1,392
    O-2E$1,941$1,518
    O-3E$2,052$1,776
    Officer
    O-1$1,377$1,227
    O-2$1,779$1,386
    O-3$1,953$1,611
    O-4$2,169$1,842
    O-5$2,325$1,875
    O-6$2,340$1,935
    O-7$2,352$1,965
    PCS compareFort Riley · E-8 · $1,911/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,991/mo · $35,892/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$1,080+$12,960/yr · like +$16,615 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
    Westchester County$6,333
    County Cost Group 690$1,932
    County Cost Group 680$1,920
    St Mary And Terrebonne$1,920
    Fort Polk$1,911
    Fort Riley$1,911
    County Cost Group 670$1,908
    Sparta$1,905
    Holloman AFB$1,899
    County Cost Group 660$1,896
    Anniston$1,638

    Fort Riley is #299 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 Fort Riley0 – $2,352 / month
    E-1$1,272
    E-2$1,272
    E-3$1,272
    E-4$1,272
    E-5$1,314
    E-6$1,782
    E-7$1,845
    E-8$1,911
    E-9$2,013
    W-1$1,803
    W-2$1,872
    W-3$1,956
    W-4$2,037
    W-5$2,139
    O-1E$1,854
    O-2E$1,941
    O-3E$2,052
    O-1$1,377
    O-2$1,779
    O-3$1,953
    O-4$2,169
    O-5$2,325
    O-6$2,340
    O-7$2,352

    Promoting to E-9 here adds $102 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 Fort Riley to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $4,422 a month — about 43 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $102 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 33% 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. $1,911 a month of BAH takes more than $1,911 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.