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JB Elmendorf-Richardson BAH rates

Verified · Effective 2026-01-01 · MHA AK404

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E-8 · With dependents
$3,240per month

$38,880 per year · federal tax-free allowance

Official DoD / DTMO rate · CONUS BAH, not an estimate

National position #71 of 338E-8 · with dependents reference
Taxable-pay equivalent$4,154/mo Using the stated 22% comparison rate
Year-over-year change+$111/mo · +3.5%2025 $3,129 → 2026 $3,240
E-8 rate selectedMHA AK404 ZIPs 99501 99502 99503 99504 99505 99506 +167
PCS compare JB Elmendorf-Richardson · E-8 · with dep. · $3,240/mo
JB Elmendorf-Richardson $3,240/mo · $38,880/yr
CURRENT

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Comparison uses with-dependents rates. Differences are annual and untaxed. Rate protection is not applied — a PCS resets you to the new location's current-year rate.

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Rate history

How updates work
2025$3,129
2026$3,240

Verified official history. With-dependents rate shown; use the dependency switch above for its exact comparison.

MHA

Alaska is BAH, not OHA — a common mix-up when people see 'overseas-feeling' duty stations.

JB Elmendorf-Richardson — full sheet Tap a row

What this rate means

E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month
Westchester County $6,333
San Bernardino $3,408
Sitka $3,399
Annapolis $3,384
Fort G. G. Meade $3,378
Madison $3,297
Austin $3,294
Ann Arbor $3,291
Hampden County $3,288
Quantico $3,288
New London $3,249
JB Elmendorf-Richardson $3,240
Edwards AFB $3,237
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

JB Elmendorf-Richardson is #71 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 JB Elmendorf-Richardson0 – $4,161 / month
E-1 $2,277
E-2 $2,277
E-3 $2,277
E-4 $2,277
E-5 $2,874
E-6 $2,892
E-7 $3,045
E-8 $3,240
E-9 $3,486
W-1 $2,895
W-2 $3,123
W-3 $3,369
W-4 $3,528
W-5 $3,723
O-1E $3,078
O-2E $3,333
O-3E $3,558
O-1 $2,886
O-2 $2,889
O-3 $3,360
O-4 $3,789
O-5 $4,095
O-6 $4,131
O-7 $4,161

The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Moving from JB Elmendorf-Richardson to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $3,093 a month — about 13 promotions at this grade. Where you are stationed outweighs rank, by a lot.

What the rate table does not 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.

Source: DoD Defense Travel Management Office, effective 01 JAN 2026. How these rates are sourced and checked.

Source record

Where these numbers come from

Official fields remain unchanged. Years are aligned by DTMO's MHA code; no missing value is interpolated.

2026 official releaseDTMO source archive
Effective
2026-01-01
Retrieved
2026-09-05
Last verified
2026-09-07
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2025 official releaseDTMO source archive
Effective
2025-01-01
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Last verified
2026-09-07
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