What is E-1 BAH at Laughlin AFB in 2026?

$1,371 per month with dependents ($16,452 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $1,110 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-1 BAH at Laughlin AFB 2026 — $1,371 with dependents, $1,110 without

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

Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX

E-1 · with dependents

$1,371/ month

$16,452 / year

At E-1, this is #295 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$1,758 / mo gross

Without dependents here$1,110 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Laughlin AFB — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,371	$1,110
E-2	$1,371	$1,110
E-3	$1,371	$1,110
E-4	$1,371	$1,110
E-5	$1,470	$1,209
E-6	$1,704	$1,275
E-7	$1,854	$1,392
E-8	$2,019	$1,521
E-9	$2,238	$1,680
Warrant officer
W-1	$1,722	$1,350
W-2	$1,923	$1,518
W-3	$2,127	$1,683
W-4	$2,280	$1,734
W-5	$2,466	$1,899
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$1,884	$1,467
O-2E	$2,097	$1,572
O-3E	$2,307	$1,731
Officer
O-1	$1,506	$1,269
O-2	$1,701	$1,440
O-3	$2,121	$1,686
O-4	$2,526	$1,896
O-5	$2,820	$2,115
O-6	$2,841	$2,130
O-7	$2,859	$2,145

What this rate means

E-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month

New York City$5,067

Fort Leonard Wood$1,386

Sault Ste Marie$1,386

Sparta$1,380

County Cost Group 690$1,374

Laughlin AFB$1,371

County Cost Group 680$1,365

County Cost Group 670$1,356

Springfield$1,356

County Cost Group 660$1,344

Youngstown$1,134

Laughlin AFB is #295 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Laughlin AFB0 – $2,859 / month

E-1$1,371

E-2$1,371

E-3$1,371

E-4$1,371

E-5$1,470

E-6$1,704

E-7$1,854

E-8$2,019

E-9$2,238

W-1$1,722

W-2$1,923

W-3$2,127

W-4$2,280

W-5$2,466

O-1E$1,884

O-2E$2,097

O-3E$2,307

O-1$1,506

O-2$1,701

O-3$2,121

O-4$2,526

O-5$2,820

O-6$2,841

O-7$2,859

Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Dependency status is worth 24% 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. $1,371 a month of BAH takes more than $1,371 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-1 at Laughlin AFB draws $1,371 per month with dependents in 2026, $1,110 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you