What is E-4 BAH at Manchester in 2026?

$2,994 per month with dependents ($35,928 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $2,250 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-4 BAH at Manchester 2026 — $2,994/mo with dependents

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

Manchester/Concord, NH

E-4 · with dependents

$2,994/ month

$35,928 / year

At E-4, this is #43 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$3,838 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,250 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Manchester — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,994	$2,250
E-2	$2,994	$2,250
E-3	$2,994	$2,250
E-4	$2,994	$2,250
E-5	$3,177	$2,613
E-6	$3,525	$2,823
E-7	$3,783	$2,997
E-8	$4,065	$3,252
E-9	$4,320	$3,348
Warrant officer
W-1	$3,546	$2,940
W-2	$3,897	$3,249
W-3	$4,245	$3,363
W-4	$4,347	$3,582
W-5	$4,473	$3,846
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$3,837	$3,174
O-2E	$4,194	$3,327
O-3E	$4,365	$3,516
Officer
O-1	$3,225	$2,805
O-2	$3,522	$3,120
O-3	$4,233	$3,396
O-4	$4,512	$3,801
O-5	$4,707	$3,960
O-6	$4,746	$4,224
O-7	$4,782	$4,299

What this rate means

E-4 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month

New York City$5,067

Portland$3,087

Providence$3,045

San Luis Obispo$3,027

Fitchburg$3,024

Manchester$2,994

Seattle$2,976

San Bernardino$2,958

County Cost Group 890$2,955

New Haven$2,955

Youngstown$1,134

Manchester is #43 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 Manchester0 – $4,782 / month

E-1$2,994

E-2$2,994

E-3$2,994

E-4$2,994

E-5$3,177

E-6$3,525

E-7$3,783

E-8$4,065

E-9$4,320

W-1$3,546

W-2$3,897

W-3$4,245

W-4$4,347

W-5$4,473

O-1E$3,837

O-2E$4,194

O-3E$4,365

O-1$3,225

O-2$3,522

O-3$4,233

O-4$4,512

O-5$4,707

O-6$4,746

O-7$4,782

Promoting to E-5 here adds $183 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 Manchester to New York City at E-4 is worth $2,073 a month — about 11 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $183 per grade here.

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.

None of it is taxed. $2,994 a month of BAH takes more than $2,994 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-4 with dependents at Manchester draws $2,994 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you