What is O-1E BAH at Outer Banks in 2026?

$3,003 per month with dependents ($36,036 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. Without dependents it is $2,601 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.

O-1E BAH at Outer Banks 2026 — $3,003 with dependents, $2,601 without

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

Outer Banks, NC

O-1E · with dependents

$3,003/ month

$36,036 / year

At O-1E, this is #85 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $5,931 · low Youngstown $1,521

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,850 / mo gross

Without dependents here$2,601 / mo

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Outer Banks — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,460	$1,845
E-2	$2,460	$1,845
E-3	$2,460	$1,845
E-4	$2,460	$1,845
E-5	$2,604	$2,142
E-6	$2,946	$2,325
E-7	$2,997	$2,463
E-8	$3,051	$2,679
E-9	$3,186	$2,772
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,964	$2,421
W-2	$3,018	$2,676
W-3	$3,090	$2,787
W-4	$3,219	$2,952
W-5	$3,387	$3,006
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$3,003	$2,601
O-2E	$3,075	$2,751
O-3E	$3,246	$2,937
Officer
O-1	$2,652	$2,313
O-2	$2,943	$2,562
O-3	$3,087	$2,820
O-4	$3,438	$2,991
O-5	$3,696	$3,018
O-6	$3,726	$3,066
O-7	$3,753	$3,120

What this rate means

O-1E with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,931 / month

Westchester County$5,931

Ballston Spa$3,021

Baltimore$3,009

Fort Myers Beach$3,006

JB Lewis-McChord$3,006

Outer Banks$3,003

Philadelphia$3,003

Sacramento$3,000

Kodiak Island$2,991

Orlando$2,985

Youngstown$1,521

Outer Banks is #85 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,410 a month — $52,920 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Outer Banks0 – $3,753 / month

E-1$2,460

E-2$2,460

E-3$2,460

E-4$2,460

E-5$2,604

E-6$2,946

E-7$2,997

E-8$3,051

E-9$3,186

W-1$2,964

W-2$3,018

W-3$3,090

W-4$3,219

W-5$3,387

O-1E$3,003

O-2E$3,075

O-3E$3,246

O-1$2,652

O-2$2,943

O-3$3,087

O-4$3,438

O-5$3,696

O-6$3,726

O-7$3,753

Promoting to O-2E here adds $72 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 Outer Banks to Westchester County at O-1E is worth $2,928 a month — about 41 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $72 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 15% 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. $3,003 a month of BAH takes more than $3,003 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.

O-1E at Outer Banks draws $3,003 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,601 without

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you