What is E-8 BAH at Sparta in 2026?

$1,905 per month with dependents ($22,860 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $1,488 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-8 BAH at Sparta 2026 — $1,905/mo with dependents

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

Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI

E-8 · with dependents

$1,905/ month

$22,860 / year

At E-8, this is #301 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,333 · low Anniston $1,638

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,442 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$1,488 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Sparta — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,380	$1,173
E-2	$1,380	$1,173
E-3	$1,380	$1,173
E-4	$1,380	$1,173
E-5	$1,395	$1,290
E-6	$1,845	$1,383
E-7	$1,875	$1,407
E-8	$1,905	$1,488
E-9	$1,971	$1,620
Warrant officer
W-1	$1,866	$1,401
W-2	$1,887	$1,485
W-3	$1,926	$1,638
W-4	$1,989	$1,848
W-5	$2,073	$1,881
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$1,878	$1,413
O-2E	$1,917	$1,590
O-3E	$2,001	$1,839
Officer
O-1	$1,455	$1,362
O-2	$1,842	$1,410
O-3	$1,923	$1,680
O-4	$2,094	$1,866
O-5	$2,223	$1,884
O-6	$2,238	$1,902
O-7	$2,250	$1,932

What this rate means

E-8 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,333 / month

Westchester County$6,333

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

Fort Chaffee$1,893

Lake Charles$1,893

Anniston$1,638

Sparta is #301 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 Sparta0 – $2,250 / month

E-1$1,380

E-2$1,380

E-3$1,380

E-4$1,380

E-5$1,395

E-6$1,845

E-7$1,875

E-8$1,905

E-9$1,971

W-1$1,866

W-2$1,887

W-3$1,926

W-4$1,989

W-5$2,073

O-1E$1,878

O-2E$1,917

O-3E$2,001

O-1$1,455

O-2$1,842

O-3$1,923

O-4$2,094

O-5$2,223

O-6$2,238

O-7$2,250

Promoting to E-9 here adds $66 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 Sparta to Westchester County at E-8 is worth $4,428 a month — about 67 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $66 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 28% 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. $1,905 a month of BAH takes more than $1,905 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-8 with dependents at Sparta draws $1,905 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you