BAH Rate Desk2026
Rates effective
01 JAN 2026 · CONUS

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

Duty station or MHA
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    Or type your rank
    Enlisted
    E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
    Warrant
    W-1W-2W-3W-4W-5
    Prior enl.
    O-1EO-2EO-3E
    Officer
    O-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7
    Dependents
    WithWithout

    W-1 without dependents at Wilmington draws $1,905 per month in 2026

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    Wilmington, NC
    W-1 · without dependents
    $1,905/ month
    $22,860 / year
    At W-1, this is #165 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,085 · low Youngstown $1,128
    MHA NC186 · ZIPs 28401 28402 28403 28404 28405 28406 +23 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,442 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$2,523 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Wilmington — full sheetTap a row
    GradeWith dep.Without
    Enlisted
    E-1$1,932$1,491
    E-2$1,932$1,491
    E-3$1,932$1,491
    E-4$1,932$1,491
    E-5$2,040$1,701
    E-6$2,502$1,878
    E-7$2,547$1,932
    E-8$2,595$2,136
    E-9$2,736$2,271
    Warrant officer
    W-1$2,523$1,905
    W-2$2,568$2,133
    W-3$2,631$2,289
    W-4$2,775$2,508
    W-5$2,958$2,559
    Officer — prior enlisted
    O-1E$2,553$2,037
    O-2E$2,619$2,241
    O-3E$2,805$2,496
    Officer
    O-1$2,100$1,818
    O-2$2,496$2,007
    O-3$2,628$2,334
    O-4$3,018$2,541
    O-5$3,303$2,565
    O-6$3,327$2,607
    O-7$3,351$2,652
    PCS compareWilmington · W-1 · $1,905/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,205/mo · $26,460/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$300+$3,600/yr · like +$4,615 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-1 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,085 / month
    New York City$5,085
    Helena$1,917
    Nellis AFB$1,908
    Raleigh$1,908
    Houston$1,905
    Wilmington$1,905
    Rochester$1,902
    Provo$1,896
    Grand Rapids$1,893
    El Centro$1,890
    Youngstown$1,128

    Wilmington is #165 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,957 a month — $47,484 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Wilmington0 – $2,652 / month
    E-1$1,491
    E-2$1,491
    E-3$1,491
    E-4$1,491
    E-5$1,701
    E-6$1,878
    E-7$1,932
    E-8$2,136
    E-9$2,271
    W-1$1,905
    W-2$2,133
    W-3$2,289
    W-4$2,508
    W-5$2,559
    O-1E$2,037
    O-2E$2,241
    O-3E$2,496
    O-1$1,818
    O-2$2,007
    O-3$2,334
    O-4$2,541
    O-5$2,565
    O-6$2,607
    O-7$2,652

    Promoting to W-2 here adds $228 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Wilmington to New York City at W-1 is worth $3,180 a month — about 14 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $228 per grade here.

    02

    Dependency status is worth 32% 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.

    03

    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.

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    Things the rate table doesn't 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.