BAH rates
2026 BAH rates vs 2025
Every base's 2026 DoD rate next to 2025, for an E-5 with dependents. Tap a base for every pay grade.
Up at 117 bases, down at 26. Average change +3.3%. Biggest rises first. Confirm on the DoD calculator. Dyess AFB's 2026 rate includes the temporary increase DoD added for the Abilene area on May 16, 2026.
| Base | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyess AFB TX | $1,485 | $1,872 | +$387 (26.1%) |
| West Point NY | $3,111 | $3,468 | +$357 (11.5%) |
| USCG Sector Southeast Alaska AK | $3,015 | $3,354 | +$339 (11.2%) |
| USCG Sector Great Lakes IL | $2,337 | $2,607 | +$270 (11.6%) |
| USCG Training Center Cape May NJ | $2,529 | $2,754 | +$225 (8.9%) |
| Presidio of Monterey CA | $3,282 | $3,465 | +$183 (5.6%) |
| Fort Belvoir VA | $2,952 | $3,132 | +$180 (6.1%) |
| Joint Base Andrews MD | $2,952 | $3,132 | +$180 (6.1%) |
| Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall VA | $2,952 | $3,132 | +$180 (6.1%) |
| Barksdale AFB LA | $1,674 | $1,845 | +$171 (10.2%) |
| Sub Base New London CT | $2,409 | $2,580 | +$171 (7.1%) |
| USCG Sector Miami FL | $3,489 | $3,660 | +$171 (4.9%) |
| Fort Leonard Wood MO | $1,311 | $1,479 | +$168 (12.8%) |
| USCG Sector Buffalo NY | $2,046 | $2,214 | +$168 (8.2%) |
| F.E. Warren AFB WY | $1,488 | $1,653 | +$165 (11.1%) |
| USCG Sector Boston MA | $4,632 | $4,791 | +$159 (3.4%) |
| NS Great Lakes IL | $2,274 | $2,427 | +$153 (6.7%) |
| Offutt AFB NE | $1,932 | $2,085 | +$153 (7.9%) |
| Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam HI | $3,513 | $3,663 | +$150 (4.3%) |
| MCBH Kaneohe Bay HI | $3,513 | $3,663 | +$150 (4.3%) |
| Schofield Barracks HI | $3,513 | $3,663 | +$150 (4.3%) |
| USCG Sector Honolulu HI | $3,513 | $3,663 | +$150 (4.3%) |
| Fort Stewart GA | $2,163 | $2,310 | +$147 (6.8%) |
| Eglin AFB FL | $2,289 | $2,433 | +$144 (6.3%) |
| Grand Forks AFB ND | $1,587 | $1,731 | +$144 (9.1%) |
| Hurlburt Field FL | $2,289 | $2,433 | +$144 (6.3%) |
| Clear SFS AK | $2,733 | $2,874 | +$141 (5.2%) |
| Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AK | $2,733 | $2,874 | +$141 (5.2%) |
| Los Angeles AFB CA | $3,741 | $3,882 | +$141 (3.8%) |
| Vandenberg SFB CA | $3,192 | $3,333 | +$141 (4.4%) |
| Whiteman AFB MO | $1,473 | $1,611 | +$138 (9.4%) |
| Holloman AFB NM | $1,458 | $1,590 | +$132 (9.1%) |
| USCG Sector New York NY | $3,606 | $3,735 | +$129 (3.6%) |
| Little Rock AFB AR | $1,722 | $1,848 | +$126 (7.3%) |
| Malmstrom AFB MT | $1,482 | $1,608 | +$126 (8.5%) |
| Fort Knox KY | $1,524 | $1,647 | +$123 (8.1%) |
| Fort Hood TX | $1,581 | $1,695 | +$114 (7.2%) |
| Moody AFB GA | $1,410 | $1,524 | +$114 (8.1%) |
| Wright-Patterson AFB OH | $1,536 | $1,650 | +$114 (7.4%) |
| USCG Sector San Francisco CA | $3,651 | $3,759 | +$108 (3.0%) |
| Fort Gordon GA | $1,785 | $1,890 | +$105 (5.9%) |
| NAS Oceana VA | $2,325 | $2,430 | +$105 (4.5%) |
| NS Norfolk VA | $2,325 | $2,430 | +$105 (4.5%) |
| Travis AFB CA | $3,264 | $3,369 | +$105 (3.2%) |
| USCG Sector Hampton Roads VA | $2,325 | $2,430 | +$105 (4.5%) |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground MD | $2,379 | $2,478 | +$99 (4.2%) |
| Keesler AFB MS | $1,503 | $1,602 | +$99 (6.6%) |
| NAS Meridian MS | $1,197 | $1,290 | +$93 (7.8%) |
| Edwards AFB CA | $2,568 | $2,658 | +$90 (3.5%) |
| Fort Lee VA | $2,268 | $2,358 | +$90 (4.0%) |
| Joint Base Langley-Eustis VA | $2,184 | $2,274 | +$90 (4.1%) |
| Minot AFB ND | $1,458 | $1,548 | +$90 (6.2%) |
| Shaw AFB SC | $1,413 | $1,503 | +$90 (6.4%) |
| Eielson AFB AK | $2,352 | $2,436 | +$84 (3.6%) |
| Fort Drum NY | $1,581 | $1,665 | +$84 (5.3%) |
| Fort Wainwright AK | $2,352 | $2,436 | +$84 (3.6%) |
| Patrick SFB FL | $2,418 | $2,502 | +$84 (3.5%) |
| USCG Sector Puget Sound WA | $3,051 | $3,135 | +$84 (2.8%) |
| Dugway Proving Ground UT | $1,812 | $1,890 | +$78 (4.3%) |
| Laughlin AFB TX | $1,392 | $1,470 | +$78 (5.6%) |
| Fort Meade MD | $2,826 | $2,901 | +$75 (2.7%) |
| Fort Rucker AL | $1,503 | $1,572 | +$69 (4.6%) |
| Goodfellow AFB TX | $1,509 | $1,578 | +$69 (4.6%) |
| McConnell AFB KS | $1,308 | $1,377 | +$69 (5.3%) |
| Naval Support Activity Annapolis MD | $2,859 | $2,928 | +$69 (2.4%) |
| Scott AFB IL | $1,473 | $1,542 | +$69 (4.7%) |
| USCG Sector Baltimore MD | $2,859 | $2,928 | +$69 (2.4%) |
| Sub Base Kings Bay GA | $2,067 | $2,133 | +$66 (3.2%) |
| Cannon AFB NM | $1,305 | $1,365 | +$60 (4.6%) |
| Seymour Johnson AFB NC | $1,461 | $1,521 | +$60 (4.1%) |
| Fort Irwin CA | $1,944 | $2,001 | +$57 (2.9%) |
| Maxwell AFB AL | $1,626 | $1,683 | +$57 (3.5%) |
| MCLB Barstow CA | $1,944 | $2,001 | +$57 (2.9%) |
| NAS Key West FL | $3,912 | $3,969 | +$57 (1.5%) |
| NS Newport RI | $2,790 | $2,847 | +$57 (2.0%) |
| USCG Sector Houston-Galveston TX | $2,136 | $2,193 | +$57 (2.7%) |
| Fort Leavenworth KS | $1,761 | $1,815 | +$54 (3.1%) |
| NAS Lemoore CA | $2,085 | $2,139 | +$54 (2.6%) |
| Fort Benning GA | $1,665 | $1,716 | +$51 (3.1%) |
| USCG Sector New Orleans LA | $1,854 | $1,905 | +$51 (2.8%) |
| Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA | $2,508 | $2,556 | +$48 (1.9%) |
| NAS Patuxent River MD | $2,358 | $2,406 | +$48 (2.0%) |
| Fort Riley KS | $1,269 | $1,314 | +$45 (3.5%) |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | $2,028 | $2,073 | +$45 (2.2%) |
| Maui Space Surveillance Complex HI | $4,287 | $4,329 | +$42 (1.0%) |
| Camp Pendleton CA | $3,921 | $3,963 | +$42 (1.1%) |
| NAS Fallon NV | $1,554 | $1,596 | +$42 (2.7%) |
| USCG Sector Portland OR | $2,337 | $2,379 | +$42 (1.8%) |
| Vance AFB OK | $1,158 | $1,200 | +$42 (3.6%) |
| Albany GA | $1,332 | $1,371 | +$39 (2.9%) |
| Sheppard AFB TX | $1,452 | $1,491 | +$39 (2.7%) |
| Fort Bliss TX | $1,773 | $1,809 | +$36 (2.0%) |
| Kirtland AFB NM | $2,175 | $2,211 | +$36 (1.7%) |
| NS Everett WA | $2,712 | $2,748 | +$36 (1.3%) |
| NAS Corpus Christi TX | $1,758 | $1,788 | +$30 (1.7%) |
| NAS Pensacola FL | $1,833 | $1,863 | +$30 (1.6%) |
| Altus AFB OK | $1,227 | $1,254 | +$27 (2.2%) |
| Fairchild AFB WA | $2,160 | $2,184 | +$24 (1.1%) |
| MCAS New River NC | $1,560 | $1,584 | +$24 (1.5%) |
| Camp Lejeune NC | $1,560 | $1,584 | +$24 (1.5%) |
| Fort Bragg NC | $1,785 | $1,806 | +$21 (1.2%) |
| Tinker AFB OK | $1,623 | $1,644 | +$21 (1.3%) |
| Cheyenne Mountain SFS CO | $2,340 | $2,358 | +$18 (0.8%) |
| Fort Carson CO | $2,340 | $2,358 | +$18 (0.8%) |
| Hill AFB UT | $2,100 | $2,118 | +$18 (0.9%) |
| Peterson SFB CO | $2,340 | $2,358 | +$18 (0.8%) |
| Schriever SFB CO | $2,340 | $2,358 | +$18 (0.8%) |
| Ellsworth AFB SD | $1,971 | $1,986 | +$15 (0.8%) |
| Fort Polk LA | $1,203 | $1,218 | +$15 (1.2%) |
| Robins AFB GA | $1,785 | $1,800 | +$15 (0.8%) |
| Davis-Monthan AFB AZ | $1,896 | $1,905 | +$9 (0.5%) |
| Tyndall AFB FL | $2,154 | $2,163 | +$9 (0.4%) |
| Naval Base Kitsap WA | $2,358 | $2,364 | +$6 (0.3%) |
| Fort Campbell KY | $1,812 | $1,815 | +$3 (0.2%) |
| Fort Jackson SC | $1,875 | $1,878 | +$3 (0.2%) |
| NAS JRB Fort Worth TX | $2,115 | $2,118 | +$3 (0.1%) |
| Naval Base Ventura County CA | $3,534 | $3,537 | +$3 (0.1%) |
| MacDill AFB FL | $2,709 | $2,709 | $0 (0.0%) |
| USCG Air Station Clearwater FL | $2,709 | $2,709 | $0 (0.0%) |
| Dover AFB DE | $2,280 | $2,277 | -$3 (-0.1%) |
| Fort Hamilton NY | $5,073 | $5,070 | -$3 (-0.1%) |
| MCAS Yuma AZ | $1,698 | $1,695 | -$3 (-0.2%) |
| Yuma Proving Ground AZ | $1,698 | $1,695 | -$3 (-0.2%) |
| MCAS Miramar CA | $3,987 | $3,975 | -$12 (-0.3%) |
| MCRD San Diego CA | $3,987 | $3,975 | -$12 (-0.3%) |
| NAS North Island CA | $3,987 | $3,975 | -$12 (-0.3%) |
| USCG Sector San Diego CA | $3,987 | $3,975 | -$12 (-0.3%) |
| Fort Sill OK | $1,248 | $1,233 | -$15 (-1.2%) |
| Buckley SFB CO | $2,859 | $2,841 | -$18 (-0.6%) |
| Beale AFB CA | $2,988 | $2,967 | -$21 (-0.7%) |
| Joint Base Charleston SC | $2,406 | $2,385 | -$21 (-0.9%) |
| Redstone Arsenal AL | $1,824 | $1,797 | -$27 (-1.5%) |
| MCAS Cherry Point NC | $1,881 | $1,851 | -$30 (-1.6%) |
| Quantico VA | $2,985 | $2,955 | -$30 (-1.0%) |
| Nellis AFB NV | $2,100 | $2,070 | -$30 (-1.4%) |
| Fort Huachuca AZ | $1,752 | $1,719 | -$33 (-1.9%) |
| MCAS Beaufort SC | $2,448 | $2,403 | -$45 (-1.8%) |
| MCRD Parris Island SC | $2,448 | $2,403 | -$45 (-1.8%) |
| NAS Jacksonville FL | $2,226 | $2,181 | -$45 (-2.0%) |
| NS Mayport FL | $2,226 | $2,181 | -$45 (-2.0%) |
| White Sands Missile Range NM | $1,752 | $1,701 | -$51 (-2.9%) |
| Joint Base San Antonio TX | $1,935 | $1,869 | -$66 (-3.4%) |
| Mountain Home AFB ID | $1,674 | $1,605 | -$69 (-4.1%) |
| Twentynine Palms CA | $2,055 | $1,980 | -$75 (-3.6%) |
| Luke AFB AZ | $2,391 | $2,289 | -$102 (-4.3%) |
BAH by year: 2027 (coming) · 2026 · 2025
FAQ
2026 BAH questions
How much did BAH change for 2026?
Across the 145 bases on BaseReady, an E-5 with dependents' BAH changed +3.3% on average from 2025. It went up at 117 bases and down at 26.
My base's BAH went down. Does my pay drop?
Not while you stay put. Individual rate protection keeps your current rate as long as you stay at the same duty station with no break in eligibility. A PCS move resets you to the new location's rate.
When do 2026 BAH rates start?
January 1, 2026.
When will 2027 BAH rates come out?
DoD usually posts next year's rates in mid-December, and they start January 1. The 2027 page fills in the day they are posted.