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District of ColumbiaFort Lesley J McNair BAH
Fort Lesley J McNair is paid at WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA, housing area DC053. An E-5 with dependents draws $3,132 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Fort Lesley J McNair sits inside WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Fort Lesley J McNair
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $3,096 | $2,409 | $37,152 |
| E-2 | $3,096 | $2,409 | $37,152 |
| E-3 | $3,096 | $2,409 | $37,152 |
| E-4 | $3,096 | $2,409 | $37,152 |
| E-5 | $3,132 | $2,832 | $37,584 |
| E-6 | $3,759 | $3,057 | $45,108 |
| E-7 | $3,855 | $3,099 | $46,260 |
| E-8 | $3,957 | $3,261 | $47,484 |
| E-9 | $4,128 | $3,447 | $49,536 |
| W-1 | $3,780 | $3,096 | $45,360 |
| W-2 | $3,894 | $3,258 | $46,728 |
| W-3 | $4,023 | $3,471 | $48,276 |
| W-4 | $4,167 | $3,777 | $50,004 |
| W-5 | $4,350 | $3,876 | $52,200 |
| O-1E | $3,870 | $3,129 | $46,440 |
| O-2E | $4,002 | $3,405 | $48,024 |
| O-3E | $4,197 | $3,753 | $50,364 |
| O-1 | $3,213 | $3,054 | $38,556 |
| O-2 | $3,753 | $3,126 | $45,036 |
| O-3 | $4,020 | $3,531 | $48,240 |
| O-4 | $4,410 | $3,855 | $52,920 |
| O-5 | $4,692 | $3,909 | $56,304 |
| O-6 | $4,731 | $3,999 | $56,772 |
| O-7 | $4,770 | $4,071 | $57,240 |
| O-8 | $4,770 | $4,071 | $57,240 |
| O-9 | $4,770 | $4,071 | $57,240 |
| O-10 | $4,770 | $4,071 | $57,240 |
These are the WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Paid at the same rate
A move between any of these changes nothing about your housing allowance, because they all draw the same rate.
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Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.