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WisconsinTruax Field Air National Guard Base BAH
Truax Field Air National Guard Base is paid at MADISON, WI, housing area WI316. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,655 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. Truax Field Air National Guard Base sits inside MADISON, WI, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Truax Field Air National Guard Base
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,394 | $1,797 | $28,728 |
| E-2 | $2,394 | $1,797 | $28,728 |
| E-3 | $2,394 | $1,797 | $28,728 |
| E-4 | $2,394 | $1,797 | $28,728 |
| E-5 | $2,655 | $1,995 | $31,860 |
| E-6 | $2,889 | $2,166 | $34,668 |
| E-7 | $3,084 | $2,406 | $37,008 |
| E-8 | $3,297 | $2,706 | $39,564 |
| E-9 | $3,525 | $2,769 | $42,300 |
| W-1 | $2,910 | $2,313 | $34,920 |
| W-2 | $3,171 | $2,703 | $38,052 |
| W-3 | $3,435 | $2,778 | $41,220 |
| W-4 | $3,558 | $2,931 | $42,696 |
| W-5 | $3,711 | $3,132 | $44,532 |
| O-1E | $3,123 | $2,652 | $37,476 |
| O-2E | $3,396 | $2,754 | $40,752 |
| O-3E | $3,582 | $2,880 | $42,984 |
| O-1 | $2,691 | $2,133 | $32,292 |
| O-2 | $2,886 | $2,571 | $34,632 |
| O-3 | $3,426 | $2,799 | $41,112 |
| O-4 | $3,759 | $3,096 | $45,108 |
| O-5 | $3,993 | $3,216 | $47,916 |
| O-6 | $4,026 | $3,414 | $48,312 |
| O-7 | $4,056 | $3,474 | $48,672 |
| O-8 | $4,056 | $3,474 | $48,672 |
| O-9 | $4,056 | $3,474 | $48,672 |
| O-10 | $4,056 | $3,474 | $48,672 |
These are the MADISON, WI rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
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.