bahlookup2026 rates

All areas / Pay grade E-8

Enlisted

E-8 BAH, every duty station

Same rank, same job, and the housing allowance swings from $1,638 to $6,333 a month depending entirely on where you're stationed. That's a spread of $56,340 a year, untaxed.

Highest: WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NYLowest: ANNISTON/FORT MCCLELLAN, ALMedian: $2,490Areas: 299

Every area, highest first

#Housing areaWith dependentsWithoutvs median
1WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY$6,333$4,749+154%
2SAN FRANCISCO, CA$5,529$5,196+122%
3NEW YORK CITY, NY$5,418$5,100+118%
4MAUI COUNTY, HI$5,382$4,422+116%
5NANTUCKET, MA$5,364$4,500+115%
6SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA$5,145$4,728+107%
7NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, NJ$5,082$4,815+104%
8BOSTON, MA$5,079$4,803+104%
9LONG ISLAND, NY$4,992$4,500+100%
10MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA$4,923$4,110+98%
11HANSCOM AFB, MA$4,698$4,251+89%
12FLORIDA KEYS, FL$4,677$3,993+88%
13MONTEREY, CA$4,599$3,549+85%
14CAMP PENDLETON, CA$4,596$4,056+85%
15KAUAI COUNTY, HI$4,566$3,897+83%
16SAN DIEGO, CA$4,488$4,065+80%
17STATEN ISLAND, NY$4,473$3,834+80%
18LOS ANGELES, CA$4,443$3,948+78%
19ESSEX CO, MA$4,344$3,537+74%
20CAPE COD-PLYMOUTH, MA$4,317$3,948+73%
21WEST POINT, NY$4,317$3,600+73%
22HONOLULU COUNTY, HI$4,302$3,720+73%
23OAKLAND, CA$4,299$3,834+73%
24MIAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE, FL$4,281$3,693+72%
25PORTSMOUTH, NH/KITTERY, ME$4,278$3,399+72%
26FORT MONMOUTH/EARLE NWS, NJ$4,272$3,657+72%
27TRENTON, NJ$4,269$3,570+71%
28PERTH AMBOY, NJ$4,200$3,531+69%
29VENTURA, CA$4,161$3,636+67%
30SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA$4,152$3,348+67%
31SEATTLE, WA$4,143$3,291+66%
32PORTLAND, ME$4,098$3,321+65%
33BURLINGTON, VT$4,092$3,246+64%
34MANCHESTER/CONCORD, NH$4,065$3,252+63%
35MARIN/SONOMA, CA$4,065$3,411+63%
36NEWPORT, RI$3,972$2,979+60%
37WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA$3,957$3,261+59%
38FITCHBURG, MA$3,918$3,174+57%
39HAWAII COUNTY, HI$3,915$3,648+57%
40WEST PALM BEACH, FL$3,885$3,465+56%
41PROVIDENCE, RI$3,876$3,255+56%
42NEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD, CT$3,813$3,201+53%
43VANDENBERG SFB, CA$3,747$3,399+50%
44CHICAGO, IL$3,732$3,498+50%
45WORCESTER, MA$3,669$3,018+47%
46RIVERSIDE, CA$3,663$3,396+47%
47HARTFORD, CT$3,657$2,991+47%
48SANTA FE/LOS ALAMOS, NM$3,639$3,057+46%
49BOULDER, CO$3,621$2,874+45%
50INDIAN HEAD NAVORDSTA, MD$3,597$3,282+44%
51WARRENTON, VA$3,594$3,132+44%
52ATLANTIC CITY, NJ$3,543$2,784+42%
53JUNEAU, AK$3,531$2,724+42%
54JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ$3,525$2,952+42%
55VALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB, CA$3,525$3,402+42%
56EVERETT, WA$3,489$2,850+40%
57BRUNSWICK, ME$3,477$2,607+40%
58WILLOW GROVE, PA$3,432$3,030+38%
59SAN BERNARDINO, CA$3,408$3,312+37%
60SITKA, AK$3,399$2,550+37%
61ANNAPOLIS, MD$3,384$2,991+36%
62FORT G. G. MEADE, MD$3,378$2,982+36%
63MADISON, WI$3,297$2,706+32%
64AUSTIN, TX$3,294$2,472+32%
65ANN ARBOR, MI$3,291$2,667+32%
66HAMPDEN COUNTY, MA$3,288$2,484+32%
67QUANTICO/WOODBRIDGE, VA$3,288$3,006+32%
68NEW LONDON, CT$3,249$2,682+30%
69ANCHORAGE, AK$3,240$2,430+30%
70EDWARDS AFB/PALMDALE, CA$3,237$2,763+30%
71STOCKTON, CA$3,219$2,634+29%
72KETCHIKAN, AK$3,213$2,682+29%
73FORT DETRICK, MD$3,207$2,763+29%
74EGLIN AFB, FL$3,189$2,457+28%
75DENVER, CO$3,168$2,889+27%
76BEALE AFB, CA$3,159$3,006+27%
77CAPE MAY, NJ$3,159$2,823+27%
78BALLSTON SPA/ALBANY, NY$3,144$2,685+26%
79ASTORIA, OR$3,114$2,337+25%
80KODIAK ISLAND, AK$3,096$2,514+24%
81BALTIMORE, MD$3,093$2,673+24%
82FORT MYERS BEACH, FL$3,078$2,745+24%
83TAMPA, FL$3,075$2,781+23%
84MILWAUKEE, WI$3,072$2,631+23%
85TACOMA, WA$3,072$2,634+23%
86OUTER BANKS, NC$3,051$2,679+23%
87PORT ANGELES, WA$3,027$2,526+22%
88SACRAMENTO, CA$3,021$2,925+21%
89WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA$3,018$2,265+21%
90FORT PIERCE, FL$3,015$2,724+21%
91PHILADELPHIA, PA/CAMDEN, NJ$3,009$2,754+21%
92TRAVERSE CITY, MI$3,003$2,253+21%
93ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, MD$2,991$2,538+20%
94ORLANDO, FL$2,991$2,724+20%
95BREMERTON, WA$2,967$2,442+19%
96BRIDGEPORT, CA$2,964$2,226+19%
97CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$2,964$2,445+19%
98PORTLAND, OR$2,961$2,460+19%
99GREAT LAKES NAVTRACEN, IL$2,955$2,499+19%
100OXFORD, MD$2,943$2,523+18%
101DOVER AFB/REHOBOTH, DE$2,916$2,325+17%
102PATRICK SFB, FL$2,916$2,583+17%
103FRESNO, CA$2,910$2,520+17%
104MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL, MN$2,877$2,595+16%
105ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA$2,874$2,472+15%
106ABILENE/DYESS AFB, TX$2,853$2,145+15%
107BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND, SC$2,844$2,490+14%
108KNOXVILLE, TN$2,844$2,283+14%
109ROME/GRIFFISS AFB, NY$2,844$2,238+14%
110DALLAS, TX$2,838$2,541+14%
111COASTAL MAINE, ME$2,826$2,298+13%
112CORVALLIS, OR$2,826$2,457+13%
113FAIRBANKS, AK$2,814$2,166+13%
114DAHLGREN/FORT A.P. HILL$2,811$2,397+13%
115ASHEVILLE, NC$2,772$2,292+11%
116SPOKANE, WA$2,772$2,262+11%
117RENO/CARSON CITY, NV$2,766$2,454+11%
118NASHVILLE, TN$2,754$2,355+11%
119TWENTY NINE PALMS MCB, CA$2,751$2,097+10%
120ATLANTA, GA$2,739$2,457+10%
121FORT COLLINS, CO$2,739$2,325+10%
122ST. LOUIS, MO$2,733$2,487+10%
123DETROIT, MI$2,730$2,412+10%
124RICHMOND/FORT LEE, VA$2,727$2,418+10%
125BUFFALO, NY$2,718$2,289+9%
126SAVANNAH, GA$2,718$2,466+9%
127HELENA, MT$2,715$2,037+9%
128HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA$2,715$2,037+9%
129PATUXENT RIVER, MD$2,712$2,442+9%
130SYRACUSE, NY$2,709$2,121+9%
131ROCHESTER, NY$2,697$2,280+8%
132CHARLESTON, SC$2,694$2,439+8%
133EUGENE, OR$2,694$2,250+8%
134BARSTOW/FORT IRWIN, CA$2,673$2,091+7%
135NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA$2,661$2,463+7%
136HOUSTON, TX$2,655$2,265+7%
137SALT LAKE CITY, UT$2,649$2,181+6%
138PANAMA CITY, FL$2,643$2,223+6%
139ELIZABETH CITY, NC$2,637$2,526+6%
140PITTSBURGH, PA$2,637$2,352+6%
141SALEM, OR$2,634$2,088+6%
142YAKIMA, WA$2,625$2,019+5%
143COLLEGE STATION, TX$2,616$1,962+5%
144GAINESVILLE, FL$2,613$2,109+5%
145VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL$2,598$2,334+4%
146WILMINGTON, NC$2,595$2,136+4%
147CINCINNATI, OH$2,583$2,337+4%
148COOS BAY, OR$2,583$1,938+4%
149BIRMINGHAM, AL$2,559$2,463+3%
150FORT STEWART, GA$2,556$2,340+3%
151COLORADO SPRINGS, CO$2,553$2,379+3%
152OMAHA/OFFUTT AFB, NE$2,547$2,148+2%
153DAHLONEGA, GA$2,544$2,274+2%
154EL CENTRO, CA$2,541$2,025+2%
155GRAND HAVEN, MI$2,535$2,247+2%
156CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA$2,514$2,142+1%
157NEW ORLEANS, LA$2,508$2,004+1%
158STATE COLLEGE, PA$2,508$1,893+1%
159COLUMBUS, OH$2,496$1,953+0%
160CHATTANOOGA, TN$2,490$2,073+0%
161DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL, NC$2,484$2,178-0%
162PHOENIX, AZ$2,484$2,331-0%
163MYRTLE BEACH, SC$2,481$2,157-0%
164BATTLE CREEK/KALAMAZOO, MI$2,478$2,046-0%
165CHARLOTTE, NC$2,466$2,229-1%
166FARGO, ND$2,466$1,851-1%
167HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS, VA$2,457$2,310-1%
168PROVO, UT$2,457$2,097-1%
169FORT WORTH, TX$2,454$2,184-1%
170TALLAHASSEE, FL$2,454$1,878-1%
171CLEVELAND, OH$2,451$2,088-2%
172GRAND RAPIDS, MI$2,433$2,205-2%
173OCALA, FL$2,424$2,382-3%
174EASTERN PANHANDLE, WV$2,421$2,103-3%
175JACKSON, MS$2,418$1,974-3%
176CORPUS CHRISTI, TX$2,412$1,878-3%
177RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB, SD$2,409$2,037-3%
178LEMOORE NAS, CA$2,406$2,175-3%
179BANGOR, ME$2,403$1,932-3%
180FORT CAMPBELL, KY$2,400$1,878-4%
181CHEYENNE, WY$2,388$1,791-4%
182EASTERN SHORE, MD$2,382$2,166-4%
183ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND AFB, NM$2,379$2,241-4%
184DES MOINES, IA$2,379$1,863-4%
185RALEIGH, NC$2,373$2,142-5%
186DULUTH, MN$2,364$2,124-5%
187LOUISVILLE, KY$2,364$2,052-5%
188FORT KNOX, KY$2,352$1,764-6%
189KINGS BAY/BRUNSWICK, GA$2,352$2,145-6%
190BOISE, ID$2,346$2,001-6%
191MEMPHIS, TN$2,346$2,193-6%
192BLOOMINGTON, IN$2,343$1,923-6%
193NELLIS AFB/LAS VEGAS, NV$2,337$2,103-6%
194FORT DRUM/WATERTOWN, NY$2,331$1,749-6%
195FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS$2,331$1,884-6%
196JACKSONVILLE, FL$2,331$2,199-6%
197BISMARCK, ND$2,328$1,746-7%
198MOREHEAD/CHERRY PT MCAS, NC$2,328$1,896-7%
199OGDEN/HILL AFB, UT$2,325$2,145-7%
200WACO, TX$2,310$1,830-7%
201MARQUETTE, MI$2,295$1,863-8%
202JOHNSON CITY/KINGSPORT, TN$2,292$1,719-8%
203MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID$2,292$1,725-8%
204INDIANAPOLIS, IN$2,283$1,947-8%
205ROCK ISLAND, IL$2,283$1,980-8%
206FAYETTEVILLE, AR$2,280$1,839-8%
207KANSAS CITY, MO$2,277$2,031-9%
208AUBURN, AL$2,274$1,740-9%
209WICHITA FLS/SHEPPARD AFB, TX$2,271$1,704-9%
210PENSACOLA, FL$2,265$1,941-9%
211ROANOKE, VA$2,244$1,953-10%
212FORT HOOD, TX$2,238$1,746-10%
213LINCOLN, NE$2,238$1,857-10%
214FORT GORDON, AL$2,226$1,947-11%
215FORT HUACHUCA, AZ$2,226$1,818-11%
216BATON ROUGE, LA$2,223$1,944-11%
217GREENSBORO, NC$2,220$1,875-11%
218SHREVEPORT/BARKSDALE AFB, LA$2,208$1,887-11%
219COLUMBIA/FORT JACKSON, SC$2,202$1,932-12%
220TOLEDO, OH$2,193$2,064-12%
221FALLON NAS, NV$2,190$1,644-12%
222LEXINGTON, KY$2,190$1,938-12%
223EL PASO, TX$2,187$1,881-12%
224HUNTSVILLE, AL$2,187$1,860-12%
225FORT WAYNE, IN$2,184$1,989-12%
226DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, AZ$2,178$1,953-13%
227GREENVILLE, SC$2,172$1,959-13%
228MOBILE, AL$2,169$1,929-13%
229WHITEMAN AFB, MO$2,166$1,680-13%
230MALMSTROM SFB/GREAT FALLS, MT$2,160$1,656-13%
231SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC$2,160$1,620-13%
232SCOTT AFB, IL$2,157$1,638-13%
233GRAND FORKS, ND$2,151$1,791-14%
234FORT BRAGG/POPE, NC$2,142$1,860-14%
235COLUMBUS AFB, MS$2,136$1,602-14%
236FORT RUCKER, AL$2,136$1,611-14%
237MINOT AFB, ND$2,127$1,638-15%
238SAN ANTONIO, TX$2,121$1,920-15%
239ROBINS AFB, GA$2,118$1,824-15%
240GOODFELLOW AFB, TX$2,109$1,635-15%
241LEXINGTON, VA$2,097$1,632-16%
242BROWNSVILLE, TX$2,094$1,578-16%
243CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL$2,091$1,632-16%
244LANSING, MI$2,091$1,848-16%
245SIOUX FALLS, SD$2,085$1,653-16%
246TULSA, OK$2,067$1,704-17%
247CHINA LAKE, CA$2,058$1,611-17%
248FRANKFORT, KY$2,058$1,545-17%
249CAMP LEJEUNE, NC$2,049$1,662-18%
250WHITE SANDS MR/LAS CRUCES, NM$2,043$1,752-18%
251FORT BENNING, GA$2,037$1,773-18%
252WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH$2,037$1,695-18%
253WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA$2,034$1,776-18%
254SUMTER/SHAW AFB, SC$2,025$1,596-19%
255LAUGHLIN AFB/DEL RIO, TX$2,019$1,521-19%
256TOPEKA, KS$2,016$1,680-19%
257COLUMBIA/JEFFERSON CITY, MO$2,001$1,500-20%
258MORGANTOWN, WV$2,001$1,701-20%
259YUMA, AZ$1,998$1,731-20%
260PEORIA, IL$1,995$1,635-20%
261LAFAYETTE, LA$1,992$1,641-20%
262PADUCAH, KY$1,992$1,494-20%
263MOODY AFB, GA$1,980$1,608-20%
264LITTLE ROCK, AR$1,968$1,875-21%
265AKRON, OH$1,962$1,653-21%
266SPRINGFIELD, MO$1,962$1,488-21%
267SPRINGFIELD/DECATUR, IL$1,959$1,593-21%
268TERRE HAUTE, IN$1,959$1,566-21%
269FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO$1,956$1,533-21%
270BEAUMONT, TX$1,950$1,602-22%
271SAULT STE MARIE, MI$1,950$1,617-22%
272OKLAHOMA CITY, OK$1,944$1,692-22%
273LUBBOCK, TX$1,941$1,548-22%
274GULFPORT, MS$1,938$1,611-22%
275ST MARY AND TERREBONNE, LA$1,920$1,635-23%
276FORT POLK, LA$1,911$1,434-23%
277FORT RILEY, KS$1,911$1,434-23%
278SPARTA/FORT MCCOY, WI$1,905$1,488-23%
279HOLLOMAN AFB/ALAMOGORDO, NM$1,899$1,650-24%
280FORT CHAFFEE/FORT SMITH, AR$1,893$1,419-24%
281LAKE CHARLES, LA$1,893$1,419-24%
282MONTGOMERY, AL$1,887$1,704-24%
283ALEXANDRIA, LA$1,884$1,413-24%
284HUNTINGTON, WV$1,881$1,587-24%
285WICHITA/MCCONNELL AFB, KS$1,878$1,443-25%
286MERIDIAN, MS$1,854$1,392-26%
287CHARLESTON, WV$1,833$1,479-26%
288ERIE, PA$1,824$1,515-27%
289SAGINAW, MI$1,818$1,560-27%
290ALBANY, GA$1,815$1,410-27%
291CANNON AFB/CLOVIS, NM$1,806$1,416-27%
292HATTIESBURG, MS$1,782$1,428-28%
293ALTUS AFB, OK$1,767$1,326-29%
294VANCE AFB/ENID, OK$1,743$1,308-30%
295STEVENS POINT, WI$1,740$1,416-30%
296MONROE, LA$1,704$1,284-32%
297FORT SILL/LAWTON, OK$1,692$1,290-32%
298YOUNGSTOWN, OH$1,662$1,248-33%
299ANNISTON/FORT MCCLELLAN, AL$1,638$1,251-34%

299 housing areas that are named places, monthly, rate year 2026. The 39 county cost groups are left out here because they are rate bands spanning many states rather than duty stations. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip

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