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    E-1 BAH Rates — E-1 (Private/Seaman Recruit)

    2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates for E-1 (Private/Seaman Recruit) at every military duty station.

    Avg w/ Dependents

    $2,129

    Avg w/o Dependents

    $1,681

    Highest

    $5,067

    New York City, NY

    Lowest

    $1,134

    Youngstown, OH

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    LocationWith Dep.Without Dep.
    New York City, NY$5,067$4,833
    San Francisco, CA$4,764$3,573
    Santa Clara County, CA$4,356$3,318
    Boston, MA$4,344$3,258
    Northern New Jersey, NJ$4,275$3,207
    Nantucket, MA$4,218$3,231
    Westchester County, NY$4,182$3,138
    Long Island, NY$4,122$3,189
    Hanscom Afb, MA$3,984$3,012
    Maui County, HI$3,819$2,865
    Florida Keys, FL$3,813$3,084
    Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$3,696$2,949
    San Diego, CA$3,666$2,763
    Martha'S Vineyard, MA$3,663$2,748
    Camp Pendleton, CA$3,627$2,739
    Kauai County, HI$3,588$2,757
    Los Angeles, CA$3,570$2,679
    Staten Island, NY$3,549$2,883
    Oakland, CA$3,471$2,667
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$3,459$2,661
    Hawaii County, HI$3,447$2,586
    Ventura, CA$3,378$2,652
    Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$3,357$2,523
    Perth Amboy, NJ$3,339$2,592
    Honolulu County, HI$3,333$2,598
    Essex Co, MA$3,282$2,589
    West Point, NY$3,258$2,514
    Marin/Sonoma, CA$3,252$2,529
    Monterey, CA$3,249$2,493
    Trenton, NJ$3,210$2,409
    Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,192$2,472
    West Palm Beach, FL$3,189$2,409
    Chicago, IL$3,174$2,415
    Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,156$2,397
    Portsmouth, NH$3,099$2,367
    Riverside, CA$3,096$2,364
    Washington, DC$3,096$2,409
    Vallejo/Travis Afb, CA$3,090$2,412
    Portland, ME$3,087$2,316
    Providence, RI$3,045$2,283
    San Luis Obispo, CA$3,027$2,358
    Fitchburg, MA$3,024$2,415
    Manchester/Concord, NH$2,994$2,250
    Seattle, WA$2,976$2,271
    San Bernardino, CA$2,958$2,220
    New Haven/Fairfield, CT$2,955$2,361
    Warrenton, VA$2,868$2,253
    Burlington, VT$2,847$2,166
    Worcester, MA$2,787$2,286
    Annapolis, MD$2,757$2,280
    Fort G. G. Meade, MD$2,739$2,178
    Beale Afb, CA$2,733$2,133
    Willow Grove, PA$2,730$2,049
    Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$2,730$2,109
    Jb Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$2,715$2,085
    Newport, RI$2,685$2,073
    Hartford, CT$2,652$2,055
    Ketchikan, AK$2,646$1,986
    Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$2,637$1,977
    Sacramento, CA$2,598$2,016
    Juneau, AK$2,580$1,935
    Everett, WA$2,568$2,085
    Boulder, CO$2,565$1,995
    Atlantic City, NJ$2,559$2,004
    Denver, CO$2,556$1,938
    Fort Myers Beach, FL$2,553$2,094
    Cape May, NJ$2,523$1,968
    Tampa, FL$2,520$1,932
    Fort Pierce, FL$2,499$2,004
    Edwards Afb/Palmdale, CA$2,475$1,887
    Fort Detrick, MD$2,466$2,016
    Outer Banks, NC$2,460$1,845
    Orlando, FL$2,454$1,842
    Philadelphia, PA$2,448$1,893
    Stockton, CA$2,445$1,926
    Kodiak Island, AK$2,436$1,827
    New London, CT$2,412$1,989
    Baltimore, MD$2,409$1,857
    Madison, WI$2,394$1,797
    Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$2,388$1,974
    Tacoma, WA$2,370$2,034
    Milwaukee, WI$2,367$1,776
    Sitka, AK$2,355$1,767
    Eglin Afb, FL$2,340$2,007
    Patrick Sfb, FL$2,325$1,845
    Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,319$1,875
    Elizabeth City, NC$2,304$1,770
    Ann Arbor, MI$2,292$1,719
    Anchorage, AK$2,277$1,707
    Oxford, MD$2,271$1,704
    Hampden County, MA$2,268$1,752
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,268$1,875
    Patuxent River, MD$2,268$1,890
    St. Louis, MO$2,268$1,701
    Bremerton, WA$2,265$1,974
    Atlanta, GA$2,259$1,752
    Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,259$1,749
    Charlottesville, VA$2,259$1,845
    Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,250$1,689
    Savannah, GA$2,235$1,821
    Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,229$1,707
    Birmingham, AL$2,223$1,668
    Charleston, SC$2,220$1,755
    Dallas, TX$2,220$1,665
    Ocala, FL$2,205$1,785
    Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$2,202$1,653
    Portland, OR$2,193$1,821
    Fresno, CA$2,175$1,740
    Fort Stewart, GA$2,175$1,791
    Reno/Carson City, NV$2,169$1,698
    Colorado Springs, CO$2,160$1,689
    Dover Afb/Rehoboth, DE$2,160$1,782
    Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,157$1,728
    Port Angeles, WA$2,145$1,671
    Corvallis, OR$2,139$1,605
    Dahlonega, GA$2,130$1,746
    Brunswick, ME$2,124$1,632
    Volusia County, FL$2,112$1,647
    Nashville, TN$2,112$1,722
    Fairbanks, AK$2,106$1,581
    Bridgeport, CA$2,082$1,683
    Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,082$1,599
    Pittsburgh, PA$2,067$1,551
    Phoenix, AZ$2,061$1,587
    Fort Collins, CO$2,061$1,764
    Panama City, FL$2,058$1,713
    Knoxville, TN$2,058$1,599
    Buffalo, NY$2,055$1,623
    Coastal Maine, ME$2,052$1,539
    Asheville, NC$2,052$1,575
    Jacksonville, FL$2,046$1,623
    Eugene, OR$2,046$1,701
    Austin, TX$2,046$1,536
    Traverse City, MI$2,037$1,716
    Detroit, MI$2,034$1,527
    Cincinnati, OH$2,031$1,524
    Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,016$1,656
    Whidbey Island, WA$2,013$1,839
    Grand Haven, MI$2,004$1,596
    Charlotte, NC$2,004$1,518
    Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$1,995$1,602
    Albuquerque/Kirtland Afb, NM$1,992$1,557
    Memphis, TN$1,992$1,530
    Eastern Shore, MD$1,989$1,602
    Myrtle Beach, SC$1,989$1,647
    Gainesville, FL$1,986$1,572
    Houston, TX$1,974$1,524
    Grand Rapids, MI$1,950$1,464
    Raleigh, NC$1,947$1,515
    Spokane, WA$1,947$1,611
    Lemoore Nas, CA$1,944$1,581
    Salt Lake City, UT$1,944$1,536
    Nellis Afb/Las Vegas, NV$1,941$1,629
    Rochester, NY$1,941$1,455
    Fort Worth, TX$1,938$1,494
    Wilmington, NC$1,932$1,491
    Ogden/Hill Afb, UT$1,932$1,545
    Rome/Griffiss Afb, NY$1,929$1,446
    Provo, UT$1,929$1,593
    Duluth, MN$1,917$1,455
    Astoria, OR$1,914$1,623
    El Centro, CA$1,905$1,500
    Carlisle Barracks, PA$1,902$1,431
    Eastern Panhandle, WV$1,899$1,587
    Twenty Nine Palms Mcb, CA$1,896$1,755
    Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$1,890$1,557
    Omaha/Offutt Afb, NE$1,887$1,425
    Syracuse, NY$1,872$1,452
    Salem, OR$1,872$1,455
    Chattanooga, TN$1,863$1,446
    Kansas City, MO$1,845$1,419
    Boise, ID$1,842$1,575
    Jackson, MS$1,818$1,422
    Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$1,812$1,479
    Fort Gordon, AL$1,809$1,506
    Louisville, KY$1,809$1,377
    Morehead/Cherry Pt Mcas, NC$1,806$1,683
    Rapid City/Ellsworth Afb, SD$1,800$1,440
    Pensacola, FL$1,794$1,521
    Cleveland, OH$1,791$1,344
    Greenville, SC$1,785$1,386
    Fort Wayne, IN$1,782$1,338
    Columbus, OH$1,782$1,422
    Tallahassee, FL$1,779$1,443
    New Orleans, LA$1,779$1,473
    Humboldt County, CA$1,764$1,395
    Baton Rouge, LA$1,761$1,410
    Little Rock, AR$1,758$1,341
    Toledo, OH$1,758$1,320
    Bloomington, IN$1,755$1,317
    Helena, MT$1,752$1,515
    Indianapolis, IN$1,749$1,395
    Fort Campbell, KY$1,743$1,470
    Roanoke, VA$1,743$1,308
    Fort Leavenworth, KS$1,740$1,410
    Mobile, AL$1,731$1,302
    Yakima, WA$1,731$1,329
    Bangor, ME$1,728$1,296
    San Antonio, TX$1,728$1,359
    Rock Island, IL$1,722$1,389
    Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$1,722$1,341
    Lexington, KY$1,713$1,284
    Shreveport/Barksdale Afb, LA$1,701$1,281
    Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$1,698$1,275
    Davis-Monthan Afb, AZ$1,695$1,272
    Robins Afb, GA$1,692$1,341
    Greensboro, NC$1,680$1,260
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$1,677$1,272
    Huntsville, AL$1,668$1,284
    El Paso, TX$1,665$1,302
    Fayetteville, AR$1,662$1,263
    College Station, TX$1,662$1,356
    Fort Hood, TX$1,662$1,374
    State College, PA$1,656$1,329
    Corpus Christi, TX$1,644$1,278
    Lincoln, NE$1,641$1,326
    Fort Benning, GA$1,635$1,362
    Coos Bay, OR$1,635$1,341
    Marquette, MI$1,626$1,221
    Auburn, AL$1,617$1,407
    Waco, TX$1,617$1,404
    Lansing, MI$1,611$1,224
    Montgomery, AL$1,605$1,269
    Des Moines, IA$1,593$1,284
    Camp Lejeune, NC$1,578$1,323
    Fallon Nas, NV$1,578$1,287
    Fort Knox, KY$1,575$1,350
    Fort Huachuca, AZ$1,569$1,245
    Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$1,569$1,356
    Mountain Home Afb, ID$1,563$1,521
    Yuma, AZ$1,551$1,239
    Oklahoma City, OK$1,542$1,248
    Tulsa, OK$1,542$1,236
    Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$1,539$1,266
    Cheyenne, WY$1,539$1,161
    Scott Afb, IL$1,536$1,233
    Akron, OH$1,536$1,197
    Wright-Patterson Afb, OH$1,533$1,224
    St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,527$1,233
    China Lake, CA$1,524$1,344
    Fargo, ND$1,521$1,206
    Grand Forks, ND$1,518$1,233
    Gulfport, MS$1,509$1,305
    Peoria, IL$1,506$1,131
    Moody Afb, GA$1,503$1,320
    Topeka, KS$1,503$1,185
    White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$1,503$1,155
    Seymour Johnson Afb, NC$1,500$1,365
    Bismarck, ND$1,500$1,125
    Beaumont, TX$1,488$1,251
    Champaign/Urbana, IL$1,467$1,230
    Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$1,467$1,125
    Abilene/Dyess Afb, TX$1,458$1,170
    Goodfellow Afb, TX$1,455$1,092
    Erie, PA$1,452$1,143
    Lafayette, LA$1,449$1,140
    Whiteman Afb, MO$1,449$1,110
    Fort Rucker, AL$1,440$1,167
    Sumter/Shaw Afb, SC$1,440$1,149
    Morgantown, WV$1,440$1,083
    Lexington, VA$1,437$1,188
    Minot Afb, ND$1,428$1,206
    Sioux Falls, SD$1,428$1,107
    Holloman Afb/Alamogordo, NM$1,419$1,131
    Lubbock, TX$1,416$1,146
    Brownsville, TX$1,413$1,125
    Huntington, WV$1,404$1,053
    Terre Haute, IN$1,401$1,119
    Wichita Fls/Sheppard Afb, TX$1,392$1,044
    Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,386$1,041
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,386$1,287
    Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,380$1,173
    Laughlin Afb/Del Rio, TX$1,371$1,110
    Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,356$1,119
    Saginaw, MI$1,329$1,080
    Albany, GA$1,326$1,197
    Wichita/Mcconnell Afb, KS$1,320$1,137
    Hattiesburg, MS$1,317$1,143
    Charleston, WV$1,308$1,056
    Columbus Afb, MS$1,302$1,098
    Paducah, KY$1,293$1,029
    Springfield, MO$1,293$1,146
    Frankfort, KY$1,287$1,011
    Lake Charles, LA$1,287$1,188
    Stevens Point, WI$1,287$1,038
    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$1,284$1,134
    Fort Riley, KS$1,272$1,050
    Cannon Afb/Clovis, NM$1,260$1,050
    Alexandria, LA$1,254$1,089
    Fort Polk, LA$1,206$1,026
    Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,203$969
    Meridian, MS$1,194$1,032
    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,176$1,065
    Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,173$879
    Altus Afb, OK$1,173$948
    Vance Afb/Enid, OK$1,155$1,008
    Monroe, LA$1,143$921
    Youngstown, OH$1,134$933

    About E-1 BAH Rates

    The 2026 BAH rate for E-1 (Private/Seaman Recruit) varies from $1,134/mo in Youngstown, OH to $5,067/mo in New York City, NY (with dependents).

    The national average BAH for E-1 is $2,129/mo with dependents and $1,681/mo without dependents. Use our BAH calculator to find your exact rate based on duty station.

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