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    E-6 BAH Rates — E-6 (Staff Sergeant)

    2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates for E-6 (Staff Sergeant) at every military duty station.

    Avg w/ Dependents

    $2,611

    Avg w/o Dependents

    $2,036

    Highest

    $5,454

    San Francisco, CA

    Lowest

    $1,335

    Youngstown, OH

    E-5 RatesAll RanksE-7 Rates
    LocationWith Dep.Without Dep.
    San Francisco, CA$5,454$4,443
    Westchester County, NY$5,367$4,026
    Nantucket, MA$5,127$4,101
    New York City, NY$5,097$5,070
    Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,052$3,861
    Santa Clara County, CA$4,977$4,086
    Boston, MA$4,812$3,948
    Long Island, NY$4,773$3,852
    Maui County, HI$4,770$3,579
    Martha'S Vineyard, MA$4,593$3,444
    Hanscom Afb, MA$4,479$3,801
    San Diego, CA$4,404$3,387
    Camp Pendleton, CA$4,398$3,324
    Kauai County, HI$4,266$3,399
    Staten Island, NY$4,215$3,378
    Los Angeles, CA$4,188$3,291
    West Point, NY$4,119$3,090
    Oakland, CA$4,113$3,213
    Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$4,080$3,180
    Perth Amboy, NJ$4,071$3,285
    Florida Keys, FL$4,056$3,672
    Ventura, CA$4,008$3,228
    Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$3,999$3,492
    Trenton, NJ$3,972$2,982
    San Luis Obispo, CA$3,948$2,961
    Honolulu County, HI$3,912$3,036
    Seattle, WA$3,906$2,931
    Monterey, CA$3,867$3,054
    Hawaii County, HI$3,837$3,312
    Marin/Sonoma, CA$3,819$3,201
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$3,792$3,273
    Washington, DC$3,759$3,057
    Essex Co, MA$3,744$3,102
    Burlington, VT$3,741$2,805
    New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,723$2,847
    Chicago, IL$3,702$2,937
    Portsmouth, NH$3,690$2,901
    Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,642$2,994
    West Palm Beach, FL$3,606$2,976
    Portland, ME$3,576$2,934
    Riverside, CA$3,549$2,865
    Manchester/Concord, NH$3,525$2,823
    Vallejo/Travis Afb, CA$3,498$2,838
    Fitchburg, MA$3,468$2,952
    Providence, RI$3,456$2,907
    Newport, RI$3,447$2,586
    Jb Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,444$2,610
    Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,414$2,562
    Willow Grove, PA$3,399$2,550
    Worcester, MA$3,390$2,664
    San Bernardino, CA$3,381$2,667
    Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,378$3,135
    Warrenton, VA$3,378$2,688
    Juneau, AK$3,372$2,529
    Boulder, CO$3,342$2,508
    Hartford, CT$3,330$2,499
    Atlantic City, NJ$3,291$2,469
    Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,276$2,592
    Everett, WA$3,243$2,433
    Sitka, AK$3,228$2,421
    Annapolis, MD$3,228$2,601
    Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,174$2,523
    Edwards Afb/Palmdale, CA$3,156$2,367
    Beale Afb, CA$3,132$2,523
    Ann Arbor, MI$3,078$2,310
    New London, CT$3,072$2,304
    Cape May, NJ$3,072$2,313
    Denver, CO$3,063$2,301
    Fort Detrick, MD$3,063$2,295
    Tampa, FL$3,042$2,346
    Sacramento, CA$2,979$2,325
    Philadelphia, PA$2,979$2,232
    Orlando, FL$2,961$2,268
    Outer Banks, NC$2,946$2,325
    Stockton, CA$2,934$2,340
    Fort Myers Beach, FL$2,919$2,421
    Tacoma, WA$2,919$2,199
    Baltimore, MD$2,904$2,226
    Anchorage, AK$2,892$2,169
    Madison, WI$2,889$2,166
    Ketchikan, AK$2,886$2,163
    Kodiak Island, AK$2,883$2,160
    Patrick Sfb, FL$2,883$2,163
    Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$2,862$2,166
    Port Angeles, WA$2,859$2,145
    Hampden County, MA$2,850$2,154
    Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,841$2,151
    Fort Pierce, FL$2,829$2,322
    Fresno, CA$2,826$2,121
    Oxford, MD$2,814$2,112
    Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,811$2,235
    Dallas, TX$2,808$2,103
    Bridgeport, CA$2,805$2,103
    Traverse City, MI$2,802$2,103
    Austin, TX$2,802$2,103
    Astoria, OR$2,796$2,097
    Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,781$2,082
    Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$2,760$2,067
    Portland, OR$2,751$2,064
    Whidbey Island, WA$2,745$2,058
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,742$2,076
    Rome/Griffiss Afb, NY$2,739$2,055
    Bremerton, WA$2,730$2,169
    Corvallis, OR$2,715$2,034
    Charlottesville, VA$2,715$2,151
    Atlanta, GA$2,709$2,139
    Milwaukee, WI$2,700$2,148
    Coastal Maine, ME$2,697$2,022
    Reno/Carson City, NV$2,679$2,007
    Nashville, TN$2,673$2,004
    St. Louis, MO$2,655$2,112
    Savannah, GA$2,652$2,073
    Knoxville, TN$2,649$1,986
    Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,628$1,971
    Charleston, SC$2,616$2,064
    Pittsburgh, PA$2,604$1,953
    Detroit, MI$2,583$1,935
    Asheville, NC$2,571$1,926
    Elizabeth City, NC$2,562$2,118
    Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,559$2,043
    Brunswick, ME$2,556$2,040
    Buffalo, NY$2,553$1,914
    Spokane, WA$2,553$1,914
    Twenty Nine Palms Mcb, CA$2,550$1,914
    Patuxent River, MD$2,547$2,139
    Helena, MT$2,535$1,902
    Birmingham, AL$2,532$2,031
    Fort Collins, CO$2,532$1,896
    Eglin Afb, FL$2,526$2,250
    Cincinnati, OH$2,526$1,893
    Rochester, NY$2,517$1,887
    Houston, TX$2,517$1,887
    Dahlonega, GA$2,514$2,052
    Wilmington, NC$2,502$1,878
    Volusia County, FL$2,496$1,956
    Dover Afb/Rehoboth, DE$2,493$2,052
    Grand Haven, MI$2,481$1,860
    Eugene, OR$2,481$1,914
    Phoenix, AZ$2,457$1,857
    Fairbanks, AK$2,454$1,887
    Panama City, FL$2,442$1,959
    Fort Stewart, GA$2,439$2,049
    Charlotte, NC$2,436$1,848
    Colorado Springs, CO$2,433$1,980
    Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,430$1,824
    Fort Worth, TX$2,424$1,815
    Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,421$1,905
    Cleveland, OH$2,418$1,815
    Grand Rapids, MI$2,403$1,800
    Salem, OR$2,397$1,797
    Chattanooga, TN$2,397$1,797
    Ocala, FL$2,391$2,055
    Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,391$1,878
    College Station, TX$2,391$1,794
    Syracuse, NY$2,385$1,788
    Yakima, WA$2,382$1,788
    Omaha/Offutt Afb, NE$2,376$1,779
    Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,376$1,779
    New Orleans, LA$2,373$1,779
    Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,370$1,779
    Myrtle Beach, SC$2,361$1,881
    Salt Lake City, UT$2,358$1,773
    Gainesville, FL$2,355$1,932
    Fargo, ND$2,337$1,752
    Duluth, MN$2,334$1,782
    Albuquerque/Kirtland Afb, NM$2,328$1,794
    Humboldt County, CA$2,322$1,743
    Raleigh, NC$2,319$1,812
    Memphis, TN$2,319$1,839
    Eastern Shore, MD$2,313$1,866
    Lemoore Nas, CA$2,277$1,764
    Boise, ID$2,277$1,761
    Louisville, KY$2,274$1,704
    State College, PA$2,274$1,707
    Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,253$1,752
    Jacksonville, FL$2,241$1,920
    Rock Island, IL$2,238$1,680
    Columbus, OH$2,238$1,692
    Pensacola, FL$2,235$1,722
    Ogden/Hill Afb, UT$2,229$1,761
    Provo, UT$2,229$1,806
    Corpus Christi, TX$2,217$1,662
    Cheyenne, WY$2,217$1,662
    Coos Bay, OR$2,214$1,662
    Abilene/Dyess Afb, TX$2,214$1,662
    Rapid City/Ellsworth Afb, SD$2,211$1,656
    Des Moines, IA$2,208$1,656
    Indianapolis, IN$2,208$1,656
    Nellis Afb/Las Vegas, NV$2,208$1,818
    Bismarck, ND$2,202$1,653
    Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,193$1,644
    Baton Rouge, LA$2,193$1,653
    Mountain Home Afb, ID$2,187$1,641
    Kansas City, MO$2,175$1,713
    Toledo, OH$2,166$1,620
    Jackson, MS$2,163$1,722
    Fort Gordon, AL$2,157$1,731
    Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,157$1,905
    El Centro, CA$2,151$1,824
    Lexington, KY$2,151$1,611
    El Paso, TX$2,148$1,611
    Fort Knox, KY$2,136$1,602
    Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,133$1,662
    Fort Wayne, IN$2,130$1,626
    Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,124$1,593
    Davis-Monthan Afb, AZ$2,121$1,587
    Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,121$1,746
    Lincoln, NE$2,112$1,581
    Wichita Fls/Sheppard Afb, TX$2,112$1,584
    Greensboro, NC$2,109$1,581
    Fort Campbell, KY$2,100$1,671
    Waco, TX$2,097$1,572
    San Antonio, TX$2,094$1,596
    Greenville, SC$2,082$1,656
    Huntsville, AL$2,079$1,557
    Roanoke, VA$2,079$1,584
    Mobile, AL$2,073$1,587
    Tallahassee, FL$2,061$1,734
    Bangor, ME$2,052$1,575
    Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,049$1,638
    Morehead/Cherry Pt Mcas, NC$2,046$1,758
    Fayetteville, AR$2,040$1,545
    Shreveport/Barksdale Afb, LA$2,028$1,566
    Sioux Falls, SD$2,025$1,518
    Marquette, MI$2,010$1,503
    Grand Forks, ND$2,004$1,500
    Scott Afb, IL$1,998$1,530
    Columbus Afb, MS$1,998$1,500
    Lexington, VA$1,995$1,497
    Lansing, MI$1,983$1,485
    Champaign/Urbana, IL$1,980$1,485
    Minot Afb, ND$1,980$1,485
    Fort Benning, GA$1,977$1,557
    Bloomington, IN$1,956$1,617
    Seymour Johnson Afb, NC$1,950$1,479
    Sumter/Shaw Afb, SC$1,947$1,461
    Camp Lejeune, NC$1,944$1,569
    Tulsa, OK$1,944$1,455
    Little Rock, AR$1,941$1,671
    Whiteman Afb, MO$1,929$1,446
    White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$1,929$1,443
    Akron, OH$1,926$1,494
    Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,920$1,437
    Fort Hood, TX$1,920$1,626
    Moody Afb, GA$1,917$1,479
    Beaumont, TX$1,917$1,458
    Morgantown, WV$1,917$1,437
    Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$1,893$1,476
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$1,887$1,614
    Robins Afb, GA$1,878$1,590
    Paducah, KY$1,875$1,407
    Topeka, KS$1,869$1,398
    Holloman Afb/Alamogordo, NM$1,869$1,401
    Peoria, IL$1,860$1,437
    Brownsville, TX$1,860$1,392
    Springfield, MO$1,857$1,392
    Oklahoma City, OK$1,854$1,443
    Wright-Patterson Afb, OH$1,851$1,422
    Yuma, AZ$1,845$1,413
    Lafayette, LA$1,845$1,380
    Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,845$1,383
    Goodfellow Afb, TX$1,836$1,374
    Auburn, AL$1,833$1,527
    Fort Polk, LA$1,833$1,374
    Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,824$1,365
    Terre Haute, IN$1,824$1,365
    Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$1,821$1,470
    Frankfort, KY$1,815$1,362
    Lubbock, TX$1,812$1,356
    Fallon Nas, NV$1,788$1,557
    Fort Riley, KS$1,782$1,338
    Huntington, WV$1,779$1,332
    China Lake, CA$1,767$1,485
    Charleston, WV$1,764$1,323
    Montgomery, AL$1,758$1,527
    Saginaw, MI$1,749$1,311
    Fort Rucker, AL$1,743$1,317
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,722$1,296
    Stevens Point, WI$1,707$1,281
    Laughlin Afb/Del Rio, TX$1,704$1,275
    Wichita/Mcconnell Afb, KS$1,689$1,266
    Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,680$1,260
    Erie, PA$1,680$1,437
    Alexandria, LA$1,677$1,257
    St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,650$1,437
    Monroe, LA$1,629$1,221
    Lake Charles, LA$1,626$1,218
    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$1,623$1,215
    Gulfport, MS$1,620$1,416
    Cannon Afb/Clovis, NM$1,593$1,194
    Altus Afb, OK$1,563$1,170
    Meridian, MS$1,545$1,155
    Albany, GA$1,539$1,284
    Hattiesburg, MS$1,524$1,239
    Vance Afb/Enid, OK$1,512$1,131
    Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,494$1,170
    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,491$1,164
    Youngstown, OH$1,335$1,077

    About E-6 BAH Rates

    The 2026 BAH rate for E-6 (Staff Sergeant) varies from $1,335/mo in Youngstown, OH to $5,454/mo in San Francisco, CA (with dependents).

    The national average BAH for E-6 is $2,611/mo with dependents and $2,036/mo without dependents. Use our BAH calculator to find your exact rate based on duty station.

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