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    E-8 BAH Rates — E-8 (Master Sergeant)

    2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates for E-8 (Master Sergeant) at every military duty station.

    Avg w/ Dependents

    $2,799

    Avg w/o Dependents

    $2,356

    Highest

    $6,333

    Westchester County, NY

    Lowest

    $1,638

    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL

    E-7 RatesAll RanksE-9 Rates
    LocationWith Dep.Without Dep.
    Westchester County, NY$6,333$4,749
    San Francisco, CA$5,529$5,196
    New York City, NY$5,418$5,100
    Maui County, HI$5,382$4,422
    Nantucket, MA$5,364$4,500
    Santa Clara County, CA$5,145$4,728
    Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,082$4,815
    Boston, MA$5,079$4,803
    Long Island, NY$4,992$4,500
    Martha'S Vineyard, MA$4,923$4,110
    Hanscom Afb, MA$4,698$4,251
    Florida Keys, FL$4,677$3,993
    Monterey, CA$4,599$3,549
    Camp Pendleton, CA$4,596$4,056
    Kauai County, HI$4,566$3,897
    San Diego, CA$4,488$4,065
    Staten Island, NY$4,473$3,834
    Los Angeles, CA$4,443$3,948
    Essex Co, MA$4,344$3,537
    Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,317$3,948
    West Point, NY$4,317$3,600
    Honolulu County, HI$4,302$3,720
    Oakland, CA$4,299$3,834
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$4,281$3,693
    Portsmouth, NH$4,278$3,399
    Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$4,272$3,657
    Trenton, NJ$4,269$3,570
    Perth Amboy, NJ$4,200$3,531
    Ventura, CA$4,161$3,636
    San Luis Obispo, CA$4,152$3,348
    Seattle, WA$4,143$3,291
    Portland, ME$4,098$3,321
    Burlington, VT$4,092$3,246
    Marin/Sonoma, CA$4,065$3,411
    Manchester/Concord, NH$4,065$3,252
    Newport, RI$3,972$2,979
    Washington, DC$3,957$3,261
    Fitchburg, MA$3,918$3,174
    Hawaii County, HI$3,915$3,648
    West Palm Beach, FL$3,885$3,465
    Providence, RI$3,876$3,255
    New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,813$3,201
    Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,747$3,399
    Chicago, IL$3,732$3,498
    Worcester, MA$3,669$3,018
    Riverside, CA$3,663$3,396
    Hartford, CT$3,657$2,991
    Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,639$3,057
    Boulder, CO$3,621$2,874
    Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,597$3,282
    Warrenton, VA$3,594$3,132
    Atlantic City, NJ$3,543$2,784
    Juneau, AK$3,531$2,724
    Vallejo/Travis Afb, CA$3,525$3,402
    Jb Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,525$2,952
    Everett, WA$3,489$2,850
    Brunswick, ME$3,477$2,607
    Willow Grove, PA$3,432$3,030
    San Bernardino, CA$3,408$3,312
    Sitka, AK$3,399$2,550
    Annapolis, MD$3,384$2,991
    Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,378$2,982
    Madison, WI$3,297$2,706
    Austin, TX$3,294$2,472
    Ann Arbor, MI$3,291$2,667
    Hampden County, MA$3,288$2,484
    Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,288$3,006
    New London, CT$3,249$2,682
    Anchorage, AK$3,240$2,430
    Edwards Afb/Palmdale, CA$3,237$2,763
    Stockton, CA$3,219$2,634
    Ketchikan, AK$3,213$2,682
    Fort Detrick, MD$3,207$2,763
    Eglin Afb, FL$3,189$2,457
    Denver, CO$3,168$2,889
    Beale Afb, CA$3,159$3,006
    Cape May, NJ$3,159$2,823
    Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,144$2,685
    Astoria, OR$3,114$2,337
    Kodiak Island, AK$3,096$2,514
    Baltimore, MD$3,093$2,673
    Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,078$2,745
    Tampa, FL$3,075$2,781
    Tacoma, WA$3,072$2,634
    Milwaukee, WI$3,072$2,631
    Outer Banks, NC$3,051$2,679
    Port Angeles, WA$3,027$2,526
    Sacramento, CA$3,021$2,925
    Whidbey Island, WA$3,018$2,265
    Fort Pierce, FL$3,015$2,724
    Philadelphia, PA$3,009$2,754
    Traverse City, MI$3,003$2,253
    Orlando, FL$2,991$2,724
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,991$2,538
    Bremerton, WA$2,967$2,442
    Bridgeport, CA$2,964$2,226
    Charlottesville, VA$2,964$2,445
    Portland, OR$2,961$2,460
    Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$2,955$2,499
    Oxford, MD$2,943$2,523
    Dover Afb/Rehoboth, DE$2,916$2,325
    Patrick Sfb, FL$2,916$2,583
    Fresno, CA$2,910$2,520
    Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,877$2,595
    Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,874$2,472
    Rome/Griffiss Afb, NY$2,844$2,238
    Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,844$2,490
    Knoxville, TN$2,844$2,283
    Dallas, TX$2,838$2,541
    Coastal Maine, ME$2,826$2,298
    Corvallis, OR$2,826$2,457
    Fairbanks, AK$2,814$2,166
    Asheville, NC$2,772$2,292
    Spokane, WA$2,772$2,262
    Reno/Carson City, NV$2,766$2,454
    Nashville, TN$2,754$2,355
    Twenty Nine Palms Mcb, CA$2,751$2,097
    Fort Collins, CO$2,739$2,325
    Atlanta, GA$2,739$2,457
    St. Louis, MO$2,733$2,487
    Detroit, MI$2,730$2,412
    Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,727$2,418
    Savannah, GA$2,718$2,466
    Buffalo, NY$2,718$2,289
    Humboldt County, CA$2,715$2,037
    Helena, MT$2,715$2,037
    Patuxent River, MD$2,712$2,442
    Syracuse, NY$2,709$2,121
    Rochester, NY$2,697$2,280
    Eugene, OR$2,694$2,250
    Charleston, SC$2,694$2,439
    Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,673$2,091
    Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,661$2,463
    Houston, TX$2,655$2,265
    Salt Lake City, UT$2,649$2,181
    Panama City, FL$2,643$2,223
    Elizabeth City, NC$2,637$2,526
    Pittsburgh, PA$2,637$2,352
    Salem, OR$2,634$2,088
    Yakima, WA$2,625$2,019
    College Station, TX$2,616$1,962
    Gainesville, FL$2,613$2,109
    Volusia County, FL$2,598$2,334
    Wilmington, NC$2,595$2,136
    Cincinnati, OH$2,583$2,337
    Coos Bay, OR$2,583$1,938
    Birmingham, AL$2,559$2,463
    Fort Stewart, GA$2,556$2,340
    Colorado Springs, CO$2,553$2,379
    Omaha/Offutt Afb, NE$2,547$2,148
    Dahlonega, GA$2,544$2,274
    El Centro, CA$2,541$2,025
    Grand Haven, MI$2,535$2,247
    Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,514$2,142
    New Orleans, LA$2,508$2,004
    State College, PA$2,508$1,893
    Columbus, OH$2,496$1,953
    Chattanooga, TN$2,490$2,073
    Phoenix, AZ$2,484$2,331
    Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,484$2,178
    Myrtle Beach, SC$2,481$2,157
    Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,478$2,046
    Charlotte, NC$2,466$2,229
    Fargo, ND$2,466$1,851
    Provo, UT$2,457$2,097
    Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,457$2,310
    Tallahassee, FL$2,454$1,878
    Fort Worth, TX$2,454$2,184
    Cleveland, OH$2,451$2,088
    Grand Rapids, MI$2,433$2,205
    Ocala, FL$2,424$2,382
    Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,421$2,103
    Jackson, MS$2,418$1,974
    Corpus Christi, TX$2,412$1,878
    Rapid City/Ellsworth Afb, SD$2,409$2,037
    Lemoore Nas, CA$2,406$2,175
    Bangor, ME$2,403$1,932
    Fort Campbell, KY$2,400$1,878
    Cheyenne, WY$2,388$1,791
    Eastern Shore, MD$2,382$2,166
    Des Moines, IA$2,379$1,863
    Albuquerque/Kirtland Afb, NM$2,379$2,241
    Raleigh, NC$2,373$2,142
    Louisville, KY$2,364$2,052
    Duluth, MN$2,364$2,124
    Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,352$2,145
    Fort Knox, KY$2,352$1,764
    Boise, ID$2,346$2,001
    Memphis, TN$2,346$2,193
    Bloomington, IN$2,343$1,923
    Nellis Afb/Las Vegas, NV$2,337$2,103
    Jacksonville, FL$2,331$2,199
    Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,331$1,884
    Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,331$1,749
    Morehead/Cherry Pt Mcas, NC$2,328$1,896
    Bismarck, ND$2,328$1,746
    Ogden/Hill Afb, UT$2,325$2,145
    Waco, TX$2,310$1,830
    Marquette, MI$2,295$1,863
    Mountain Home Afb, ID$2,292$1,725
    Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,292$1,719
    Rock Island, IL$2,283$1,980
    Indianapolis, IN$2,283$1,947
    Fayetteville, AR$2,280$1,839
    Kansas City, MO$2,277$2,031
    Auburn, AL$2,274$1,740
    Wichita Fls/Sheppard Afb, TX$2,271$1,704
    Pensacola, FL$2,265$1,941
    Abilene/Dyess Afb, TX$2,247$1,692
    Roanoke, VA$2,244$1,953
    Lincoln, NE$2,238$1,857
    Fort Hood, TX$2,238$1,746
    Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,226$1,818
    Fort Gordon, AL$2,226$1,947
    Baton Rouge, LA$2,223$1,944
    Greensboro, NC$2,220$1,875
    Shreveport/Barksdale Afb, LA$2,208$1,887
    Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,202$1,932
    Toledo, OH$2,193$2,064
    Lexington, KY$2,190$1,938
    Fallon Nas, NV$2,190$1,644
    Huntsville, AL$2,187$1,860
    El Paso, TX$2,187$1,881
    Fort Wayne, IN$2,184$1,989
    Davis-Monthan Afb, AZ$2,178$1,953
    Greenville, SC$2,172$1,959
    Mobile, AL$2,169$1,929
    Whiteman Afb, MO$2,166$1,680
    Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$2,160$1,656
    Seymour Johnson Afb, NC$2,160$1,620
    Scott Afb, IL$2,157$1,638
    Grand Forks, ND$2,151$1,791
    Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,142$1,860
    Fort Rucker, AL$2,136$1,611
    Columbus Afb, MS$2,136$1,602
    Minot Afb, ND$2,127$1,638
    San Antonio, TX$2,121$1,920
    Robins Afb, GA$2,118$1,824
    Goodfellow Afb, TX$2,109$1,635
    Lexington, VA$2,097$1,632
    Brownsville, TX$2,094$1,578
    Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,091$1,632
    Lansing, MI$2,091$1,848
    Sioux Falls, SD$2,085$1,653
    Tulsa, OK$2,067$1,704
    China Lake, CA$2,058$1,611
    Frankfort, KY$2,058$1,545
    Camp Lejeune, NC$2,049$1,662
    White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$2,043$1,752
    Fort Benning, GA$2,037$1,773
    Wright-Patterson Afb, OH$2,037$1,695
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$2,034$1,776
    Sumter/Shaw Afb, SC$2,025$1,596
    Laughlin Afb/Del Rio, TX$2,019$1,521
    Topeka, KS$2,016$1,680
    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$2,001$1,500
    Morgantown, WV$2,001$1,701
    Yuma, AZ$1,998$1,731
    Peoria, IL$1,995$1,635
    Paducah, KY$1,992$1,494
    Lafayette, LA$1,992$1,641
    Moody Afb, GA$1,980$1,608
    Little Rock, AR$1,968$1,875
    Springfield, MO$1,962$1,488
    Akron, OH$1,962$1,653
    Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,959$1,593
    Terre Haute, IN$1,959$1,566
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,956$1,533
    Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,950$1,617
    Beaumont, TX$1,950$1,602
    Oklahoma City, OK$1,944$1,692
    Lubbock, TX$1,941$1,548
    Gulfport, MS$1,938$1,611
    St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,920$1,635
    Fort Riley, KS$1,911$1,434
    Fort Polk, LA$1,911$1,434
    Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,905$1,488
    Holloman Afb/Alamogordo, NM$1,899$1,650
    Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,893$1,419
    Lake Charles, LA$1,893$1,419
    Montgomery, AL$1,887$1,704
    Alexandria, LA$1,884$1,413
    Huntington, WV$1,881$1,587
    Wichita/Mcconnell Afb, KS$1,878$1,443
    Meridian, MS$1,854$1,392
    Charleston, WV$1,833$1,479
    Erie, PA$1,824$1,515
    Saginaw, MI$1,818$1,560
    Albany, GA$1,815$1,410
    Cannon Afb/Clovis, NM$1,806$1,416
    Hattiesburg, MS$1,782$1,428
    Altus Afb, OK$1,767$1,326
    Vance Afb/Enid, OK$1,743$1,308
    Stevens Point, WI$1,740$1,416
    Monroe, LA$1,704$1,284
    Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,692$1,290
    Youngstown, OH$1,662$1,248
    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,638$1,251

    About E-8 BAH Rates

    The 2026 BAH rate for E-8 (Master Sergeant) varies from $1,638/mo in Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL to $6,333/mo in Westchester County, NY (with dependents).

    The national average BAH for E-8 is $2,799/mo with dependents and $2,356/mo without dependents. Use our BAH calculator to find your exact rate based on duty station.

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