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    E-9 BAH Rates — E-9 (Sergeant Major)

    2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates for E-9 (Sergeant Major) at every military duty station.

    Avg w/ Dependents

    $2,946

    Avg w/o Dependents

    $2,451

    Highest

    $6,882

    Westchester County, NY

    Lowest

    $1,755

    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL

    E-8 RatesAll RanksW-1 Rates
    LocationWith Dep.Without Dep.
    Westchester County, NY$6,882$5,163
    San Francisco, CA$5,799$5,286
    New York City, NY$5,790$5,106
    Maui County, HI$5,712$4,551
    Nantucket, MA$5,682$4,737
    Santa Clara County, CA$5,382$4,815
    Boston, MA$5,379$4,809
    Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,235$4,896
    Long Island, NY$5,187$4,596
    Martha'S Vineyard, MA$5,130$4,290
    Florida Keys, FL$5,097$4,005
    Hanscom Afb, MA$4,983$4,329
    Monterey, CA$4,956$3,717
    Kauai County, HI$4,863$4,032
    Camp Pendleton, CA$4,779$4,182
    Essex Co, MA$4,755$3,606
    Staten Island, NY$4,692$3,975
    Los Angeles, CA$4,674$4,032
    San Diego, CA$4,671$4,188
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$4,656$3,720
    Portsmouth, NH$4,617$3,504
    Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,548$3,954
    Trenton, NJ$4,521$3,720
    West Point, NY$4,521$3,795
    Honolulu County, HI$4,518$3,783
    Oakland, CA$4,488$3,933
    Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$4,437$3,816
    Portland, ME$4,425$3,411
    San Luis Obispo, CA$4,413$3,576
    Perth Amboy, NJ$4,350$3,735
    Manchester/Concord, NH$4,320$3,348
    Burlington, VT$4,314$3,432
    Seattle, WA$4,311$3,525
    Ventura, CA$4,305$3,771
    Marin/Sonoma, CA$4,263$3,561
    Newport, RI$4,230$3,174
    Fitchburg, MA$4,212$3,279
    Washington, DC$4,128$3,447
    West Palm Beach, FL$4,110$3,510
    Providence, RI$4,101$3,324
    Hawaii County, HI$3,993$3,711
    New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,963$3,396
    Worcester, MA$3,909$3,156
    Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,873$3,486
    Hartford, CT$3,867$3,114
    Warrenton, VA$3,816$3,219
    Brunswick, ME$3,801$2,850
    Boulder, CO$3,795$3,051
    Chicago, IL$3,771$3,567
    Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,768$3,306
    Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,762$3,189
    Riverside, CA$3,753$3,444
    Atlantic City, NJ$3,735$2,976
    Juneau, AK$3,672$2,958
    Jb Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,642$3,135
    Everett, WA$3,630$2,997
    Vallejo/Travis Afb, CA$3,597$3,426
    Austin, TX$3,558$2,670
    Annapolis, MD$3,546$3,075
    Madison, WI$3,525$2,769
    Hampden County, MA$3,522$2,643
    Sitka, AK$3,513$2,775
    Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,507$3,087
    Willow Grove, PA$3,495$3,165
    Anchorage, AK$3,486$2,616
    Ann Arbor, MI$3,483$2,820
    San Bernardino, CA$3,465$3,327
    Eglin Afb, FL$3,447$2,586
    Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,444$3,060
    Ketchikan, AK$3,441$2,739
    Stockton, CA$3,432$2,742
    New London, CT$3,405$2,826
    Edwards Afb/Palmdale, CA$3,354$2,910
    Fort Detrick, MD$3,345$2,871
    Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,327$2,745
    Cape May, NJ$3,312$2,913
    Milwaukee, WI$3,300$2,646
    Astoria, OR$3,291$2,469
    Kodiak Island, AK$3,282$2,637
    Denver, CO$3,267$2,946
    Baltimore, MD$3,246$2,754
    Beale Afb, CA$3,195$3,042
    Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,192$2,802
    Outer Banks, NC$3,186$2,772
    Tacoma, WA$3,180$2,736
    Fort Pierce, FL$3,171$2,754
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$3,165$2,607
    Whidbey Island, WA$3,159$2,412
    Portland, OR$3,138$2,565
    Port Angeles, WA$3,138$2,646
    Charlottesville, VA$3,129$2,541
    Tampa, FL$3,123$2,874
    Traverse City, MI$3,123$2,439
    Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$3,120$2,592
    Sacramento, CA$3,114$2,934
    Philadelphia, PA$3,111$2,832
    Bremerton, WA$3,105$2,547
    Bridgeport, CA$3,099$2,445
    Oxford, MD$3,096$2,628
    Dover Afb/Rehoboth, DE$3,063$2,379
    Fairbanks, AK$3,018$2,265
    Orlando, FL$3,018$2,808
    Fresno, CA$3,015$2,631
    Corvallis, OR$3,009$2,550
    Knoxville, TN$3,000$2,418
    Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,985$2,655
    Asheville, NC$2,979$2,391
    Patrick Sfb, FL$2,955$2,691
    Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,955$2,607
    Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,949$2,607
    Rome/Griffiss Afb, NY$2,937$2,424
    Coastal Maine, ME$2,919$2,445
    Humboldt County, CA$2,916$2,187
    Detroit, MI$2,904$2,469
    Dallas, TX$2,901$2,637
    Spokane, WA$2,901$2,367
    Twenty Nine Palms Mcb, CA$2,892$2,265
    Reno/Carson City, NV$2,889$2,532
    Syracuse, NY$2,880$2,214
    Fort Collins, CO$2,865$2,397
    Buffalo, NY$2,862$2,382
    Patuxent River, MD$2,856$2,469
    Eugene, OR$2,856$2,331
    Nashville, TN$2,853$2,469
    Helena, MT$2,847$2,211
    St. Louis, MO$2,841$2,541
    Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,835$2,490
    Rochester, NY$2,832$2,364
    Savannah, GA$2,823$2,529
    College Station, TX$2,820$2,115
    Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,814$2,214
    Salt Lake City, UT$2,802$2,241
    Salem, OR$2,796$2,199
    Houston, TX$2,796$2,352
    Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,796$2,487
    Gainesville, FL$2,793$2,196
    Yakima, WA$2,793$2,151
    Coos Bay, OR$2,772$2,079
    Charleston, SC$2,769$2,496
    Panama City, FL$2,766$2,298
    Elizabeth City, NC$2,760$2,532
    Atlanta, GA$2,757$2,544
    Pittsburgh, PA$2,742$2,442
    Wilmington, NC$2,736$2,271
    El Centro, CA$2,721$2,061
    Omaha/Offutt Afb, NE$2,706$2,229
    Volusia County, FL$2,688$2,385
    Fort Stewart, GA$2,682$2,367
    State College, PA$2,679$2,034
    Cincinnati, OH$2,676$2,400
    Tallahassee, FL$2,670$2,004
    Colorado Springs, CO$2,646$2,388
    Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,643$2,223
    Columbus, OH$2,640$2,055
    New Orleans, LA$2,634$2,139
    Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,631$2,250
    Chattanooga, TN$2,631$2,193
    Grand Haven, MI$2,610$2,328
    Jackson, MS$2,598$2,037
    Myrtle Beach, SC$2,598$2,226
    Bloomington, IN$2,595$1,947
    Provo, UT$2,592$2,139
    Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,589$2,163
    Birmingham, AL$2,583$2,478
    Dahlonega, GA$2,583$2,358
    Fort Campbell, KY$2,580$1,956
    Fargo, ND$2,574$2,022
    Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,571$2,343
    Bangor, ME$2,568$1,968
    Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,568$2,151
    Cleveland, OH$2,559$2,208
    Corpus Christi, TX$2,553$2,001
    Rapid City/Ellsworth Afb, SD$2,538$2,094
    Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,526$1,896
    Cheyenne, WY$2,520$1,935
    Phoenix, AZ$2,517$2,367
    Ocala, FL$2,517$2,388
    Grand Rapids, MI$2,517$2,271
    Lemoore Nas, CA$2,514$2,202
    Des Moines, IA$2,511$1,989
    Fort Knox, KY$2,505$1,893
    Auburn, AL$2,502$1,878
    Morehead/Cherry Pt Mcas, NC$2,502$1,944
    Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,499$2,151
    Waco, TX$2,496$1,926
    Fort Worth, TX$2,490$2,268
    Louisville, KY$2,487$2,127
    Charlotte, NC$2,478$2,301
    Eastern Shore, MD$2,472$2,214
    Albuquerque/Kirtland Afb, NM$2,472$2,265
    Marquette, MI$2,457$1,908
    Raleigh, NC$2,445$2,202
    Nellis Afb/Las Vegas, NV$2,445$2,133
    Fayetteville, AR$2,439$1,908
    Boise, ID$2,433$2,100
    Duluth, MN$2,433$2,196
    Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,433$1,839
    Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,427$1,971
    Wichita Fls/Sheppard Afb, TX$2,427$1,821
    Jacksonville, FL$2,424$2,205
    Mountain Home Afb, ID$2,418$1,899
    Ogden/Hill Afb, UT$2,418$2,166
    Fort Hood, TX$2,409$1,806
    Kansas City, MO$2,397$2,076
    Rock Island, IL$2,388$2,073
    Roanoke, VA$2,379$1,989
    Bismarck, ND$2,376$1,899
    Memphis, TN$2,376$2,232
    Fallon Nas, NV$2,373$1,779
    Shreveport/Barksdale Afb, LA$2,352$1,932
    Fort Rucker, AL$2,346$1,761
    Indianapolis, IN$2,346$2,040
    Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$2,346$1,761
    Lincoln, NE$2,343$1,947
    Fort Gordon, AL$2,334$2,019
    Scott Afb, IL$2,325$1,770
    Whiteman Afb, MO$2,322$1,767
    Greensboro, NC$2,319$1,956
    Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,310$1,995
    Pensacola, FL$2,304$2,046
    Lexington, KY$2,304$2,010
    Abilene/Dyess Afb, TX$2,298$1,884
    Seymour Johnson Afb, NC$2,295$1,734
    Fort Wayne, IN$2,289$2,034
    Baton Rouge, LA$2,289$2,031
    Huntsville, AL$2,286$1,935
    Mobile, AL$2,286$1,974
    Robins Afb, GA$2,283$1,833
    Toledo, OH$2,283$2,091
    Grand Forks, ND$2,277$1,863
    Greenville, SC$2,277$1,995
    Brownsville, TX$2,259$1,695
    Davis-Monthan Afb, AZ$2,253$2,007
    Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,250$1,956
    Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,244$1,923
    El Paso, TX$2,241$1,977
    China Lake, CA$2,238$1,680
    Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,238$1,761
    Lansing, MI$2,238$1,890
    Laughlin Afb/Del Rio, TX$2,238$1,680
    Goodfellow Afb, TX$2,235$1,704
    Columbus Afb, MS$2,232$1,701
    Minot Afb, ND$2,229$1,764
    Tulsa, OK$2,214$1,788
    Lexington, VA$2,211$1,767
    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$2,199$1,650
    Wright-Patterson Afb, OH$2,196$1,746
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$2,181$1,806
    Sioux Falls, SD$2,169$1,791
    Camp Lejeune, NC$2,160$1,761
    San Antonio, TX$2,157$1,977
    Topeka, KS$2,154$1,743
    Frankfort, KY$2,148$1,611
    Gulfport, MS$2,139$1,617
    Sumter/Shaw Afb, SC$2,139$1,725
    Paducah, KY$2,136$1,623
    White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$2,127$1,809
    Morgantown, WV$2,124$1,776
    Fort Benning, GA$2,121$1,842
    Yuma, AZ$2,115$1,764
    Lafayette, LA$2,112$1,710
    Peoria, IL$2,109$1,713
    Terre Haute, IN$2,109$1,656
    St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$2,103$1,641
    Springfield, MO$2,103$1,623
    Moody Afb, GA$2,097$1,722
    Akron, OH$2,094$1,752
    Lubbock, TX$2,082$1,641
    Springfield/Decatur, IL$2,070$1,674
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO$2,064$1,596
    Little Rock, AR$2,061$1,887
    Lake Charles, LA$2,061$1,545
    Sault Ste Marie, MI$2,058$1,728
    Alexandria, LA$2,040$1,530
    Montgomery, AL$2,034$1,713
    Oklahoma City, OK$2,034$1,743
    Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$2,028$1,521
    Meridian, MS$2,028$1,521
    Beaumont, TX$2,028$1,716
    Wichita/Mcconnell Afb, KS$2,022$1,530
    Fort Riley, KS$2,013$1,548
    Albany, GA$2,010$1,509
    Fort Polk, LA$1,989$1,527
    Holloman Afb/Alamogordo, NM$1,980$1,725
    Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,971$1,620
    Huntington, WV$1,959$1,653
    Charleston, WV$1,956$1,581
    Hattiesburg, MS$1,950$1,464
    Erie, PA$1,929$1,569
    Altus Afb, OK$1,917$1,437
    Vance Afb/Enid, OK$1,914$1,437
    Cannon Afb/Clovis, NM$1,890$1,476
    Saginaw, MI$1,869$1,623
    Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,842$1,383
    Youngstown, OH$1,782$1,338
    Monroe, LA$1,779$1,410
    Stevens Point, WI$1,764$1,521
    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,755$1,335

    About E-9 BAH Rates

    The 2026 BAH rate for E-9 (Sergeant Major) varies from $1,755/mo in Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL to $6,882/mo in Westchester County, NY (with dependents).

    The national average BAH for E-9 is $2,946/mo with dependents and $2,451/mo without dependents. Use our BAH calculator to find your exact rate based on duty station.

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