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    W-2 BAH Rates — W-2 (Chief Warrant Officer 2)

    2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates for W-2 (Chief Warrant Officer 2) at every military duty station.

    Avg w/ Dependents

    $2,741

    Avg w/o Dependents

    $2,348

    Highest

    $6,036

    Westchester County, NY

    Lowest

    $1,560

    Youngstown, OH

    W-1 RatesAll RanksW-3 Rates
    LocationWith Dep.Without Dep.
    Westchester County, NY$6,036$4,653
    San Francisco, CA$5,505$5,193
    New York City, NY$5,313$5,097
    Nantucket, MA$5,292$4,497
    Maui County, HI$5,196$4,419
    Santa Clara County, CA$5,094$4,725
    Northern New Jersey, NJ$5,079$4,812
    Boston, MA$4,995$4,800
    Long Island, NY$4,923$4,497
    Martha'S Vineyard, MA$4,821$4,107
    Hanscom Afb, MA$4,632$4,248
    Camp Pendleton, CA$4,536$4,053
    Florida Keys, FL$4,485$3,990
    Kauai County, HI$4,476$3,894
    San Diego, CA$4,464$4,062
    Staten Island, NY$4,395$3,831
    Monterey, CA$4,374$3,546
    Los Angeles, CA$4,365$3,945
    West Point, NY$4,257$3,597
    Oakland, CA$4,242$3,831
    Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$4,218$3,945
    Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$4,212$3,654
    Honolulu County, HI$4,182$3,717
    Trenton, NJ$4,179$3,567
    Perth Amboy, NJ$4,161$3,528
    Essex Co, MA$4,158$3,534
    Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$4,131$3,690
    Ventura, CA$4,116$3,633
    Portsmouth, NH$4,098$3,396
    San Luis Obispo, CA$4,089$3,345
    Seattle, WA$4,071$3,288
    Marin/Sonoma, CA$3,990$3,408
    Burlington, VT$3,984$3,243
    Portland, ME$3,936$3,318
    Manchester/Concord, NH$3,897$3,249
    Washington, DC$3,894$3,258
    Hawaii County, HI$3,891$3,645
    Newport, RI$3,813$2,967
    West Palm Beach, FL$3,798$3,462
    New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,786$3,198
    Fitchburg, MA$3,780$3,171
    Providence, RI$3,747$3,252
    Chicago, IL$3,729$3,495
    Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,714$3,396
    Riverside, CA$3,627$3,393
    Worcester, MA$3,582$3,015
    Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$3,570$3,054
    Hartford, CT$3,555$2,988
    Boulder, CO$3,537$2,871
    Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,528$3,279
    Warrenton, VA$3,528$3,129
    Vallejo/Travis Afb, CA$3,522$3,399
    Jb Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$3,501$2,949
    Juneau, AK$3,471$2,721
    Atlantic City, NJ$3,465$2,781
    Willow Grove, PA$3,429$3,027
    Everett, WA$3,414$2,847
    San Bernardino, CA$3,405$3,309
    Fort G. G. Meade, MD$3,345$2,979
    Sitka, AK$3,336$2,511
    Annapolis, MD$3,336$2,988
    Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$3,252$3,003
    Ann Arbor, MI$3,225$2,664
    Edwards Afb/Palmdale, CA$3,213$2,760
    New London, CT$3,195$2,679
    Brunswick, ME$3,192$2,394
    Madison, WI$3,171$2,703
    Fort Detrick, MD$3,162$2,760
    Beale Afb, CA$3,156$3,003
    Hampden County, MA$3,153$2,481
    Austin, TX$3,141$2,355
    Denver, CO$3,135$2,886
    Stockton, CA$3,132$2,631
    Cape May, NJ$3,132$2,820
    Anchorage, AK$3,123$2,385
    Ketchikan, AK$3,102$2,679
    Tampa, FL$3,072$2,778
    Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$3,057$2,682
    Baltimore, MD$3,036$2,670
    Fort Myers Beach, FL$3,027$2,742
    Tacoma, WA$3,024$2,631
    Kodiak Island, AK$3,021$2,511
    Outer Banks, NC$3,018$2,676
    Astoria, OR$3,015$2,262
    Sacramento, CA$3,006$2,922
    Philadelphia, PA$3,006$2,751
    Orlando, FL$2,988$2,721
    Eglin Afb, FL$2,985$2,454
    Port Angeles, WA$2,976$2,523
    Fort Pierce, FL$2,958$2,721
    Milwaukee, WI$2,955$2,628
    Traverse City, MI$2,943$2,214
    Whidbey Island, WA$2,934$2,208
    Bridgeport, CA$2,916$2,223
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,916$2,535
    Patrick Sfb, FL$2,913$2,580
    Oxford, MD$2,904$2,520
    Portland, OR$2,898$2,457
    Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$2,895$2,496
    Bremerton, WA$2,895$2,439
    Charlottesville, VA$2,889$2,442
    Fresno, CA$2,883$2,517
    Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,871$2,469
    Minneapolis/St Paul, MN$2,847$2,592
    Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,841$2,487
    Dallas, TX$2,835$2,538
    Rome/Griffiss Afb, NY$2,811$2,235
    Corvallis, OR$2,793$2,454
    Dover Afb/Rehoboth, DE$2,787$2,322
    Coastal Maine, ME$2,787$2,295
    Knoxville, TN$2,784$2,280
    Reno/Carson City, NV$2,739$2,451
    Atlanta, GA$2,736$2,454
    Nashville, TN$2,730$2,352
    St. Louis, MO$2,709$2,484
    Asheville, NC$2,709$2,289
    Spokane, WA$2,706$2,259
    Savannah, GA$2,697$2,463
    Fairbanks, AK$2,694$2,163
    Richmond/Fort Lee, VA$2,694$2,415
    Twenty Nine Palms Mcb, CA$2,688$2,094
    Detroit, MI$2,682$2,409
    Fort Collins, CO$2,673$2,322
    Buffalo, NY$2,667$2,286
    Charleston, SC$2,667$2,436
    Patuxent River, MD$2,661$2,439
    Helena, MT$2,661$2,016
    Rochester, NY$2,643$2,277
    Pittsburgh, PA$2,634$2,349
    Eugene, OR$2,628$2,247
    Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,628$2,460
    Elizabeth City, NC$2,613$2,523
    Syracuse, NY$2,610$2,118
    Houston, TX$2,610$2,262
    Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,598$2,088
    Humboldt County, CA$2,595$1,947
    Panama City, FL$2,580$2,220
    Wilmington, NC$2,568$2,133
    Volusia County, FL$2,565$2,331
    Cincinnati, OH$2,565$2,334
    Salem, OR$2,562$2,085
    Salt Lake City, UT$2,559$2,178
    Birmingham, AL$2,556$2,460
    Yakima, WA$2,550$2,016
    College Station, TX$2,547$1,911
    Dahlonega, GA$2,541$2,271
    Gainesville, FL$2,532$2,106
    Fort Stewart, GA$2,520$2,337
    Grand Haven, MI$2,517$2,244
    Colorado Springs, CO$2,514$2,376
    Omaha/Offutt Afb, NE$2,493$2,145
    Phoenix, AZ$2,481$2,328
    Coos Bay, OR$2,469$1,869
    Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,469$2,139
    New Orleans, LA$2,466$2,001
    Charlotte, NC$2,463$2,226
    Chattanooga, TN$2,463$2,070
    Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,454$2,175
    Fort Worth, TX$2,451$2,181
    Cleveland, OH$2,448$2,085
    Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$2,445$2,043
    Myrtle Beach, SC$2,445$2,154
    Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,445$2,307
    State College, PA$2,436$1,890
    Grand Rapids, MI$2,430$2,202
    Fargo, ND$2,427$1,833
    El Centro, CA$2,418$2,022
    Columbus, OH$2,418$1,950
    Ocala, FL$2,415$2,379
    Provo, UT$2,385$2,094
    Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,370$2,100
    Lemoore Nas, CA$2,364$2,172
    Duluth, MN$2,361$2,121
    Albuquerque/Kirtland Afb, NM$2,361$2,238
    Eastern Shore, MD$2,358$2,163
    Raleigh, NC$2,355$2,139
    Corpus Christi, TX$2,352$1,875
    Rapid City/Ellsworth Afb, SD$2,349$2,034
    Memphis, TN$2,343$2,190
    Jackson, MS$2,340$1,971
    Tallahassee, FL$2,334$1,875
    Louisville, KY$2,334$2,049
    Cheyenne, WY$2,334$1,764
    Des Moines, IA$2,328$1,860
    Boise, ID$2,325$1,998
    Fort Campbell, KY$2,307$1,875
    Jacksonville, FL$2,301$2,196
    Nellis Afb/Las Vegas, NV$2,298$2,100
    Ogden/Hill Afb, UT$2,295$2,142
    Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,292$2,142
    Bangor, ME$2,292$1,929
    Bismarck, ND$2,289$1,716
    Fort Knox, KY$2,286$1,746
    Rock Island, IL$2,268$1,977
    Fort Leavenworth, KS$2,268$1,881
    Pensacola, FL$2,262$1,938
    Mountain Home Afb, ID$2,259$1,722
    Indianapolis, IN$2,259$1,944
    Kansas City, MO$2,244$2,028
    Abilene/Dyess Afb, TX$2,244$1,689
    Waco, TX$2,244$1,827
    Morehead/Cherry Pt Mcas, NC$2,241$1,893
    Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$2,241$1,680
    Fort Huachuca, AZ$2,223$1,815
    Bloomington, IN$2,223$1,920
    Wichita Fls/Sheppard Afb, TX$2,223$1,668
    Baton Rouge, LA$2,220$1,941
    Fayetteville, AR$2,205$1,836
    Fort Gordon, AL$2,205$1,944
    Marquette, MI$2,205$1,860
    Lincoln, NE$2,199$1,854
    Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$2,196$1,713
    Roanoke, VA$2,193$1,950
    Toledo, OH$2,190$2,061
    Greensboro, NC$2,184$1,872
    Lexington, KY$2,178$1,935
    El Paso, TX$2,178$1,878
    Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$2,175$1,929
    Fort Wayne, IN$2,166$1,986
    Davis-Monthan Afb, AZ$2,157$1,950
    Huntsville, AL$2,154$1,857
    Shreveport/Barksdale Afb, LA$2,151$1,884
    Greenville, SC$2,142$1,956
    Mobile, AL$2,139$1,926
    Fort Hood, TX$2,139$1,743
    Auburn, AL$2,136$1,737
    San Antonio, TX$2,118$1,917
    Fort Bragg/Pope, NC$2,112$1,857
    Scott Afb, IL$2,109$1,635
    Grand Forks, ND$2,106$1,788
    Whiteman Afb, MO$2,094$1,677
    Columbus Afb, MS$2,094$1,572
    Seymour Johnson Afb, NC$2,094$1,608
    Minot Afb, ND$2,082$1,635
    Fallon Nas, NV$2,067$1,638
    Sioux Falls, SD$2,067$1,650
    Lexington, VA$2,067$1,629
    Champaign/Urbana, IL$2,058$1,629
    Lansing, MI$2,058$1,845
    Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$2,052$1,653
    Robins Afb, GA$2,043$1,821
    Tulsa, OK$2,028$1,701
    Goodfellow Afb, TX$2,025$1,632
    Brownsville, TX$2,022$1,575
    Fort Benning, GA$2,016$1,770
    Camp Lejeune, NC$2,016$1,659
    Fort Rucker, AL$2,013$1,608
    White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$2,007$1,749
    Sumter/Shaw Afb, SC$2,001$1,593
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$1,986$1,773
    Frankfort, KY$1,983$1,491
    Wright-Patterson Afb, OH$1,977$1,692
    Morgantown, WV$1,974$1,698
    China Lake, CA$1,968$1,608
    Topeka, KS$1,968$1,677
    Little Rock, AR$1,965$1,872
    Moody Afb, GA$1,962$1,605
    Paducah, KY$1,956$1,470
    Akron, OH$1,956$1,650
    Peoria, IL$1,953$1,632
    Yuma, AZ$1,950$1,728
    Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,947$1,614
    Beaumont, TX$1,947$1,599
    Lafayette, LA$1,944$1,638
    Springfield, MO$1,932$1,485
    Laughlin Afb/Del Rio, TX$1,923$1,518
    Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,917$1,590
    Terre Haute, IN$1,917$1,563
    Oklahoma City, OK$1,914$1,689
    Lubbock, TX$1,902$1,545
    Holloman Afb/Alamogordo, NM$1,896$1,647
    Fort Polk, LA$1,887$1,416
    Sparta/Fort Mccoy, WI$1,887$1,485
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,884$1,530
    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$1,884$1,428
    Fort Riley, KS$1,872$1,410
    Huntington, WV$1,848$1,584
    Montgomery, AL$1,845$1,701
    St Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,836$1,632
    Gulfport, MS$1,836$1,608
    Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,827$1,371
    Wichita/Mcconnell Afb, KS$1,821$1,440
    Alexandria, LA$1,821$1,368
    Charleston, WV$1,812$1,476
    Lake Charles, LA$1,809$1,413
    Saginaw, MI$1,797$1,557
    Erie, PA$1,779$1,512
    Meridian, MS$1,758$1,344
    Cannon Afb/Clovis, NM$1,740$1,413
    Stevens Point, WI$1,737$1,413
    Albany, GA$1,731$1,407
    Altus Afb, OK$1,704$1,320
    Hattiesburg, MS$1,701$1,425
    Monroe, LA$1,680$1,281
    Vance Afb/Enid, OK$1,671$1,266
    Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,632$1,287
    Anniston/Fort Mcclellan, AL$1,590$1,248
    Youngstown, OH$1,560$1,224

    About W-2 BAH Rates

    The 2026 BAH rate for W-2 (Chief Warrant Officer 2) varies from $1,560/mo in Youngstown, OH to $6,036/mo in Westchester County, NY (with dependents).

    The national average BAH for W-2 is $2,741/mo with dependents and $2,348/mo without dependents. Use our BAH calculator to find your exact rate based on duty station.

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