Housing  |  BAH Rates


If you qualify to live off post and choose to do so you will receive a basic allowance for housing (BAH). This pay is to help cover some of the cost associated with your off post housing.

You may use your BAH to either rent or purchase a home. the BAH rates for this installation effective January 1, 2010 are as follows:

Fort Lewis
Rank BAH w/o Dependent BAH w/ Dependent
E-1 $960 $1263
E-2 $960 $1263
E-3 $960 $1263
E-4 $960 $1263
E-5 $1074 $1395
E-6 $1227 $1635
E-7 $1308 $1743
E-8 $1443 $1860
E-9 $1518 $1983
W-1 $1230 $1683
W-2 $1440 $1791
W-3 $1524 $1935
W-4 $1662 $2004
W-5 $1770 $2082
O-1E $1395 $1767
O-2E $1500 $1914
O-3E $1635 $2016
O-1 $1128 $1422
O-2 $1350 $1629
O-3 $1248 $1929
O-4 $1755 $2115
O-5 $1824 $2244
O-6 $1935 $2265
O-7 $1974 $2289
McChord
Rank BAH w/o Dependent BAH w/ Dependent
E-1 $960 $1263
E-2 $960 $1263
E-3 $960 $1263
E-4 $960 $1263
E-5 $1074 $1395
E-6 $1227 $1635
E-7 $1308 $1743
E-8 $1443 $1860
E-9 $1518 $1983
W-1 $1230 $1683
W-2 $1440 $1791
W-3 $1524 $1935
W-4 $1662 $2004
W-5 $1770 $2082
O-1E $1395 $1767
O-2E $1500 $1914
O-3E $1635 $2016
O-1 $1128 $1422
O-2 $1350 $1629
O-3 $1248 $1929
O-4 $1755 $2115
O-5 $1824 $2244
O-6 $1935 $2265
O-7 $1974 $2289