Fort Rucker BAH Rates 2026
Calculate your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for Fort Rucker. Rates are based on the FORT RUCKER, AL Military Housing Area.
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All Fort Rucker BAH Rates by Pay Grade
| Pay Grade | With Dependents | Without Dependents |
|---|---|---|
| Enlisted | ||
| E-1 | $1,440 | $1,167 |
| E-2 | $1,440 | $1,167 |
| E-3 | $1,440 | $1,167 |
| E-4 | $1,440 | $1,167 |
| E-5 | $1,572 | $1,251 |
| E-6 | $1,743 | $1,317 |
| E-7 | $1,929 | $1,446 |
| E-8 | $2,136 | $1,611 |
| E-9 | $2,346 | $1,761 |
| Warrant Officer | ||
| W-1 | $1,761 | $1,407 |
| W-2 | $2,013 | $1,608 |
| W-3 | $2,268 | $1,764 |
| W-4 | $2,373 | $1,800 |
| W-5 | $2,502 | $1,977 |
| Officer (Prior Enlisted) | ||
| O-1E (Prior Enlisted) | $1,968 | $1,569 |
| O-2E (Prior Enlisted) | $2,232 | $1,674 |
| O-3E (Prior Enlisted) | $2,394 | $1,797 |
| Officer | ||
| O-1 | $1,602 | $1,305 |
| O-2 | $1,740 | $1,533 |
| O-3 | $2,262 | $1,767 |
| O-4 | $2,541 | $1,941 |
| O-5 | $2,742 | $2,058 |
| O-6 | $2,760 | $2,247 |
| O-7 | $2,778 | $2,283 |
Official 2026 BAH rates for the FORT RUCKER, AL Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.
About Fort Rucker
Welcome to the home of Army Aviation! Fort Rucker is a great place to live and work that operates much like any hometown. After all, this post is virtually a small city with approximately 5,000 active duty personnel, another 10,000 civilian personnel, and around 3,000 family members living on the installation. Fort Rucker covers about 63,000 acres of southeast Alabama countryside in an area known as the Wiregrass, named for a wild grass peculiar to the region. Much of the main post is in Dale County, with the remaining government-owned and leased acreage in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties. Fort Rucker, named U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence in 2008, serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Army Aviation . The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence also hosts various Army tenant...
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