Fort Benning’s BAH rose 3.1% from 2025, and an E-5 with dependents now gets ,716/month. It won’t cover Columbus’s nicer neighborhoods outright, so I’d compare the with and without dependents columns carefully before house hunting. Full table below.
2026 BAH rates: Fort Benning, GA
| Pay grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E1 | $1,635 | $1,362 |
| E2 | $1,635 | $1,362 |
| E3 | $1,635 | $1,362 |
| E4 | $1,635 | $1,362 |
| E5 | $1,716 | $1,482 |
| E6 | $1,977 | $1,557 |
| E7 | $2,004 | $1,635 |
| E8 | $2,037 | $1,773 |
| E9 | $2,121 | $1,842 |
| W1 | $1,995 | $1,623 |
| W2 | $2,016 | $1,770 |
| W3 | $2,061 | $1,854 |
| W4 | $2,148 | $1,977 |
| W5 | $2,262 | $2,010 |
| O1E | $2,007 | $1,713 |
| O2E | $2,049 | $1,827 |
| O3E | $2,166 | $1,968 |
| O1 | $1,755 | $1,554 |
| O2 | $1,974 | $1,692 |
| O3 | $2,058 | $1,878 |
| O4 | $2,295 | $1,998 |
| O5 | $2,469 | $2,013 |
| O6 | $2,487 | $2,034 |
| O7 | $2,502 | $2,067 |
| O8 | $2,502 | $2,067 |
| O9 | $2,502 | $2,067 |
| O10 | $2,502 | $2,067 |
Notes
- O-8, O-9 and O-10 are paid at the O-7 rate, per DTMO tables.
- BAH is tax-free and rate-protected: your rate cannot drop while you stay in the same area.
- Use the BAH Calculator 2027 for an exact figure by ZIP code, or try the duty-station comparison before a PCS.