Walter Reed National Medical Center BAH Rates 2026

MHA: WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA

Calculate your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for Walter Reed National Medical Center. Rates are based on the WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA Military Housing Area.

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BAH rates: Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO), effective January 1, 2026. Rates set annually by DoD based on rental survey data.

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All Walter Reed National Medical Center BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$3,096	$2,409
E-2	$3,096	$2,409
E-3	$3,096	$2,409
E-4	$3,096	$2,409
E-5	$3,132	$2,832
E-6	$3,759	$3,057
E-7	$3,855	$3,099
E-8	$3,957	$3,261
E-9	$4,128	$3,447
Warrant Officer
W-1	$3,780	$3,096
W-2	$3,894	$3,258
W-3	$4,023	$3,471
W-4	$4,167	$3,777
W-5	$4,350	$3,876
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$3,870	$3,129
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,002	$3,405
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,197	$3,753
Officer
O-1	$3,213	$3,054
O-2	$3,753	$3,126
O-3	$4,020	$3,531
O-4	$4,410	$3,855
O-5	$4,692	$3,909
O-6	$4,731	$3,999
O-7	$4,770	$4,071

Official 2026 BAH rates for the WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Walter Reed National Medical Center

Welcome to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a world-class patient care facility in Maryland. Walter Reed is a military academic health center that provides care to military personnel and families in the National Capital Region. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center opened in 2011 after the Base Realignment and Closure Act closed the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Naval Support Activity Bethesda is home to the Walter Reed Medical Center. It is responsible for supporting the medical center and more than 40 other tenant commands and activities, including the Uniformed Services University, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Armed Forces Blood Program, Naval Dosimetry Center, Soldier Recovery Brigade, Navy Medicine Readiness & T...

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