---
title: "Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/calculate/bah"
---

# Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate

`GET /api/v1/calculate/bah`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://everycalc.xyz`
- URL: `https://everycalc.xyz/api/v1/calculate/bah`
- Auth: none declared

Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing from the 2026 RC/Transient baseline rate table by pay grade, with or without dependents, plus the annualized amount. Results match the interactive calculator at everycalc.xyz; every response includes a calculator_url deep link to it.

## Query parameters

- `pay_grade` 'E-1' | 'E-2' | 'E-3' | 'E-4' | 'E-5' | 'E-6' | 'E-7' | 'E-8' | 'E-9' | 'W-1' | 'W-2' | 'W-3' | 'W-4' | 'W-5' | 'O-1' | 'O-2' | 'O-3' | 'O-4' | 'O-5' | 'O-6' | 'O-7+', required
- `dependents` 'with' | 'without'

## Response `200`

Calculation result.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input.

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