4 guides in Oklahoma: 3 Air Force and 1 Army installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $1,200 a month at Vance Air Force Base to $1,644 at Tinker Air Force Base, across 4 housing areas, set against HUD's fair market rent for a 3-bedroom home near each.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
4 guides · Military pay exempt from OK income tax · TRICARE West (TriWest) · E-5 with dependents: $1,200 to $1,644 BAH across 4 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Air Force Base | Altus | Air Force | $1,254 BAH | Falls only $14 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Fort Sill | Lawton | Army | $1,233 BAH | Falls $105 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Tinker Air Force Base | Midwest City | Air Force | $1,644 BAH | Falls only $69 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Vance Air Force Base | Enid | Air Force | $1,200 BAH | Falls $105 short of a 3-bedroom |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at Altus Air Force Base, where it falls only $14 short of a 3-bedroom, and least far at Fort Sill and Vance Air Force Base, where it falls $105 short of a 3-bedroom. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at none of the 4 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Air Force Base | $1,254 | $1,268 | $14 short |
| Tinker Air Force Base | $1,644 | $1,713 | $69 short |
| Fort Sill | $1,233 | $1,338 | $105 short |
| Vance Air Force Base | $1,200 | $1,305 | $105 short |
HUD's FY2027 fair market rent is the 40th-percentile gross rent for the area, utilities included, which is what BAH is meant to cover; it is a benchmark, not a listing. Source: HUD.
Oklahoma. Oklahoma fully exempts active-duty military pay from state income tax.
SCRA. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act your military pay is taxed by the state you are domiciled in, not by the one your duty station sits in. Being assigned to an installation in Oklahoma does not by itself change which state may tax you, and it does not create a filing obligation where you are stationed.
TRICARE West. Care at all 4 installations in Oklahoma falls under the TRICARE West region, administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance — enrollment and claims run through 888-TRIWEST (874-9378).
Maintained by PCS Calculator, an independent site run by an active-duty service member. BAH checked against DTMO's 2026 table on 19 August 2026; rents from HUD's FY2027 fair market rents, fetched 28 September 2026; state tax treatment of military pay checked 19 August 2026; TRICARE regions checked 27 August 2026. This page was last updated 4 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked