Rates effective
01 JAN 2026 · CONUS

Basic Allowance for Housing by duty station, pay grade and dependency status. Official DoD rates, no login, no email.

Duty station or MHA
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    Dependents
    With $3,627Without $2,739

    E-1 at Camp Pendleton draws $3,627 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,739 without

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    Camp Pendleton, CA
    E-1 · with dependents
    $3,627/ month
    $43,524 / year
    At E-1, this is #15 of 338 stations loaded · high New York City $5,067 · low Youngstown $1,134
    MHA CA024 · ZIPs 92003 92008 92025 92026 92027 92028 +15 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,650 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,739 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Camp Pendleton — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareCamp Pendleton · E-1 · $3,627/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,268/mo · $27,216/yr
    ▼ CUT$1,359−$16,308/yr · like −$20,908 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-1 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
    New York City$5,067
    Florida Keys$3,813
    Cape Cod-Plymouth$3,696
    San Diego$3,666
    Martha's Vineyard$3,663
    Camp Pendleton$3,627
    Kauai County$3,588
    Los Angeles$3,570
    Staten Island$3,549
    Oakland$3,471
    Youngstown$1,134

    Camp Pendleton is #15 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,933 a month — $47,196 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Camp Pendleton0 – $5,484 / month
    E-1$3,627
    E-2$3,627
    E-3$3,627
    E-4$3,627
    E-5$3,963
    E-6$4,398
    E-7$4,494
    E-8$4,596
    E-9$4,779
    W-1$4,419
    W-2$4,536
    W-3$4,662
    W-4$4,824
    W-5$5,019
    O-1E$4,512
    O-2E$4,644
    O-3E$4,854
    O-1$4,023
    O-2$4,395
    O-3$4,659
    O-4$5,085
    O-5$5,391
    O-6$5,439
    O-7$5,484

    Promoting to E-2 here adds $0 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 32% here. That is a status your finance office determines, not a box you tick — and it is the single largest lever on this page that is not a change of address.

    03

    None of it is taxed. $3,627 a month of BAH takes more than $3,627 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

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    Things the rate table doesn't tell you

    01

    “With dependents” is a dependency status, not a marital status. A single member paying child support can be authorized BAH-Diff; a married dual-military couple with no children is not automatically the with-dependents rate for both. If your situation is unusual, your finance office decides — not this table.

    02

    O-8, O-9 and O-10 draw the same BAH as O-7. The table stops there for a reason, not because it is missing rows.

    03

    This is CONUS BAH only. Overseas is OHA, which works differently — it reimburses actual rent up to a cap, with separate utility and move-in allowances. Alaska and Hawaii are BAH; Germany, Japan and Korea are OHA.