PCS compareLos Angeles · W-5 · with dep. · $4,971/mo
Los Angeles$4,971/mo · $59,652/yr
CURRENT
Pick a station below to see what the move is worth a year, before tax.
Orders rarely arrive as one option — add several and rank them.
Comparison uses with-dependents rates. Differences are annual and untaxed.
Rate protection is not applied — a PCS resets you to the new location's current-year rate.
W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
Westchester County$7,338
Northern New Jersey$5,529
Long Island$5,436
Hanscom AFB$5,409
Martha's Vineyard$5,334
Kauai County$5,262
Monterey$5,196
Essex CO$5,181
Miami$5,085
Camp Pendleton$5,019
San Diego$4,992
Los Angeles$4,971
Staten Island$4,968
Portsmouth$4,905
Trenton$4,836
San Luis Obispo$4,806
West Point$4,806
Cape Cod-Plymouth$4,803
Oakland$4,740
Portland$4,740
Honolulu County$4,692
Fort Monmouth$4,653
Youngstown$1,806
Los Angeles is #19 of 338. The spread between the
dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month —
$66,384 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at Los Angeles0 – $5,526 / month
E-1$3,570
E-2$3,570
E-3$3,570
E-4$3,570
E-5$3,882
E-6$4,188
E-7$4,311
E-8$4,443
E-9$4,674
W-1$4,209
W-2$4,365
W-3$4,530
W-4$4,728
W-5$4,971
O-1E$4,332
O-2E$4,503
O-3E$4,767
O-1$3,927
O-2$4,185
O-3$4,524
O-4$5,052
O-5$5,436
O-6$5,481
O-7$5,526
The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.
What the rate table does not 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.