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.

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    Dependents

    E-9 without dependents at Marin draws $3,561 per month in 2026

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    Marin/Sonoma, CA
    E-9 · without dependents
    $3,561/ month
    $42,732 / year
    At E-9, this is #32 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,286 · low Anniston $1,335
    MHA CA027 · ZIPs 94901 94903 94904 94912 94913 94914 +85 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,565 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$4,263 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Marin — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareMarin · E-9 · $3,561/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,607/mo · $31,284/yr
    ▼ CUT$954−$11,448/yr · like −$14,677 of salary

    What this rate means

    E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month
    San Francisco$5,286
    Hawaii County$3,711
    Essex CO$3,606
    San Luis Obispo$3,576
    Chicago$3,567
    Marin$3,561
    Seattle$3,525
    West Palm Beach$3,510
    Portsmouth$3,504
    Vandenberg SFB$3,486
    Anniston$1,335

    Marin is #32 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,951 a month — $47,412 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Marin0 – $4,203 / month
    E-1$2,529
    E-2$2,529
    E-3$2,529
    E-4$2,529
    E-5$2,967
    E-6$3,201
    E-7$3,252
    E-8$3,411
    E-9$3,561
    W-1$3,249
    W-2$3,408
    W-3$3,579
    W-4$3,843
    W-5$3,966
    O-1E$3,300
    O-2E$3,528
    O-3E$3,813
    O-1$3,198
    O-2$3,291
    O-3$3,630
    O-4$3,939
    O-5$4,011
    O-6$4,128
    O-7$4,203

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 20% 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. $3,561 a month of BAH takes more than $3,561 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.