PCS compareSan Antonio (JBSA) · E-3 · with dep. · $1,728/mo
San Antonio (JBSA)$1,728/mo · $20,736/yr
CURRENT
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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.
Verified official history. With-dependents rate shown; use the dependency switch above for its exact comparison.
MHA
Most JBSA grades went DOWN for 2026 — see the rate-protection flag below.
RATE PROTECTION
Already stationed here? You don't take this cut. BAH rate protection holds you at your prior year's amount as long as your duty location, grade and dependency status stay the same. The lower 2026 number applies to members arriving on new orders, and to you if you promote, change dependency status, or PCS.
E-3 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,067 / month
New York City$5,067
Toledo$1,758
Bloomington$1,755
Helena$1,752
Indianapolis$1,749
Fort Campbell$1,743
Roanoke$1,743
Fort Leavenworth$1,740
Mobile$1,731
Yakima$1,731
Bangor$1,728
San Antonio (JBSA)$1,728
Fort Bragg$1,722
Rock Island$1,722
Lexington$1,713
Shreveport$1,701
Battle Creek$1,698
Davis-Monthan AFB$1,695
Robins AFB$1,692
County Cost Group 780$1,689
Greensboro$1,680
Wilkes-Barre$1,677
Youngstown$1,134
San Antonio (JBSA) is #211 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 San Antonio (JBSA)0 – $2,490 / month
E-1$1,728
E-2$1,728
E-3$1,728
E-4$1,728
E-5$1,869
E-6$2,094
E-7$2,112
E-8$2,121
E-9$2,157
W-1$2,109
W-2$2,118
W-3$2,130
W-4$2,178
W-5$2,280
O-1E$2,115
O-2E$2,124
O-3E$2,196
O-1$1,905
O-2$2,091
O-3$2,127
O-4$2,307
O-5$2,457
O-6$2,475
O-7$2,490
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.