PCS compareSan Diego · E-9 · with dep. · $4,671/mo
San Diego$4,671/mo · $56,052/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.
E-9 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,882 / month
Westchester County$6,882
Long Island$5,187
Martha's Vineyard$5,130
Florida Keys$5,097
Hanscom AFB$4,983
Monterey$4,956
Kauai County$4,863
Camp Pendleton$4,779
Essex CO$4,755
Staten Island$4,692
Los Angeles$4,674
San Diego$4,671
Miami$4,656
Portsmouth$4,617
Cape Cod-Plymouth$4,548
Trenton$4,521
West Point$4,521
Honolulu County$4,518
Oakland$4,488
Fort Monmouth$4,437
Portland$4,425
San Luis Obispo$4,413
Anniston$1,755
San Diego is #19 of 338. The spread between the
dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,127 a month —
$61,524 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at San Diego0 – $5,586 / month
E-1$3,666
E-2$3,666
E-3$3,666
E-4$3,666
E-5$3,975
E-6$4,404
E-7$4,446
E-8$4,488
E-9$4,671
W-1$4,425
W-2$4,464
W-3$4,521
W-4$4,731
W-5$4,992
O-1E$4,449
O-2E$4,506
O-3E$4,770
O-1$4,032
O-2$4,401
O-3$4,518
O-4$5,082
O-5$5,493
O-6$5,541
O-7$5,586
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.