PCS compareSan Diego · W-5 · with dep. · $4,992/mo
San Diego$4,992/mo · $59,904/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
Florida Keys$5,529
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
Youngstown$1,806
San Diego is #18 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 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.