PCS compareSan Francisco · E-5 · with dep. · $5,127/mo
San Francisco$5,127/mo · $61,524/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-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,127 / month
San Francisco$5,127
New York City$5,070
Boston$4,791
Northern New Jersey$4,749
Santa Clara County$4,659
Westchester County$4,479
Long Island$4,425
Nantucket$4,344
Maui County$4,329
Hanscom AFB$4,188
Martha's Vineyard$3,984
San Diego$3,975
Florida Keys$3,969
Camp Pendleton$3,963
Cape Cod-Plymouth$3,924
Los Angeles$3,882
Kauai County$3,798
Oakland$3,759
Staten Island$3,735
Honolulu County$3,663
Miami$3,660
Anniston$1,185
San Francisco is #1 of 338. The spread between the
dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,942 a month —
$47,304 a year, untaxed.
Every pay grade at San Francisco0 – $7,215 / month
E-1$4,764
E-2$4,764
E-3$4,764
E-4$4,764
E-5$5,127
E-6$5,454
E-7$5,490
E-8$5,529
E-9$5,799
W-1$5,472
W-2$5,505
W-3$5,559
W-4$5,892
W-5$6,297
O-1E$5,493
O-2E$5,547
O-3E$5,955
O-1$5,172
O-2$5,451
O-3$5,556
O-4$6,444
O-5$7,089
O-6$7,155
O-7$7,215
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.