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2026 · CA024 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Camp Pendleton, CA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,963 a month with dependents and $3,093 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,627$2,739+$33
E-2$3,627$2,739+$33
E-3$3,627$2,739+$33
E-4$3,627$2,739+$33
E-5$3,963$3,093+$42
E-6$4,398$3,324+$45
E-7$4,494$3,642+$66
E-8$4,596$4,056+$93
E-9$4,779$4,182+$111
W-1$4,419$3,513+$45
W-2$4,536$4,053+$78
W-3$4,662$4,197+$108
W-4$4,824$4,416+$111
W-5$5,019$4,518+$111
O-1E$4,512$3,960+$78
O-2E$4,644$4,152+$105
O-3E$4,854$4,392+$114
O-1$4,023$3,285+$45
O-2$4,395$3,855+$45
O-3$4,659$4,239+$108
O-4$5,085$4,494+$111
O-5$5,391$4,548+$114
O-6$5,439$4,641+$114
O-7$5,484$4,725+$114
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CA024).
01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,627$476.95$6,511.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,627$476.95$7,118.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,627$476.95$7,586.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,963$476.95$8,549.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$4,398$476.95$9,634.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$4,494$476.95$10,805.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$4,596$476.95$11,884.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$4,779$476.95$13,679.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$4,536$328.48$11,147.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$4,023$328.48$8,501.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$4,395$328.48$10,169.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$4,659$328.48$12,724.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$5,085$328.48$15,301.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$5,391$328.48$17,433.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$5,439$328.48$20,246.68
2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included.
02 · Where this rate applies

ZIP codes (21)

92003 92008 92025 92026 92027 92028 92054 92055 92056 92057 92058 92059 92060 92061 92069 92079 92081 92082 92083 92084 92672

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