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2026 · CA037 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Los Angeles, CA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,882 a month with dependents and $3,048 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,570$2,679+$111
E-2$3,570$2,679+$111
E-3$3,570$2,679+$111
E-4$3,570$2,679+$111
E-5$3,882$3,048+$141
E-6$4,188$3,291+$150
E-7$4,311$3,582+$171
E-8$4,443$3,948+$195
E-9$4,674$4,032+$219
W-1$4,209$3,468+$153
W-2$4,365$3,945+$180
W-3$4,530$4,044+$210
W-4$4,728$4,212+$222
W-5$4,971$4,341+$243
O-1E$4,332$3,879+$177
O-2E$4,503$4,014+$201
O-3E$4,767$4,179+$231
O-1$3,927$3,255+$144
O-2$4,185$3,780+$150
O-3$4,524$4,074+$207
O-4$5,052$4,314+$246
O-5$5,436$4,386+$285
O-6$5,481$4,509+$282
O-7$5,526$4,590+$282
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CA037).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,570$476.95$6,454.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,570$476.95$7,061.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,570$476.95$7,529.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,882$476.95$8,468.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$4,188$476.95$9,424.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$4,311$476.95$10,622.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$4,443$476.95$11,731.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$4,674$476.95$13,574.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$4,365$328.48$10,976.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,927$328.48$8,405.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$4,185$328.48$9,959.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$4,524$328.48$12,589.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$5,052$328.48$15,268.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$5,436$328.48$17,478.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$5,481$328.48$20,288.68
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. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
02 · Where this rate applies

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas