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2026 · CA034 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Sacramento, CA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,904 a month with dependents and $2,190 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,598$2,016+$6
E-2$2,598$2,016+$6
E-3$2,598$2,016+$6
E-4$2,598$2,016+$6
E-5$2,904$2,190+$30
E-6$2,979$2,325−$39
E-7$2,997$2,610−$39
E-8$3,021$2,925−$24
E-9$3,114$2,934+$12
W-1$2,994$2,499−$39
W-2$3,006$2,922−$36
W-3$3,042$2,940−$12
W-4$3,144$2,973+$9
W-5$3,276$3,000+$3
O-1E$3,000$2,901−$39
O-2E$3,033$2,931−$15
O-3E$3,165$2,964+$12
O-1$2,922$2,292+$24
O-2$2,976$2,805−$39
O-3$3,039$2,943−$12
O-4$3,318$2,988same
O-5$3,525$3,003−$3
O-6$3,552$3,015−$6
O-7$3,576$3,069−$9
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CA034).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,598$476.95$5,482.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,598$476.95$6,089.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,598$476.95$6,557.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,904$476.95$7,490.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,979$476.95$8,215.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,997$476.95$9,308.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,021$476.95$10,309.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,114$476.95$12,014.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,006$328.48$9,617.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,922$328.48$7,400.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,976$328.48$8,750.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,039$328.48$11,104.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,318$328.48$13,534.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,525$328.48$15,567.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,552$328.48$18,359.68
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