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2026 · CA044 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Santa Clara County, CA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $4,659 a month with dependents and $3,798 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$4,356$3,318+$201
E-2$4,356$3,318+$201
E-3$4,356$3,318+$201
E-4$4,356$3,318+$201
E-5$4,659$3,798+$225
E-6$4,977$4,086+$204
E-7$5,058$4,368+$171
E-8$5,145$4,728+$141
E-9$5,382$4,815+$114
W-1$4,998$4,257+$207
W-2$5,094$4,725+$159
W-3$5,202$4,830+$117
W-4$5,448$4,992+$108
W-5$5,751$5,076+$102
O-1E$5,070$4,656+$168
O-2E$5,184$4,797+$120
O-3E$5,496$4,971+$111
O-1$4,704$4,053+$222
O-2$4,974$4,560+$204
O-3$5,199$4,860+$120
O-4$5,856$5,055+$99
O-5$6,333$5,100+$93
O-6$6,387$5,178+$87
O-7$6,441$5,274+$87
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CA044).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$4,356$476.95$7,240.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$4,356$476.95$7,847.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$4,356$476.95$8,315.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$4,659$476.95$9,245.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$4,977$476.95$10,213.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$5,058$476.95$11,369.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$5,145$476.95$12,433.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$5,382$476.95$14,282.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$5,094$328.48$11,705.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$4,704$328.48$9,182.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$4,974$328.48$10,748.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$5,199$328.48$13,264.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$5,856$328.48$16,072.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$6,333$328.48$18,375.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$6,387$328.48$21,194.68
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