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2026 · CA036 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,369 a month with dependents and $2,664 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$3,090$2,412+$48
E-2$3,090$2,412+$48
E-3$3,090$2,412+$48
E-4$3,090$2,412+$48
E-5$3,369$2,664+$105
E-6$3,498$2,838+$132
E-7$3,516$3,099+$132
E-8$3,525$3,402+$132
E-9$3,597$3,426+$150
W-1$3,513$2,997+$132
W-2$3,522$3,399+$132
W-3$3,540$3,435+$138
W-4$3,621$3,489+$141
W-5$3,729$3,510+$120
O-1E$3,519$3,366+$132
O-2E$3,531$3,420+$135
O-3E$3,636$3,486+$141
O-1$3,393$2,805+$108
O-2$3,495$3,279+$132
O-3$3,537$3,444+$138
O-4$3,762$3,498+$111
O-5$3,927$3,513+$78
O-6$3,960$3,516+$78
O-7$3,987$3,576+$72
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (CA036).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$3,090$476.95$5,974.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$3,090$476.95$6,581.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$3,090$476.95$7,049.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,369$476.95$7,955.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,498$476.95$8,734.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,516$476.95$9,827.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,525$476.95$10,813.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,597$476.95$12,497.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,522$328.48$10,133.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,393$328.48$7,871.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,495$328.48$9,269.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,537$328.48$11,602.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,762$328.48$13,978.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,927$328.48$15,969.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,960$328.48$18,767.68
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