2026 BAH · California

California BAH rates 2026

California has 26 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $1,563 in China Lake, CA to $5,127 in San Francisco, CA.

Housing area	E-1 with	E-5 with	E-5 without	O-3 with	vs 2025
San Francisco, CA	$4,764	$5,127	$4,086	$5,556	+3.2%
Santa Clara County, CA	$4,356	$4,659	$3,798	$5,199	+3.2%
San Diego, CA	$3,666	$3,975	$3,147	$4,518	+0.3%
Camp Pendleton, CA	$3,627	$3,963	$3,093	$4,659	+1.7%
Los Angeles, CA	$3,570	$3,882	$3,048	$4,524	+4.4%
Oakland, CA	$3,471	$3,759	$3,000	$4,362	+3.4%
Ventura, CA	$3,378	$3,537	$3,018	$4,212	+0.3%
Monterey, CA	$3,249	$3,465	$2,844	$4,824	+5.1%
Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA	$3,090	$3,369	$2,664	$3,537	+3.2%
Riverside, CA	$3,096	$3,351	$2,670	$3,705	+1.8%
Vandenberg SFB, CA	$3,156	$3,333	$2,778	$3,780	+5.6%
Marin/Sonoma, CA	$3,252	$3,303	$2,967	$4,146	+4.6%
San Bernardino, CA	$2,958	$3,288	$2,466	$3,414	+2.1%
San Luis Obispo, CA	$3,027	$3,198	$2,679	$4,215	+5.5%
Beale AFB, CA	$2,733	$2,967	$2,367	$3,165	−1.3%
Sacramento, CA	$2,598	$2,904	$2,190	$3,039	−0.3%
Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA	$2,475	$2,658	$2,148	$3,264	+3.7%
Stockton, CA	$2,445	$2,553	$2,187	$3,309	+6.1%
Fresno, CA	$2,175	$2,439	$1,842	$2,937	+2.7%
Lemoore NAS, CA	$1,944	$2,139	$1,680	$2,451	+2.5%
Bridgeport, CA	$2,082	$2,085	$1,941	$3,018	+4.8%
Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA	$1,890	$2,001	$1,695	$2,748	+4.3%
El Centro, CA	$1,905	$1,986	$1,704	$2,664	+0.9%
Twentynine Palms MCB, CA	$1,896	$1,980	$1,782	$2,814	−3.4%
Humboldt County, CA	$1,764	$1,827	$1,587	$2,838	+4.8%
China Lake, CA	$1,524	$1,563	$1,428	$2,154	+2.9%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

Installation	Service	Housing area	E-5 with	E-5 without
Beale AFB	Air Force	Beale AFB, CA	$2,967	$2,367
Camp Pendleton	Marine Corps	Camp Pendleton, CA	$3,963	$3,093
Edwards AFB	Air Force	Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA	$2,658	$2,148
Fort Irwin	Army	Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA	$2,001	$1,695
Los Angeles AFB	Space Force	Los Angeles, CA	$3,882	$3,048
MCAS Miramar	Marine Corps	San Diego, CA	$3,975	$3,147
NAS Lemoore	Navy	Lemoore NAS, CA	$2,139	$1,680
NAWS China Lake	Navy	China Lake, CA	$1,563	$1,428
Naval Base Coronado	Navy	San Diego, CA	$3,975	$3,147
Naval Base San Diego	Navy	San Diego, CA	$3,975	$3,147
Naval Base Ventura County	Navy	Ventura, CA	$3,537	$3,018
Naval Postgraduate School	Navy	Monterey, CA	$3,465	$2,844
Travis AFB	Air Force	Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA	$3,369	$2,664
Twentynine Palms	Marine Corps	Twentynine Palms MCB, CA	$1,980	$1,782
Vandenberg SFB	Space Force	Vandenberg SFB, CA	$3,333	$2,778

321 California ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

Group	ZIPs in CA	E-5 with	E-5 without
County Cost Group 830	96	$2,250	$1,839
County Cost Group 850	38	$2,409	$1,968
County Cost Group 810	33	$2,064	$1,683
County Cost Group 860	26	$2,487	$2,037
County Cost Group 840	25	$2,322	$1,896
County Cost Group 790	22	$1,890	$1,542
County Cost Group 890	22	$3,156	$2,589
County Cost Group 800	21	$1,962	$1,599
County Cost Group 770	13	$1,752	$1,425
County Cost Group 750	10	$1,638	$1,332
County Cost Group 820	8	$2,160	$1,764
County Cost Group 780	7	$1,815	$1,476

Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.