2013 Military BAH Rates - Enlisted Members With Dependents

The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is a U.S. based allowance prescribed by geographic duty location, pay grade, and dependency status. It provides uniformed Service members equitable housing compensation based on housing costs in local civilian housing markets within the United States when government quarters are not provided. A uniformed service member stationed outside the U.S., including U.S. territories and possessions, not furnished government housing, is eligible for Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) .

Note: BAH amounts are determined by location, rank, and whether or not the member has dependents.

Between ranks, amounts differ because the higher the rank, the better the housing a member is authorized. Here are the charts that show what type of dwellings are used to determine BAH amounts for each rank.

There are specific rules which determine whether the military member is paid the housing rate for the location of his/her assignment, or the location of his/her dependents. This chart displays those basic rules.

BAH is an allowance, and is therefore not subject to income taxes.

2013 BAH Chart for Military Members with Dependents for California:

CALIFORNIA

LOCATION	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
Bakersfield	1,032	1,032	1,032	1,032	1,125	1,287	1,332	1,383	1,467
Beale AFB	1,329	1,329	1,329	1,329	1,551	1,782	1,845	1,911	1,977
Bridgeport	1,377	1,377	1,377	1,377	1,425	1,467	1,533	1,608	1,713
Camp Pendleton	1,854	1,854	1,854	1,854	2,025	2,052	2,208	2,382	2,568
China Lake NAWS	870	870	870	870	942	1,152	1,266	1,392	1,533
Edwards AFB/Palmdale	1,113	1,113	1,113	1,113	1,170	1,428	1,548	1,680	1,824
El Centro	969	969	969	969	1,059	1,248	1,314	1,383	1,476
Fort Bragg	1,113	1,113	1,113	1,113	1,170	1,599	1,725	1,863	2,001
Fort Irwin/Barstow	933	933	933	933	996	1,146	1,209	1,275	1,380
Fresno	1,197	1,197	1,197	1,197	1,308	1,425	1,479	1,539	1,692
Humboldt County	1,143	1,143	1,143	1,143	1,182	1,551	1,629	1,713	1,836
Lemoore NAS	1,098	1,098	1,098	1,098	1,227	1,467	1,512	1,560	1,635
Los Angeles	2,061	2,061	2,061	2,061	2,292	2,328	2,514	2,721	2,934
Marin/Sonoma	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,983	2,058	2,103	2,157	2,340
Monterey	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,920	2,175	2,346	2,532	2,697
Oakland	2,205	2,205	2,205	2,205	2,409	2,838	3,075	3,336	3,615
Riverside	1,605	1,605	1,605	1,605	1,737	1,773	1,896	2,031	2,208
Sacramento	1,680	1,680	1,680	1,680	1,806	1,935	2,007	2,088	2,250
San Bernardino	1,251	1,251	1,251	1,251	1,389	1,533	1,557	1,581	1,650
San Diego	1,986	1,986	1,986	1,986	2,139	2,214	2,295	2,382	2,547
San Francisco	2,784	2,784	2,784	2,784	2,928	3,183	3,285	3,396	3,618
San Luis Obispo	1,422	1,422	1,422	1,422	1,545	1,863	1,950	2,043	2,217
Santa Clara County	2,412	2,412	2,412	2,412	2,544	2,844	2,940	3,045	3,183
Stockton	1,041	1,041	1,041	1,041	1,050	1,278	1,359	1,446	1,584
Travis AFB/Vallejo	1,611	1,611	1,611	1,611	1,623	1,647	1,761	1,890	2,031
Twentynine Palms MCB	906	906	906	906	993	1,170	1,200	1,230	1,299
Vandenberg AFB	1,359	1,359	1,359	1,359	1,560	1,827	1,881	1,938	2,034
Ventura	1,701	1,701	1,701	1,701	1,794	1,989	2,127	2,277	2,445