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Find your housing allowance by duty station ZIP, pay grade and dependents.
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Use your permanent duty station ZIP. O-1E–O-3E have separate published rates; O-7 and higher share one rate bucket.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Official 2026$47,700 per year · MHA CA038
−$12.00 / month compared with 2025 for the same ZIP, grade and dependency status.
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Housing allowance over time
2013–2026 · same ZIP, grade and dependents| Year | Housing area | Monthly BAH |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,975.00 |
| 2025 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,987.00 |
| 2024 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,882.00 |
| 2023 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,792.00 |
| 2022 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,871.00 |
| 2021 | SAN DIEGO,, CA | $2,949.00 |
| 2020 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,850.00 |
| 2019 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,643.00 |
| 2018 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,532.00 |
| 2017 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,598.00 |
| 2016 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,307.00 |
| 2015 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,325.00 |
| 2014 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,052.00 |
| 2013 | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,139.00 |
| Pay grade | Without dependents | With dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,763.00 | $3,666.00 |
| E-2 | $2,763.00 | $3,666.00 |
| E-3 | $2,763.00 | $3,666.00 |
| E-4 | $2,763.00 | $3,666.00 |
| E-5 | $3,147.00 | $3,975.00 |
| E-6 | $3,387.00 | $4,404.00 |
| E-7 | $3,678.00 | $4,446.00 |
| E-8 | $4,065.00 | $4,488.00 |
| E-9 | $4,188.00 | $4,671.00 |
| W-1 | $3,564.00 | $4,425.00 |
| W-2 | $4,062.00 | $4,464.00 |
| W-3 | $4,206.00 | $4,521.00 |
| W-4 | $4,410.00 | $4,731.00 |
| W-5 | $4,455.00 | $4,992.00 |
| O-1E | $3,972.00 | $4,449.00 |
| O-2E | $4,161.00 | $4,506.00 |
| O-3E | $4,398.00 | $4,770.00 |
| O-1 | $3,351.00 | $4,032.00 |
| O-2 | $3,873.00 | $4,401.00 |
| O-3 | $4,248.00 | $4,518.00 |
| O-4 | $4,440.00 | $5,082.00 |
| O-5 | $4,458.00 | $5,493.00 |
| O-6 | $4,494.00 | $5,541.00 |
| O-7 / O-7+ | $4,575.00 | $5,586.00 |
Published rates and your entitlement.
All 15 official annual/temporary versions are imported. Current 2026 data covers 338 housing areas and 40,959 ZIP mappings; 52 separately captured official query amounts match. The 2016 source has 37 malformed ZIP mappings; those combinations remain unavailable. Individual rate protection can preserve an earlier higher amount; this calculator does not determine protected rates, OHA or non-locality allowances.