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California BAH Rates 2024

Updated | Garrett FitzGerald
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2024 BAH Rates and Post-9/11 GI Bill MHA for California

Find California BAH Rates (Basic Allowance for Housing) by city, pay grade, and dependency status.  For Post 911 GI Bill BAH Rates, please visit our BAH Rates page here.

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Barstow / Fort Irwin, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,821 $1,419
E2 $1,821 $1,419
E3 $1,821 $1,419
E4 $1,821 $1,419
E5 $1,956 $1,584
E6 $2,325 $1,743
E7 $2,457 $1,842
E8 $2,601 $2,037
E9 $2,730 $2,139
W1 $2,346 $1,785
W2 $2,520 $2,034
W3 $2,694 $2,154
W4 $2,745 $2,355
W5 $2,814 $2,490
O1e $2,484 $1,953
O2e $2,667 $2,115
O3e $2,754 $2,319
O1 $2,007 $1,680
O2 $2,322 $1,911
O3 $2,688 $2,190
O4 $2,829 $2,460
O5 $2,928 $2,544
O6 $2,949 $2,673
O7 $2,973 $2,718

Schools in Barstow

Beale AFB, BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,568 $1,986
E2 $2,568 $1,986
E3 $2,568 $1,986
E4 $2,568 $1,986
E5 $2,736 $2,250
E6 $3,000 $2,412
E7 $3,021 $2,571
E8 $3,030 $2,793
E9 $3,069 $2,865
W1 $3,018 $2,520
W2 $3,027 $2,790
W3 $3,039 $2,877
W4 $3,093 $2,997
W5 $3,198 $3,003
O1e $3,024 $2,733
O2e $3,033 $2,847
O3e $3,108 $2,991
O1 $2,775 $2,397
O2 $2,997 $2,679
O3 $3,036 $2,901
O4 $3,228 $3,000
O5 $3,387 $3,006
O6 $3,414 $3,009
O7 $3,441 $3,039

Bridgeport, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,794 $1,383
E2 $1,794 $1,383
E3 $1,794 $1,383
E4 $1,794 $1,383
E5 $1,896 $1,578
E6 $2,640 $1,980
E7 $2,664 $2,001
E8 $2,688 $2,046
E9 $2,805 $2,271
W1 $2,661 $1,998
W2 $2,679 $2,043
W3 $2,709 $2,298
W4 $2,844 $2,646
W5 $3,012 $2,670
O1e $2,667 $2,007
O2e $2,700 $2,220
O3e $2,868 $2,634
O1 $1,989 $1,689
O2 $2,631 $2,004
O3 $2,706 $2,370
O4 $3,069 $2,655
O5 $3,330 $2,673
O6 $3,357 $2,685
O7 $3,381 $2,730

Camp Pendleton, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,444 $2,610
E2 $3,444 $2,610
E3 $3,444 $2,610
E4 $3,444 $2,610
E5 $3,828 $2,901
E6 $4,110 $3,105
E7 $4,218 $3,462
E8 $4,332 $3,888
E9 $4,509 $3,966
W1 $4,128 $3,315
W2 $4,266 $3,885
W3 $4,407 $3,978
W4 $4,551 $4,134
W5 $4,728 $4,242
O1e $4,236 $3,825
O2e $4,383 $3,948
O3e $4,575 $4,101
O1 $3,870 $3,057
O2 $4,107 $3,699
O3 $4,404 $4,005
O4 $4,785 $4,218
O5 $5,061 $4,281
O6 $5,103 $4,386
O7 $5,148 $4,464

China Lake, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,323 $1,005
E2 $1,323 $1,005
E3 $1,323 $1,005
E4 $1,323 $1,005
E5 $1,362 $1,182
E6 $1,659 $1,284
E7 $1,776 $1,332
E8 $1,905 $1,428
E9 $2,064 $1,548
W1 $1,677 $1,326
W2 $1,833 $1,425
W3 $1,989 $1,551
W4 $2,097 $1,686
W5 $2,229 $1,806
O1e $1,800 $1,359
O2e $1,965 $1,491
O3e $2,115 $1,650
O1 $1,407 $1,281
O2 $1,656 $1,353
O3 $1,983 $1,554
O4 $2,271 $1,779
O5 $2,472 $1,854
O6 $2,490 $1,968
O7 $2,508 $1,998

Edwards AFB & Palmdale, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,313 $1,734
E2 $2,313 $1,734
E3 $2,313 $1,734
E4 $2,313 $1,734
E5 $2,475 $1,995
E6 $2,829 $2,163
E7 $2,913 $2,319
E8 $3,006 $2,553
E9 $3,141 $2,652
W1 $2,850 $2,268
W2 $2,955 $2,550
W3 $3,066 $2,664
W4 $3,171 $2,847
W5 $3,300 $2,934
O1e $2,928 $2,472
O2e $3,048 $2,628
O3e $3,189 $2,823
O1 $2,526 $2,148
O2 $2,826 $2,424
O3 $3,063 $2,700
O4 $3,342 $2,913
O5 $3,540 $2,964
O6 $3,570 $3,042
O7 $3,597 $3,096

El Centro, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,767 $1,374
E2 $1,767 $1,374
E3 $1,767 $1,374
E4 $1,767 $1,374
E5 $1,842 $1,575
E6 $2,154 $1,692
E7 $2,259 $1,767
E8 $2,376 $1,911
E9 $2,496 $1,995
W1 $2,172 $1,755
W2 $2,310 $1,908
W3 $2,451 $2,007
W4 $2,517 $2,175
W5 $2,598 $2,286
O1e $2,280 $1,839
O2e $2,427 $1,977
O3e $2,526 $2,145
O1 $1,887 $1,689
O2 $2,151 $1,818
O3 $2,448 $2,037
O4 $2,622 $2,259
O5 $2,745 $2,325
O6 $2,766 $2,430
O7 $2,787 $2,469

Fresno, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,085 $1,563
E2 $2,085 $1,563
E3 $2,085 $1,563
E4 $2,085 $1,563
E5 $2,397 $1,797
E6 $2,673 $2,004
E7 $2,694 $2,097
E8 $2,703 $2,460
E9 $2,745 $2,532
W1 $2,691 $2,022
W2 $2,700 $2,457
W3 $2,712 $2,544
W4 $2,769 $2,670
W5 $2,877 $2,676
O1e $2,697 $2,394
O2e $2,706 $2,514
O3e $2,784 $2,664
O1 $2,439 $1,830
O2 $2,670 $2,292
O3 $2,709 $2,571
O4 $2,910 $2,673
O5 $3,072 $2,679
O6 $3,096 $2,682
O7 $3,120 $2,706

Schools in Fullerton, California

Humboldt County, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,464 $1,212
E2 $1,464 $1,212
E3 $1,464 $1,212
E4 $1,464 $1,212
E5 $1,557 $1,308
E6 $2,172 $1,629
E7 $2,409 $1,806
E8 $2,667 $2,001
E9 $2,877 $2,157
W1 $2,196 $1,650
W2 $2,517 $1,887
W3 $2,829 $2,160
W4 $2,895 $2,229
W5 $2,979 $2,469
O1e $2,457 $1,842
O2e $2,784 $2,088
O3e $2,907 $2,181
O1 $1,635 $1,371
O2 $2,166 $1,809
O3 $2,820 $2,163
O4 $3,003 $2,424
O5 $3,123 $2,574
O6 $3,147 $2,808
O7 $3,171 $2,856

Lemoore NAS, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,896 $1,620
E2 $1,896 $1,620
E3 $1,896 $1,620
E4 $1,896 $1,620
E5 $2,046 $1,692
E6 $2,304 $1,755
E7 $2,340 $1,899
E8 $2,382 $2,103
E9 $2,457 $2,172
W1 $2,322 $1,854
W2 $2,361 $2,100
W3 $2,415 $2,181
W4 $2,475 $2,307
W5 $2,559 $2,349
O1e $2,346 $2,043
O2e $2,400 $2,154
O3e $2,487 $2,295
O1 $2,085 $1,740
O2 $2,301 $1,998
O3 $2,412 $2,205
O4 $2,583 $2,334
O5 $2,706 $2,355
O6 $2,727 $2,388
O7 $2,745 $2,427

Los Angeles, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,348 $2,511
E2 $3,348 $2,511
E3 $3,348 $2,511
E4 $3,348 $2,511
E5 $3,636 $2,865
E6 $4,017 $3,087
E7 $4,176 $3,360
E8 $4,344 $3,717
E9 $4,593 $3,825
W1 $4,038 $3,255
W2 $4,248 $3,714
W3 $4,455 $3,840
W4 $4,647 $4,053
W5 $4,878 $4,212
O1e $4,206 $3,633
O2e $4,422 $3,801
O3e $4,680 $4,011
O1 $3,690 $3,054
O2 $4,014 $3,540
O3 $4,449 $3,879
O4 $4,959 $4,182
O5 $5,325 $4,278
O6 $5,370 $4,434
O7 $5,418 $4,512

Schools in Los Angeles

Marin & Sonoma, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,072 $2,340
E2 $3,072 $2,340
E3 $3,072 $2,340
E4 $3,072 $2,340
E5 $3,210 $2,727
E6 $3,558 $2,943
E7 $3,771 $3,075
E8 $4,002 $3,285
E9 $4,227 $3,381
W1 $3,579 $3,036
W2 $3,870 $3,282
W3 $4,152 $3,396
W4 $4,257 $3,609
W5 $4,386 $3,825
O1e $3,816 $3,207
O2e $4,110 $3,360
O3e $4,275 $3,549
O1 $3,258 $2,931
O2 $3,555 $3,165
O3 $4,143 $3,429
O4 $4,428 $3,783
O5 $4,623 $3,918
O6 $4,662 $4,131
O7 $4,701 $4,206

Monterey, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,039 $2,298
E2 $3,039 $2,298
E3 $3,039 $2,298
E4 $3,039 $2,298
E5 $3,318 $2,592
E6 $3,738 $2,805
E7 $3,966 $3,048
E8 $4,209 $3,408
E9 $4,482 $3,528
W1 $3,762 $2,946
W2 $4,068 $3,405
W3 $4,365 $3,546
W4 $4,527 $3,792
W5 $4,722 $4,020
O1e $4,011 $3,315
O2e $4,320 $3,501
O3e $4,554 $3,732
O1 $3,375 $2,754
O2 $3,735 $3,225
O3 $4,353 $3,585
O4 $4,791 $3,978
O5 $5,097 $4,119
O6 $5,142 $4,344
O7 $5,184 $4,422

Oakland, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,324 $2,493
E2 $3,324 $2,493
E3 $3,324 $2,493
E4 $3,324 $2,493
E5 $3,627 $2,817
E6 $4,065 $3,051
E7 $4,170 $3,336
E8 $4,278 $3,717
E9 $4,476 $3,846
W1 $4,086 $3,225
W2 $4,215 $3,714
W3 $4,350 $3,861
W4 $4,524 $4,089
W5 $4,731 $4,194
O1e $4,188 $3,624
O2e $4,329 $3,816
O3e $4,554 $4,059
O1 $3,684 $3,018
O2 $4,062 $3,525
O3 $4,347 $3,903
O4 $4,803 $4,170
O5 $5,130 $4,230
O6 $5,175 $4,329
O7 $5,217 $4,407

Riverside, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,838 $2,130
E2 $2,838 $2,130
E3 $2,838 $2,130
E4 $2,838 $2,130
E5 $3,099 $2,415
E6 $3,255 $2,604
E7 $3,336 $2,847
E8 $3,429 $3,138
E9 $3,516 $3,171
W1 $3,270 $2,754
W2 $3,378 $3,135
W3 $3,489 $3,180
W4 $3,531 $3,270
W5 $3,582 $3,357
O1e $3,351 $3,096
O2e $3,471 $3,162
O3e $3,537 $3,243
O1 $3,126 $2,574
O2 $3,252 $3,012
O3 $3,486 $3,192
O4 $3,594 $3,336
O5 $3,669 $3,387
O6 $3,699 $3,468
O7 $3,729 $3,528

Sacramento, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,460 $1,845
E2 $2,460 $1,845
E3 $2,460 $1,845
E4 $2,460 $1,845
E5 $2,760 $2,070
E6 $2,865 $2,190
E7 $2,892 $2,472
E8 $2,922 $2,787
E9 $3,021 $2,808
W1 $2,880 $2,361
W2 $2,907 $2,784
W3 $2,949 $2,814
W4 $3,054 $2,865
W5 $3,186 $2,898
O1e $2,895 $2,757
O2e $2,937 $2,802
O3e $3,072 $2,853
O1 $2,781 $2,154
O2 $2,862 $2,661
O3 $2,946 $2,820
O4 $3,231 $2,883
O5 $3,438 $2,901
O6 $3,465 $2,922
O7 $3,492 $2,973

San Bernardino, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,769 $2,076
E2 $2,769 $2,076
E3 $2,769 $2,076
E4 $2,769 $2,076
E5 $3,156 $2,367
E6 $3,183 $2,427
E7 $3,210 $2,787
E8 $3,243 $3,168
E9 $3,336 $3,174
W1 $3,198 $2,637
W2 $3,225 $3,165
W3 $3,270 $3,177
W4 $3,363 $3,186
W5 $3,483 $3,216
O1e $3,213 $3,153
O2e $3,258 $3,171
O3e $3,378 $3,183
O1 $3,168 $2,379
O2 $3,180 $3,027
O3 $3,267 $3,180
O4 $3,522 $3,201
O5 $3,705 $3,219
O6 $3,735 $3,243
O7 $3,765 $3,300

Schools in San Bernardino

San Diego, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,579 $2,684
E2 $3,579 $2,684
E3 $3,579 $2,684
E4 $3,579 $2,684
E5 $3,882 $2,964
E6 $4,320 $3,240
E7 $4,344 $3,534
E8 $4,353 $3,972
E9 $4,491 $4,101
W1 $4,341 $3,396
W2 $4,350 $3,969
W3 $4,362 $4,119
W4 $4,545 $4,320
W5 $4,785 $4,332
O1e $4,347 $3,879
O2e $4,356 $4,071
O3e $4,581 $4,314
O1 $3,939 $3,153
O2 $4,317 $3,759
O3 $4,359 $4,161
O4 $4,869 $4,323
O5 $5,244 $4,335
O6 $5,289 $4,338
O7 $5,334 $4,404

Schools in San Diego

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San Francisco, CA BAH Rates

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RankWithWithout
E1 $4,236 $3,177
E2 $4,236 $3,177
E3 $4,236 $3,177
E4 $4,236 $3,177
E5 $4,449 $3,729
E6 $4,911 $4,041
E7 $4,944 $4,242
E8 $4,980 $4,545
E9 $5,259 $4,680
W1 $4,932 $4,170
W2 $4,962 $4,542
W3 $5,007 $4,698
W4 $5,358 $4,917
W5 $5,778 $4,950
O1e $4,947 $4,446
O2e $4,995 $4,650
O3e $5,418 $4,905
O1 $4,512 $4,017
O2 $4,908 $4,380
O3 $5,004 $4,743
O4 $5,934 $4,938
O5 $6,606 $4,956
O6 $6,663 $4,998
O7 $6,723 $5,073

Schools in San Francisco

San Luis Obispo, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,691 $2,019
E2 $2,691 $2,019
E3 $2,691 $2,019
E4 $2,691 $2,019
E5 $2,859 $2,325
E6 $3,552 $2,664
E7 $3,645 $2,733
E8 $3,744 $3,000
E9 $3,951 $3,207
W1 $3,573 $2,682
W2 $3,690 $2,997
W3 $3,810 $3,231
W4 $4,005 $3,573
W5 $4,242 $3,666
O1e $3,660 $2,856
O2e $3,789 $3,162
O3e $4,038 $3,546
O1 $2,946 $2,520
O2 $3,543 $2,805
O3 $3,807 $3,300
O4 $4,323 $3,645
O5 $4,695 $3,699
O6 $4,734 $3,789
O7 $4,773 $3,855

Schools in San Luis Obispo

Santa Clara County, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $4,077 $3,057
E2 $4,077 $3,057
E3 $4,077 $3,057
E4 $4,077 $3,057
E5 $4,449 $3,456
E6 $4,593 $3,747
E7 $4,692 $4,095
E8 $4,800 $4,485
E9 $5,073 $4,515
W1 $4,608 $3,951
W2 $4,737 $4,482
W3 $4,872 $4,524
W4 $5,151 $4,611
W5 $5,484 $4,716
O1e $4,710 $4,446
O2e $4,851 $4,506
O3e $5,199 $4,581
O1 $4,476 $3,702
O2 $4,590 $4,326
O3 $4,869 $4,536
O4 $5,604 $4,692
O5 $6,129 $4,752
O6 $6,183 $4,851
O7 $6,237 $4,941

Stockton, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,106 $1,671
E2 $2,106 $1,671
E3 $2,106 $1,671
E4 $2,106 $1,671
E5 $2,175 $1,905
E6 $2,340 $2,037
E7 $2,466 $2,106
E8 $2,604 $2,214
E9 $2,814 $2,253
W1 $2,355 $2,097
W2 $2,526 $2,211
W3 $2,694 $2,259
W4 $2,862 $2,364
W5 $3,066 $2,496
O1e $2,490 $2,172
O2e $2,670 $2,244
O3e $2,892 $2,328
O1 $2,202 $2,034
O2 $2,337 $2,154
O3 $2,691 $2,274
O4 $3,135 $2,469
O5 $3,453 $2,589
O6 $3,480 $2,673
O7 $3,507 $2,718

Twenty-nine Palms MCB, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $1,932 $1,614
E2 $1,932 $1,614
E3 $1,932 $1,614
E4 $1,932 $1,614
E5 $2,187 $1,758
E6 $2,499 $1,875
E7 $2,568 $1,932
E8 $2,643 $2,121
E9 $2,778 $2,259
W1 $2,520 $1,917
W2 $2,601 $2,118
W3 $2,691 $2,277
W4 $2,814 $2,514
W5 $2,967 $2,583
O1e $2,580 $2,019
O2e $2,676 $2,229
O3e $2,835 $2,493
O1 $2,223 $1,842
O2 $2,496 $1,992
O3 $2,688 $2,325
O4 $3,021 $2,565
O5 $3,258 $2,604
O6 $3,282 $2,667
O7 $3,309 $2,712

Vallejo & Travis AFB, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,931 $2,346
E2 $2,931 $2,346
E3 $2,931 $2,346
E4 $2,931 $2,346
E5 $3,237 $2,520
E6 $3,342 $2,658
E7 $3,360 $2,943
E8 $3,369 $3,264
E9 $3,417 $3,285
W1 $3,357 $2,832
W2 $3,366 $3,261
W3 $3,378 $3,291
W4 $3,447 $3,336
W5 $3,567 $3,342
O1e $3,363 $3,234
O2e $3,372 $3,279
O3e $3,462 $3,330
O1 $3,258 $2,622
O2 $3,339 $3,135
O3 $3,375 $3,297
O4 $3,606 $3,339
O5 $3,789 $3,345
O6 $3,822 $3,348
O7 $3,852 $3,384

Vandenberg SFB, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $2,961 $2,220
E2 $2,961 $2,220
E3 $2,961 $2,220
E4 $2,961 $2,220
E5 $3,120 $2,586
E6 $3,357 $2,814
E7 $3,378 $2,967
E8 $3,399 $3,174
E9 $3,492 $3,234
W1 $3,375 $2,919
W2 $3,387 $3,171
W3 $3,417 $3,246
W4 $3,525 $3,357
W5 $3,663 $3,381
O1e $3,381 $3,117
O2e $3,408 $3,222
O3e $3,543 $3,348
O1 $3,156 $2,799
O2 $3,354 $3,069
O3 $3,414 $3,267
O4 $3,708 $3,366
O5 $3,918 $3,384
O6 $3,951 $3,393
O7 $3,984 $3,450

Ventura, CA BAH Rates

RankWithWithout
E1 $3,174 $2,541
E2 $3,174 $2,541
E3 $3,174 $2,541
E4 $3,174 $2,541
E5 $3,315 $2,859
E6 $3,891 $3,042
E7 $3,957 $3,177
E8 $4,026 $3,435
E9 $4,188 $3,606
W1 $3,912 $3,138
W2 $3,987 $3,432
W3 $4,074 $3,627
W4 $4,233 $3,906
W5 $4,431 $3,972
O1e $3,966 $3,312
O2e $4,059 $3,567
O3e $4,263 $3,885
O1 $3,390 $3,030
O2 $3,885 $3,270
O3 $4,071 $3,681
O4 $4,497 $3,954
O5 $4,806 $3,990
O6 $4,848 $4,050
O7 $4,887 $4,122

Other Schools in California

Schools in Arcata, California

Military Installations in California

Air Force Bases

    • Beale Air Force Base – east of Marysville
    • Edwards Air Force Base – north of Lancaster
    • Los Angeles Air Force Base
    • March Air Reserve Base – Riverside
    • Travis Air Force Base – near Fairfield
    • Vandenberg Air Force Base – Lompoc

Army Posts

    • Fort Hunter Liggett – near Jolon
    • Fort Irwin – north of Barstow
    • Presidio of Monterey
    • Sierra Army Depot – Herlong

Coast Guard Bases

    • Coast Guard Training Center – Petaluma
    • US Coast Guard Sector – San Diego

Marine Corps Bases

    • Camp Pendleton – north of Oceanside
    • Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) – San Diego
    • Barstow Logistics Base
    • Mountain Warfare Training Center – Pickel Meadow
    • Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) – San Diego
    • Twenty-nine Palms Air Ground Combat Center

Naval Bases

    • China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
    • China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
    • Coronado Naval Amphibious Base – San Diego
    • Coronado Naval Base – San Diego
    • El Centro Naval Air Facility – west of El Centro
    • Lemoore Naval Air Station – west of Lemoore
    • Naval Postgraduate School – Monterey
    • Naval Surface Warfare Center – Corona
    • North Island Naval Air Station (NAS) – San Diego
    • Port Hueneme Construction Battalion Center
    • Point Loma Naval Base – San Diego
    • Point Mugu Naval Air Station – southeast of Port Hueneme
    • San Diego Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center
    • San Diego Naval Base
    • Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station
    • Ventura County Naval Base – south of Oxnard

 

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