Naval Base San Diego BAH Rates 2026

MHA: SAN DIEGO, CA

Calculate your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for Naval Base San Diego. Rates are based on the SAN DIEGO, CA Military Housing Area.

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All Naval Base San Diego BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$3,666	$2,763
E-2	$3,666	$2,763
E-3	$3,666	$2,763
E-4	$3,666	$2,763
E-5	$3,975	$3,147
E-6	$4,404	$3,387
E-7	$4,446	$3,678
E-8	$4,488	$4,065
E-9	$4,671	$4,188
Warrant Officer
W-1	$4,425	$3,564
W-2	$4,464	$4,062
W-3	$4,521	$4,206
W-4	$4,731	$4,410
W-5	$4,992	$4,455
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,449	$3,972
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,506	$4,161
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,770	$4,398
Officer
O-1	$4,032	$3,351
O-2	$4,401	$3,873
O-3	$4,518	$4,248
O-4	$5,082	$4,440
O-5	$5,493	$4,458
O-6	$5,541	$4,494
O-7	$5,586	$4,575

Official 2026 BAH rates for the SAN DIEGO, CA Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Naval Base San Diego

Welcome to Naval Base San Diego, right in the heart of beautiful San Diego, California! Here the weather is nearly perfect all year round with beautiful sunshine, ocean breezes, and pristine beaches. Honestly, you could probably put all your shoes except your flip flops into storage once you get here and forget about needing a jacket. This place is perfect. Occupied in 1918 as a commercial shipyard, the Navy acquired it in 1920 and began the construction of a Naval repair base which served the US Pacific Fleet in WWII, serving more than 5,117 ships. In the 1990s the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet was relocated to San Diego from Long Beach and this base became the center of Navy Region Southwest. The base is now home to 54 ships, more than 200 tenant commands and support facilities, and...

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