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Coast Guard Station Galveston is paid at HOUSTON, TX, housing area TX282. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,193 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Coast Guard Station Galveston sits inside HOUSTON, TX, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Coast Guard Station Galveston
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,974 | $1,524 | $23,688 |
| E-2 | $1,974 | $1,524 | $23,688 |
| E-3 | $1,974 | $1,524 | $23,688 |
| E-4 | $1,974 | $1,524 | $23,688 |
| E-5 | $2,193 | $1,665 | $26,316 |
| E-6 | $2,517 | $1,887 | $30,204 |
| E-7 | $2,583 | $1,980 | $30,996 |
| E-8 | $2,655 | $2,265 | $31,860 |
| E-9 | $2,796 | $2,352 | $33,552 |
| W-1 | $2,535 | $1,905 | $30,420 |
| W-2 | $2,610 | $2,262 | $31,320 |
| W-3 | $2,703 | $2,367 | $32,436 |
| W-4 | $2,829 | $2,526 | $33,948 |
| W-5 | $2,988 | $2,598 | $35,856 |
| O-1E | $2,592 | $2,190 | $31,104 |
| O-2E | $2,688 | $2,331 | $32,256 |
| O-3E | $2,856 | $2,508 | $34,272 |
| O-1 | $2,241 | $1,749 | $26,892 |
| O-2 | $2,514 | $2,124 | $30,168 |
| O-3 | $2,700 | $2,397 | $32,400 |
| O-4 | $3,039 | $2,580 | $36,468 |
| O-5 | $3,288 | $2,616 | $39,456 |
| O-6 | $3,312 | $2,679 | $39,744 |
| O-7 | $3,336 | $2,724 | $40,032 |
| O-8 | $3,336 | $2,724 | $40,032 |
| O-9 | $3,336 | $2,724 | $40,032 |
| O-10 | $3,336 | $2,724 | $40,032 |
These are the HOUSTON, TX rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Paid at the same rate
A move between any of these changes nothing about your housing allowance, because they all draw the same rate.
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Moving here, or away
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