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Fort Lawton is paid at SEATTLE, WA, housing area WA309. An E-5 with dependents draws $3,135 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. Fort Lawton sits inside SEATTLE, WA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Fort Lawton
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,976 | $2,271 | $35,712 |
| E-2 | $2,976 | $2,271 | $35,712 |
| E-3 | $2,976 | $2,271 | $35,712 |
| E-4 | $2,976 | $2,271 | $35,712 |
| E-5 | $3,135 | $2,625 | $37,620 |
| E-6 | $3,906 | $2,931 | $46,872 |
| E-7 | $4,020 | $3,015 | $48,240 |
| E-8 | $4,143 | $3,291 | $49,716 |
| E-9 | $4,311 | $3,525 | $51,732 |
| W-1 | $3,927 | $2,946 | $47,124 |
| W-2 | $4,071 | $3,288 | $48,852 |
| W-3 | $4,221 | $3,549 | $50,652 |
| W-4 | $4,347 | $3,930 | $52,164 |
| W-5 | $4,503 | $4,047 | $54,036 |
| O-1E | $4,041 | $3,132 | $48,492 |
| O-2E | $4,197 | $3,471 | $50,364 |
| O-3E | $4,371 | $3,900 | $52,452 |
| O-1 | $3,231 | $2,814 | $38,772 |
| O-2 | $3,897 | $3,087 | $46,764 |
| O-3 | $4,215 | $3,627 | $50,580 |
| O-4 | $4,554 | $4,020 | $54,648 |
| O-5 | $4,797 | $4,086 | $57,564 |
| O-6 | $4,836 | $4,200 | $58,032 |
| O-7 | $4,875 | $4,275 | $58,500 |
| O-8 | $4,875 | $4,275 | $58,500 |
| O-9 | $4,875 | $4,275 | $58,500 |
| O-10 | $4,875 | $4,275 | $58,500 |
These are the SEATTLE, WA 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.
- Coast Guard Station Seattle
Moving here, or away
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