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Macdill Air Force Base is paid at TAMPA, FL, housing area FL066. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,709 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. Macdill Air Force Base sits inside TAMPA, FL, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Macdill Air Force Base
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,520 | $1,932 | $30,240 |
| E-2 | $2,520 | $1,932 | $30,240 |
| E-3 | $2,520 | $1,932 | $30,240 |
| E-4 | $2,520 | $1,932 | $30,240 |
| E-5 | $2,709 | $2,187 | $32,508 |
| E-6 | $3,042 | $2,346 | $36,504 |
| E-7 | $3,066 | $2,526 | $36,792 |
| E-8 | $3,075 | $2,781 | $36,900 |
| E-9 | $3,123 | $2,874 | $37,476 |
| W-1 | $3,063 | $2,463 | $36,756 |
| W-2 | $3,072 | $2,778 | $36,864 |
| W-3 | $3,084 | $2,886 | $37,008 |
| W-4 | $3,141 | $3,039 | $37,692 |
| W-5 | $3,231 | $3,054 | $38,772 |
| O-1E | $3,069 | $2,706 | $36,828 |
| O-2E | $3,078 | $2,853 | $36,936 |
| O-3E | $3,156 | $3,036 | $37,872 |
| O-1 | $2,757 | $2,328 | $33,084 |
| O-2 | $3,039 | $2,649 | $36,468 |
| O-3 | $3,081 | $2,919 | $36,972 |
| O-4 | $3,255 | $3,042 | $39,060 |
| O-5 | $3,390 | $3,057 | $40,680 |
| O-6 | $3,417 | $3,060 | $41,004 |
| O-7 | $3,441 | $3,102 | $41,292 |
| O-8 | $3,441 | $3,102 | $41,292 |
| O-9 | $3,441 | $3,102 | $41,292 |
| O-10 | $3,441 | $3,102 | $41,292 |
These are the TAMPA, FL 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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