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WashingtonMcChord Air Force Base BAH
McChord Air Force Base is paid at TACOMA, WA, housing area WA311. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,556 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. McChord Air Force Base sits inside TACOMA, WA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at McChord Air Force Base
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,370 | $2,034 | $28,440 |
| E-2 | $2,370 | $2,034 | $28,440 |
| E-3 | $2,370 | $2,034 | $28,440 |
| E-4 | $2,370 | $2,034 | $28,440 |
| E-5 | $2,556 | $2,121 | $30,672 |
| E-6 | $2,919 | $2,199 | $35,028 |
| E-7 | $2,994 | $2,376 | $35,928 |
| E-8 | $3,072 | $2,634 | $36,864 |
| E-9 | $3,180 | $2,736 | $38,160 |
| W-1 | $2,940 | $2,313 | $35,280 |
| W-2 | $3,024 | $2,631 | $36,288 |
| W-3 | $3,126 | $2,751 | $37,512 |
| W-4 | $3,201 | $2,931 | $38,412 |
| W-5 | $3,297 | $3,009 | $39,564 |
| O-1E | $3,006 | $2,553 | $36,072 |
| O-2E | $3,108 | $2,712 | $37,296 |
| O-3E | $3,216 | $2,913 | $38,592 |
| O-1 | $2,607 | $2,178 | $31,284 |
| O-2 | $2,916 | $2,496 | $34,992 |
| O-3 | $3,123 | $2,784 | $37,476 |
| O-4 | $3,324 | $2,991 | $39,888 |
| O-5 | $3,471 | $3,030 | $41,652 |
| O-6 | $3,501 | $3,102 | $42,012 |
| O-7 | $3,525 | $3,156 | $42,300 |
| O-8 | $3,525 | $3,156 | $42,300 |
| O-9 | $3,525 | $3,156 | $42,300 |
| O-10 | $3,525 | $3,156 | $42,300 |
These are the TACOMA, 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.
- Camp Murray
- Fort Lewis
Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.