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Naval Support Activity Northwest Chesapeake is paid at NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA, housing area VA298. An E-5 with dependents draws $2,430 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. Naval Support Activity Northwest Chesapeake sits inside NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Naval Support Activity Northwest Chesapeake
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $2,229 | $1,707 | $26,748 |
| E-2 | $2,229 | $1,707 | $26,748 |
| E-3 | $2,229 | $1,707 | $26,748 |
| E-4 | $2,229 | $1,707 | $26,748 |
| E-5 | $2,430 | $1,908 | $29,160 |
| E-6 | $2,559 | $2,043 | $30,708 |
| E-7 | $2,604 | $2,235 | $31,248 |
| E-8 | $2,661 | $2,463 | $31,932 |
| E-9 | $2,796 | $2,487 | $33,552 |
| W-1 | $2,574 | $2,166 | $30,888 |
| W-2 | $2,628 | $2,460 | $31,536 |
| W-3 | $2,697 | $2,496 | $32,364 |
| W-4 | $2,832 | $2,562 | $33,984 |
| W-5 | $3,000 | $2,616 | $36,000 |
| O-1E | $2,613 | $2,427 | $31,356 |
| O-2E | $2,685 | $2,481 | $32,220 |
| O-3E | $2,859 | $2,547 | $34,308 |
| O-1 | $2,454 | $2,022 | $29,448 |
| O-2 | $2,556 | $2,367 | $30,672 |
| O-3 | $2,694 | $2,505 | $32,328 |
| O-4 | $3,054 | $2,601 | $36,648 |
| O-5 | $3,318 | $2,625 | $39,816 |
| O-6 | $3,342 | $2,673 | $40,104 |
| O-7 | $3,366 | $2,718 | $40,392 |
| O-8 | $3,366 | $2,718 | $40,392 |
| O-9 | $3,366 | $2,718 | $40,392 |
| O-10 | $3,366 | $2,718 | $40,392 |
These are the NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA 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 Pendleton
- Coast Guard Station Portsmouth
- Dam Neck Annex
- Fort Story
- Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story
- Naval Air Station Oceana
- Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex
- Naval Air Station Oceana Nexcome Headquarters
- Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
- Naval Station Norfolk
- Naval Station Norfolk Saint Juliens Creek Annex
- Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads
- Naval Support Activity Norfolk
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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.