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CaliforniaPillar Point Space Force Station BAH
Pillar Point Space Force Station is paid at SAN FRANCISCO, CA, housing area CA019. An E-5 with dependents draws $5,127 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. Pillar Point Space Force Station sits inside SAN FRANCISCO, CA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Pillar Point Space Force Station
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $4,764 | $3,573 | $57,168 |
| E-2 | $4,764 | $3,573 | $57,168 |
| E-3 | $4,764 | $3,573 | $57,168 |
| E-4 | $4,764 | $3,573 | $57,168 |
| E-5 | $5,127 | $4,086 | $61,524 |
| E-6 | $5,454 | $4,443 | $65,448 |
| E-7 | $5,490 | $4,782 | $65,880 |
| E-8 | $5,529 | $5,196 | $66,348 |
| E-9 | $5,799 | $5,286 | $69,588 |
| W-1 | $5,472 | $4,644 | $65,664 |
| W-2 | $5,505 | $5,193 | $66,060 |
| W-3 | $5,559 | $5,301 | $66,708 |
| W-4 | $5,892 | $5,454 | $70,704 |
| W-5 | $6,297 | $5,496 | $75,564 |
| O-1E | $5,493 | $5,124 | $65,916 |
| O-2E | $5,547 | $5,268 | $66,564 |
| O-3E | $5,955 | $5,445 | $71,460 |
| O-1 | $5,172 | $4,401 | $62,064 |
| O-2 | $5,451 | $5,007 | $65,412 |
| O-3 | $5,556 | $5,331 | $66,672 |
| O-4 | $6,444 | $5,481 | $77,328 |
| O-5 | $7,089 | $5,499 | $85,068 |
| O-6 | $7,155 | $5,532 | $85,860 |
| O-7 | $7,215 | $5,634 | $86,580 |
| O-8 | $7,215 | $5,634 | $86,580 |
| O-9 | $7,215 | $5,634 | $86,580 |
| O-10 | $7,215 | $5,634 | $86,580 |
These are the SAN FRANCISCO, CA 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 San Fransisco
- Hunters Point Annex
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.