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Sierra Army Depot is paid at the rural rate band for its county, housing area ZZ800. An E-5 with dependents draws $1,962 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD publishes no housing area of its own for this county, so Sierra Army Depot draws the rate band it sets for counties without one. That band covers many counties across several states, which is why it has a number rather than a name.
Every pay grade at Sierra Army Depot
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,827 | $1,446 | $21,924 |
| E-2 | $1,827 | $1,446 | $21,924 |
| E-3 | $1,827 | $1,446 | $21,924 |
| E-4 | $1,827 | $1,446 | $21,924 |
| E-5 | $1,962 | $1,599 | $23,544 |
| E-6 | $2,283 | $1,710 | $27,396 |
| E-7 | $2,364 | $1,830 | $28,368 |
| E-8 | $2,454 | $2,031 | $29,448 |
| E-9 | $2,589 | $2,121 | $31,068 |
| W-1 | $2,301 | $1,791 | $27,612 |
| W-2 | $2,400 | $2,028 | $28,800 |
| W-3 | $2,511 | $2,133 | $30,132 |
| W-4 | $2,619 | $2,295 | $31,428 |
| W-5 | $2,751 | $2,382 | $33,012 |
| O-1E | $2,379 | $1,959 | $28,548 |
| O-2E | $2,493 | $2,100 | $29,916 |
| O-3E | $2,640 | $2,274 | $31,680 |
| O-1 | $2,007 | $1,689 | $24,084 |
| O-2 | $2,280 | $1,920 | $27,360 |
| O-3 | $2,508 | $2,163 | $30,096 |
| O-4 | $2,793 | $2,361 | $33,516 |
| O-5 | $2,997 | $2,409 | $35,964 |
| O-6 | $3,021 | $2,490 | $36,252 |
| O-7 | $3,039 | $2,532 | $36,468 |
| O-8 | $3,039 | $2,532 | $36,468 |
| O-9 | $3,039 | $2,532 | $36,468 |
| O-10 | $3,039 | $2,532 | $36,468 |
These are the rates for that band, 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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