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CaliforniaWest Coast Radio Receiving Station BAH
West Coast Radio Receiving Station is paid at VALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB, CA, housing area CA036. An E-5 with dependents draws $3,369 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. West Coast Radio Receiving Station sits inside VALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB, CA, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at West Coast Radio Receiving Station
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $3,090 | $2,412 | $37,080 |
| E-2 | $3,090 | $2,412 | $37,080 |
| E-3 | $3,090 | $2,412 | $37,080 |
| E-4 | $3,090 | $2,412 | $37,080 |
| E-5 | $3,369 | $2,664 | $40,428 |
| E-6 | $3,498 | $2,838 | $41,976 |
| E-7 | $3,516 | $3,099 | $42,192 |
| E-8 | $3,525 | $3,402 | $42,300 |
| E-9 | $3,597 | $3,426 | $43,164 |
| W-1 | $3,513 | $2,997 | $42,156 |
| W-2 | $3,522 | $3,399 | $42,264 |
| W-3 | $3,540 | $3,435 | $42,480 |
| W-4 | $3,621 | $3,489 | $43,452 |
| W-5 | $3,729 | $3,510 | $44,748 |
| O-1E | $3,519 | $3,366 | $42,228 |
| O-2E | $3,531 | $3,420 | $42,372 |
| O-3E | $3,636 | $3,486 | $43,632 |
| O-1 | $3,393 | $2,805 | $40,716 |
| O-2 | $3,495 | $3,279 | $41,940 |
| O-3 | $3,537 | $3,444 | $42,444 |
| O-4 | $3,762 | $3,498 | $45,144 |
| O-5 | $3,927 | $3,513 | $47,124 |
| O-6 | $3,960 | $3,516 | $47,520 |
| O-7 | $3,987 | $3,576 | $47,844 |
| O-8 | $3,987 | $3,576 | $47,844 |
| O-9 | $3,987 | $3,576 | $47,844 |
| O-10 | $3,987 | $3,576 | $47,844 |
These are the VALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB, 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 Rio Vista
- Mare Island California Naval Shipyard
- Naval Support Detachment Monterey Dixon Transmitter
- Travis Air Force Base
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.