Santa Clara County, CA BAH rates 2026

Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for the Santa Clara County, CA military housing area (CA044), for every pay grade, with and without dependents.

Rates as of January 1, 2026. Source: DTMO BAH rates. Independent estimate. Not affiliated with the Department of Defense.

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Pay gradeWith dependentsWithout dependents
E-1$4,356$3,318
E-2$4,356$3,318
E-3$4,356$3,318
E-4$4,356$3,318
E-5$4,659$3,798
E-6$4,977$4,086
E-7$5,058$4,368
E-8$5,145$4,728
E-9$5,382$4,815
W-1$4,998$4,257
W-2$5,094$4,725
W-3$5,202$4,830
W-4$5,448$4,992
W-5$5,751$5,076
O-1E$5,070$4,656
O-2E$5,184$4,797
O-3E$5,496$4,971
O-1$4,704$4,053
O-2$4,974$4,560
O-3$5,199$4,860
O-4$5,856$5,055
O-5$6,333$5,100
O-6$6,387$5,178
O-7 and above$6,441$5,274

O-1E, O-2E and O-3E are officers with more than 4 years of prior enlisted or warrant officer service. DTMO lists this area as “SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA.”

How BAH works here

Your BAH is set by your permanent duty station's ZIP code, not where you live. Every ZIP code that DTMO maps to CA044 gets these rates. New rates take effect each January 1.

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