Military Pay
2025 Military Pay Charts
Military members saw a 4.5% increase in 2025, with junior enlisted members seeing an additional 10% boost in the spring to bring the raise to roughly 14.5%.
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates in California received a notable increase for 2025. The national average increased by 5.4%, while California duty stations received their own increases listed below.
Below are the local BAH rates charts for Military Housing Areas in California. The Department of Defense (also known as the Department of War) determines BAH rates by location, pay grade (rank) and if a soldier has dependents.
See 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates here.
About half the U.S. Counties (about 1,500) have little to no military population. While half the zip codes is significant, less than two percent of service members that are eligible for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) are within these counties. In order to account for these service members there are approximately 30 separate County Cost Groups (CCGs) assigned, each with similar housing costs. Use the BAH Calculator to enter your zip code to determine your Military Housing Area (MHA) aka County Cost Group. They range from ZZ510 to ZZ890 in increments of 10.
Military bases in California:
- Beale AFB, Marysville, CA
- Camp Parks (PRFTA), Dublin, CA
- Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA
- Chocolate Mountain Range, Chocolate Mountains, CA
- Defense Distribution Depot, San Joaquin, CA
- Edwards AFB, Edwards, CA
- Fort Hunter Liggett, Monterey, CA
- Fort Irwin, Barstow, CA
- ISC Alameda, Alameda, CA
- Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA
- March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, CA
- MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA
- McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA
- MCLB Barstow, Barstow, CA
- MCRD San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Mountain Training Center, Pickel Meadows, CA
- NAS Lemoore, Lemoore, CA
- NAS Point Mugu, Point Mugu, CA
- Naval Air Facility El Centro, El Centro, CA
- Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, CA
- Naval Base San Diego, CA
- Naval Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA
- Naval Hospital Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA
- Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
- Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
- NAWS China Lake, China Lake, CA
- NCBC Port Heuneme, Port Heuneme, CA
- North Island Naval Complex, San Diego, CA
- NS San Diego, San Diego, CA
- NWS Seal Beach, Seal Beach, CA
- Point Loma Navy Base, San Diego, CA
- Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, CA
- TRACEN Petaluma, Petaluma, CA
- Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA
- Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, CA
- USAREC, Los Angeles Battalion, Los Angeles, CA
- Vandenberg SFB, Lompoc, CA
The BAH rates listed are for all U.S. Armed Forces service branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Space Force and Reserves forces, where applicable. BAH rates in high-cost areas will be much greater than those in low-cost areas.
Veterans, dependents, National Guard and reserves can use the MHA Calculator to see estimated monthly payments. Active Duty service members should use the BAH Calculator or tables to see estimated payments. Both BAH and MHA benefits are based off the same payment tables but benefit amounts do vary based on different calculations.
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Andrew Stamp served in U.S. Army special forces for more than 10 years and is currently pursuing his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).
