Rates effective
01 JAN 2026 · CONUS

Basic Allowance for Housing by duty station, pay grade and dependency status. Official DoD rates, no login, no email.

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    Dependents

    W-5 without dependents at Ann Arbor draws $3,204 per month in 2026

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    Ann Arbor, MI
    W-5 · without dependents
    $3,204/ month
    $38,448 / year
    At W-5, this is #65 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $5,946 · low Youngstown $1,527
    MHA MI155 · ZIPs 48103 48104 48105 48106 48107 48108 +15 more
    Your grade is calledARMYCW5USMCCWO5NAVYCWO5
    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$4,108 / mo gross
    Other dependency status here$3,735 with dependents
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
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    PCS compareAnn Arbor · W-5 · $3,204/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$2,892/mo · $34,704/yr
    ▼ CUT$312−$3,744/yr · like −$4,800 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,946 / month
    Westchester County$5,946
    County Cost Group 880$3,330
    Annapolis$3,321
    Sitka$3,315
    Quantico$3,240
    Ann Arbor$3,204
    Edwards AFB$3,204
    New London$3,177
    Fort Detrick$3,147
    Beale AFB$3,132
    Youngstown$1,527

    Ann Arbor is #65 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $4,419 a month — $53,028 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Ann Arbor0 – $3,396 / month
    E-1$1,719
    E-2$1,719
    E-3$1,719
    E-4$1,719
    E-5$1,920
    E-6$2,310
    E-7$2,385
    E-8$2,667
    E-9$2,820
    W-1$2,325
    W-2$2,664
    W-3$2,838
    W-4$3,099
    W-5$3,204
    O-1E$2,556
    O-2E$2,787
    O-3E$3,072
    O-1$2,019
    O-2$2,472
    O-3$2,889
    O-4$3,180
    O-5$3,240
    O-6$3,339
    O-7$3,396

    Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

    01

    Dependency status is worth 17% here. That is a status your finance office determines, not a box you tick — and it is the single largest lever on this page that is not a change of address.

    03

    None of it is taxed. $3,204 a month of BAH takes more than $3,204 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

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    Things the rate table doesn't tell you

    01

    “With dependents” is a dependency status, not a marital status. A single member paying child support can be authorized BAH-Diff; a married dual-military couple with no children is not automatically the with-dependents rate for both. If your situation is unusual, your finance office decides — not this table.

    02

    O-8, O-9 and O-10 draw the same BAH as O-7. The table stops there for a reason, not because it is missing rows.

    03

    This is CONUS BAH only. Overseas is OHA, which works differently — it reimburses actual rent up to a cap, with separate utility and move-in allowances. Alaska and Hawaii are BAH; Germany, Japan and Korea are OHA.