What is W-4 BAH at Battle Creek in 2026?

$2,616 per month with dependents ($31,392 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $2,379 per month.

Does BAH count as taxable income?

No. BAH is excluded from federal taxable income, so a given BAH amount is worth more than the same figure in basic pay.

What happens if my BAH rate drops this year?

BAH rate protection holds you at the prior year's amount as long as your duty location, pay grade and dependency status stay the same. The lower rate applies to members arriving on new orders.

W-4 BAH at Battle Creek 2026 — $2,616/mo with dependents

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

Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI

W-4 · with dependents

$2,616/ month

$31,392 / year

At W-4, this is #174 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $6,963 · low Stevens Point $1,779

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,354 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,379 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Battle Creek — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$1,698	$1,275
E-2	$1,698	$1,275
E-3	$1,698	$1,275
E-4	$1,698	$1,275
E-5	$1,959	$1,470
E-6	$2,370	$1,779
E-7	$2,424	$1,818
E-8	$2,478	$2,046
E-9	$2,589	$2,163
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,391	$1,794
W-2	$2,445	$2,043
W-3	$2,517	$2,181
W-4	$2,616	$2,379
W-5	$2,742	$2,436
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,430	$1,956
O-2E	$2,505	$2,136
O-3E	$2,634	$2,364
Officer
O-1	$2,013	$1,509
O-2	$2,367	$1,875
O-3	$2,514	$2,220
O-4	$2,781	$2,418
O-5	$2,973	$2,445
O-6	$2,997	$2,493
O-7	$3,015	$2,535

What this rate means

W-4 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $6,963 / month

Westchester County$6,963

Jackson$2,634

Grand Haven$2,631

Myrtle Beach$2,625

County Cost Group 800$2,619

Battle Creek$2,616

Provo$2,613

Fort Campbell$2,610

Hampton$2,610

Cleveland$2,604

Stevens Point$1,779

Battle Creek is #174 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,184 a month — $62,208 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Battle Creek0 – $3,015 / month

E-1$1,698

E-2$1,698

E-3$1,698

E-4$1,698

E-5$1,959

E-6$2,370

E-7$2,424

E-8$2,478

E-9$2,589

W-1$2,391

W-2$2,445

W-3$2,517

W-4$2,616

W-5$2,742

O-1E$2,430

O-2E$2,505

O-3E$2,634

O-1$2,013

O-2$2,367

O-3$2,514

O-4$2,781

O-5$2,973

O-6$2,997

O-7$3,015

Promoting to W-5 here adds $126 a month. The pay chart moves this allowance far less than the map does.

Where you are stationed outweighs what you are paid. Moving from Battle Creek to Westchester County at W-4 is worth $4,347 a month — about 35 promotions worth of housing allowance, at $126 per grade here.

Dependency status is worth 10% 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.

None of it is taxed. $2,616 a month of BAH takes more than $2,616 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

Things the rate table doesn't tell you

“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.

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.

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.

W-4 with dependents at Battle Creek draws $2,616 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you