What is E-9 BAH at Grand Haven in 2026?

$2,328 per month without dependents ($27,936 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. with dependents it is $2,610 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.

E-9 BAH at Grand Haven 2026 — $2,328/mo without dependents

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

Grand Haven, MI

E-9 · without dependents

$2,328/ month

$27,936 / year

At E-9, this is #149 of 338 stations loaded · high San Francisco $5,286 · low Anniston $1,335

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$2,985 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,610 with dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

Grand Haven — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
E-1	$2,004	$1,596
E-2	$2,004	$1,596
E-3	$2,004	$1,596
E-4	$2,004	$1,596
E-5	$2,181	$1,740
E-6	$2,481	$1,860
E-7	$2,505	$2,010
E-8	$2,535	$2,247
E-9	$2,610	$2,328
Warrant officer
W-1	$2,499	$1,953
W-2	$2,517	$2,244
W-3	$2,556	$2,340
W-4	$2,631	$2,481
W-5	$2,733	$2,511
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,508	$2,178
O-2E	$2,547	$2,310
O-3E	$2,649	$2,472
Officer
O-1	$2,223	$1,824
O-2	$2,478	$2,127
O-3	$2,553	$2,370
O-4	$2,760	$2,499
O-5	$2,913	$2,514
O-6	$2,934	$2,532
O-7	$2,955	$2,574

What this rate means

E-9 without dependents, nearest stations0 – $5,286 / month

San Francisco$5,286

Abilene$2,352

Houston$2,352

Hampton$2,343

Eugene$2,331

Grand Haven$2,328

County Cost Group 820$2,322

Charlotte$2,301

Panama City$2,298

Grand Rapids$2,271

Anniston$1,335

Grand Haven is #149 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $3,951 a month — $47,412 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Grand Haven0 – $2,574 / month

E-1$1,596

E-2$1,596

E-3$1,596

E-4$1,596

E-5$1,740

E-6$1,860

E-7$2,010

E-8$2,247

E-9$2,328

W-1$1,953

W-2$2,244

W-3$2,340

W-4$2,481

W-5$2,511

O-1E$2,178

O-2E$2,310

O-3E$2,472

O-1$1,824

O-2$2,127

O-3$2,370

O-4$2,499

O-5$2,514

O-6$2,532

O-7$2,574

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

Dependency status is worth 12% 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. $2,328 a month of BAH takes more than $2,328 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.

E-9 without dependents at Grand Haven draws $2,328 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you