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
    With $2,688Without $2,415

    W-5 at Grand Rapids draws $2,688 per month with dependents in 2026, $2,415 without

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    Grand Rapids, MI
    W-5 · with dependents
    $2,688/ month
    $32,256 / year
    At W-5, this is #184 of 338 stations loaded · high Westchester County $7,338 · low Youngstown $1,806
    MHA MI154 · ZIPs 49301 49302 49306 49315 49316 49317 +58 more
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    Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,446 / mo gross
    Without dependents here$2,415 / mo
    In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial
    Grand Rapids — full sheetTap a row
    PCS compareGrand Rapids · W-5 · $2,688/mo
    Aberdeen Proving Grounds$3,348/mo · $40,176/yr
    ▲ RAISE+$660+$7,920/yr · like +$10,154 of salary

    What this rate means

    W-5 with dependents, nearest stations0 – $7,338 / month
    Westchester County$7,338
    Corpus Christi$2,718
    Provo$2,718
    Dahlonega$2,706
    Fargo$2,706
    Grand Rapids$2,688
    Birmingham$2,682
    Fort Knox$2,679
    Louisville$2,679
    Cheyenne$2,676
    Youngstown$1,806

    Grand Rapids is #184 of 338. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $5,532 a month — $66,384 a year, untaxed.

    Every pay grade at Grand Rapids0 – $2,988 / month
    E-1$1,950
    E-2$1,950
    E-3$1,950
    E-4$1,950
    E-5$2,148
    E-6$2,403
    E-7$2,424
    E-8$2,433
    E-9$2,517
    W-1$2,421
    W-2$2,430
    W-3$2,442
    W-4$2,547
    W-5$2,688
    O-1E$2,427
    O-2E$2,436
    O-3E$2,571
    O-1$2,184
    O-2$2,400
    O-3$2,439
    O-4$2,730
    O-5$2,946
    O-6$2,970
    O-7$2,988

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

    01

    Dependency status is worth 11% 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. $2,688 a month of BAH takes more than $2,688 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.