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2026 · MI155 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Ann Arbor, MI BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,559 a month with dependents and $1,920 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,292$1,719+$66
E-2$2,292$1,719+$66
E-3$2,292$1,719+$66
E-4$2,292$1,719+$66
E-5$2,559$1,920+$87
E-6$3,078$2,310+$96
E-7$3,180$2,385+$90
E-8$3,291$2,667+$93
E-9$3,483$2,820+$105
W-1$3,099$2,325+$96
W-2$3,225$2,664+$90
W-3$3,360$2,838+$87
W-4$3,528$3,099+$108
W-5$3,735$3,204+$138
O-1E$3,198$2,556+$93
O-2E$3,339$2,787+$84
O-3E$3,561$3,072+$117
O-1$2,628$2,019+$90
O-2$3,075$2,472+$96
O-3$3,357$2,889+$87
O-4$3,804$3,180+$144
O-5$4,128$3,240+$195
O-6$4,161$3,339+$192
O-7$4,191$3,396+$189
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (MI155).

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01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,292$476.95$5,176.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,292$476.95$5,783.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,292$476.95$6,251.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,559$476.95$7,145.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,078$476.95$8,314.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,180$476.95$9,491.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,291$476.95$10,579.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,483$476.95$12,383.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,225$328.48$9,836.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,628$328.48$7,106.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,075$328.48$8,849.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,357$328.48$11,422.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,804$328.48$14,020.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,128$328.48$16,170.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,161$328.48$18,968.68
2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
02 · Where this rate applies

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas