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OhioCoast Guard Station Lorain BAH
Coast Guard Station Lorain is paid at CLEVELAND, OH, housing area OH229. An E-5 with dependents draws $1,998 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Coast Guard Station Lorain sits inside CLEVELAND, OH, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Coast Guard Station Lorain
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,791 | $1,344 | $21,492 |
| E-2 | $1,791 | $1,344 | $21,492 |
| E-3 | $1,791 | $1,344 | $21,492 |
| E-4 | $1,791 | $1,344 | $21,492 |
| E-5 | $1,998 | $1,500 | $23,976 |
| E-6 | $2,418 | $1,815 | $29,016 |
| E-7 | $2,442 | $1,833 | $29,304 |
| E-8 | $2,451 | $2,088 | $29,412 |
| E-9 | $2,559 | $2,208 | $30,708 |
| W-1 | $2,439 | $1,830 | $29,268 |
| W-2 | $2,448 | $2,085 | $29,376 |
| W-3 | $2,460 | $2,226 | $29,520 |
| W-4 | $2,604 | $2,415 | $31,248 |
| W-5 | $2,817 | $2,427 | $33,804 |
| O-1E | $2,445 | $1,995 | $29,340 |
| O-2E | $2,454 | $2,181 | $29,448 |
| O-3E | $2,637 | $2,412 | $31,644 |
| O-1 | $2,055 | $1,578 | $24,660 |
| O-2 | $2,415 | $1,932 | $28,980 |
| O-3 | $2,457 | $2,265 | $29,484 |
| O-4 | $2,889 | $2,418 | $34,668 |
| O-5 | $3,222 | $2,430 | $38,664 |
| O-6 | $3,246 | $2,436 | $38,952 |
| O-7 | $3,267 | $2,451 | $39,204 |
| O-8 | $3,267 | $2,451 | $39,204 |
| O-9 | $3,267 | $2,451 | $39,204 |
| O-10 | $3,267 | $2,451 | $39,204 |
These are the CLEVELAND, OH rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.