Fort Bragg BAH Rates 2026
Official monthly Basic Allowance for Housing for FORT BRAGG/POPE, NC — every paygrade at both dependency tiers, read live from the DFAS rate table.
Dependent-rate difference at Fort Bragg
Across paygrades, the with-dependents rate runs $207–$501/mo above the without-dependents rate. The with-dependents tier is the same regardless of how many dependents you have.
At Fort Bragg (housing area NC182), 2026 BAH runs from $1,341 a month (E-1, no dependents) to $2,646 (O-7, with dependents) — 220th of 337 housing areas, just below the national median. Rates barely moved this year: the E-5 with-dependents rate edged up 1.2% to $1,806, the without-dependents rate held flat at $1,527, and a few junior without-dependents cells slipped slightly. The dependent premium runs larger here than at many areas — about $279 a month at E-5. Find your grade and dependency status in the table below, then run your exact figures in the BAH Calculator.
2026 monthly BAH by paygrade
| Paygrade | With dependents | Without dependents | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,722 | $1,341 | +$381 |
| E-2 | $1,722 | $1,341 | +$381 |
| E-3 | $1,722 | $1,341 | +$381 |
| E-4 | $1,722 | $1,341 | +$381 |
| E-5 | $1,806 | $1,527 | +$279 |
| E-6 | $2,049 | $1,638 | +$411 |
| E-7 | $2,094 | $1,722 | +$372 |
| E-8 | $2,142 | $1,860 | +$282 |
| E-9 | $2,244 | $1,923 | +$321 |
| W-1 | $2,067 | $1,707 | +$360 |
| W-2 | $2,112 | $1,857 | +$255 |
| W-3 | $2,178 | $1,935 | +$243 |
| W-4 | $2,271 | $2,052 | +$219 |
| W-5 | $2,391 | $2,103 | +$288 |
| O-1 | $1,842 | $1,635 | +$207 |
| O-1E | $2,097 | $1,803 | +$294 |
| O-2 | $2,046 | $1,782 | +$264 |
| O-2E | $2,166 | $1,908 | +$258 |
| O-3 | $2,175 | $1,956 | +$219 |
| O-3E | $2,289 | $2,040 | +$249 |
| O-4 | $2,427 | $2,088 | +$339 |
| O-5 | $2,610 | $2,109 | +$501 |
| O-6 | $2,628 | $2,154 | +$474 |
| O-7 | $2,646 | $2,190 | +$456 |
BAH is tax-free and paid on top of base pay. Rates are set by Military Housing Area (MHA), not ZIP code, and are the same whether you rent or own.
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