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Fort Bragg BAH lookup
Any Fayetteville-area ZIP, any grade.
2026 BAH, Fort Bragg/Pope, NC
$1,806
a month for an E-5 with dependents · $21,672 a year
- Military housing area
- NC182
- With dependents
- $1,806
- Without dependents
- $1,527
- Difference
- $279
Rates from the DTMO 2026 BAH rate files. BAH is tax-free and paid with your regular pay; rate protection keeps your rate from going down while you stay at the same duty station.
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Fort Bragg BAH by rank
DTMO lists the area as “Fort Bragg/Pope, NC” (MHA NC182)[bah]. Every ZIP code in it pays the same rate:
| Grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,722 | $1,341 |
| E-2 | $1,722 | $1,341 |
| E-3 | $1,722 | $1,341 |
| E-4 | $1,722 | $1,341 |
| E-5 | $1,806 | $1,527 |
| E-6 | $2,049 | $1,638 |
| E-7 | $2,094 | $1,722 |
| E-8 | $2,142 | $1,860 |
| E-9 | $2,244 | $1,923 |
| W-1 | $2,067 | $1,707 |
| W-2 | $2,112 | $1,857 |
| W-3 | $2,178 | $1,935 |
| W-4 | $2,271 | $2,052 |
| W-5 | $2,391 | $2,103 |
| O-1E | $2,097 | $1,803 |
| O-2E | $2,166 | $1,908 |
| O-3E | $2,289 | $2,040 |
| O-1 | $1,842 | $1,635 |
| O-2 | $2,046 | $1,782 |
| O-3 | $2,175 | $1,956 |
| O-4 | $2,427 | $2,088 |
| O-5 | $2,610 | $2,109 |
| O-6 | $2,628 | $2,154 |
ZIP codes in the Fort Bragg housing area
These 70 ZIP codes map to NC182 in the 2026 DTMO file: 27237, 27242, 27259, 27281, 27325, 27330, 27331, 27332, 27376, 27501, 27505, 27506, 27521, 27543, 27546, 27552, 28301, 28302, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28307, 28308, 28309, 28310, 28311, 28312, 28314, 28315, 28319, 28323, 28326, 28327, 28331, 28334, 28335, 28339, 28340, 28342, 28348, 28350, 28355, 28356, 28357, 28358, 28359, 28360, 28362, 28364, 28368, 28369, 28370, 28371, 28372, 28373, 28374, 28375, 28376, 28377, 28378, 28383, 28384, 28386, 28387, 28388, 28390, 28391, 28394, 28395. Your rate depends on the ZIP of your duty station, not where you live, so a soldier assigned to Fort Bragg who rents in Raeford or Spring Lake gets the same amount.
Fort Bragg vs other bases in the region
| Base | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E-7 | O-3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bragg (Fort Bragg/Pope, NC) | $1,722 | $1,806 | $2,049 | $2,094 | $2,175 |
| Camp Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC) | $1,578 | $1,584 | $1,944 | $1,995 | $2,085 |
| Seymour Johnson AFB (Seymour Johnson AFB, NC) | $1,500 | $1,521 | $1,950 | $2,052 | $2,226 |
| Cherry Point (Morehead/Cherry Pt MCAS, NC) | $1,806 | $1,851 | $2,046 | $2,181 | $2,421 |
| Norfolk (Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA) | $2,229 | $2,430 | $2,559 | $2,604 | $2,694 |
| Fort Stewart (Fort Stewart, GA) | $2,175 | $2,310 | $2,439 | $2,493 | $2,598 |
What Fort Bragg BAH adds to a paycheck
A married staff sergeant (E-6) with 8 years at Fort Bragg earns $4,612.80 in basic pay plus $2,049 BAH and $476.95 BAS; after federal tax, FICA and SGLI, take-home is about $6,561.92 a month. State income tax depends on your state of legal residence, which need not be North Carolina: a soldier who kept a home state with no income tax, such as Texas or Florida, owes none on military pay. Model it in the military pay estimator.
- BAH is tax-free and rate-protected while you stay at Fort Bragg[bahfaq].
- Compare with 40 other installations on BAH rates 2026, or look up another ZIP in the BAH calculator.
- Army pay by rank is on the Army pay chart 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fort Bragg BAH for an E-5?
$1,806 a month with dependents and $1,527 without, in 2026.
What is Fort Bragg BAH for an E-4 with dependents?
$1,722 a month in 2026; E-1 through E-4 share one rate.
When does Fort Bragg BAH change?
Each January 1. DoD usually announces the next year’s rates in mid-December, and individual rate protection keeps your rate from going down while you stay assigned there.