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2026 · NC181 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Elizabeth City, NC BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,508 a month with dependents and $1,980 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,304$1,770+$147
E-2$2,304$1,770+$147
E-3$2,304$1,770+$147
E-4$2,304$1,770+$147
E-5$2,508$1,980+$180
E-6$2,562$2,118+$183
E-7$2,595$2,310+$171
E-8$2,637$2,526+$165
E-9$2,760$2,532+$138
W-1$2,577$2,241+$183
W-2$2,613$2,523+$168
W-3$2,670$2,535+$159
W-4$2,796$2,559+$129
W-5$2,958$2,604+$99
O-1E$2,598$2,505+$171
O-2E$2,655$2,529+$156
O-3E$2,823$2,547+$129
O-1$2,523$2,097+$180
O-2$2,559$2,442+$183
O-3$2,667$2,538+$159
O-4$3,009$2,589+$84
O-5$3,264$2,607+$42
O-6$3,288$2,643+$39
O-7$3,312$2,688+$39
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NC181).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,304$476.95$5,188.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,304$476.95$5,795.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,304$476.95$6,263.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,508$476.95$7,094.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,562$476.95$7,798.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,595$476.95$8,906.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,637$476.95$9,925.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$2,760$476.95$11,660.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,613$328.48$9,224.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,523$328.48$7,001.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,559$328.48$8,333.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$2,667$328.48$10,732.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,009$328.48$13,225.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,264$328.48$15,306.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,288$328.48$18,095.68
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