2026 · NC183 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $1,521 a month with dependents and $1,428 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (NC183).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$1,500	$1,365	+$60
E-2	$1,500	$1,365	+$60
E-3	$1,500	$1,365	+$60
E-4	$1,500	$1,365	+$60
E-5	$1,521	$1,428	+$60
E-6	$1,950	$1,479	+$189
E-7	$2,052	$1,539	+$153
E-8	$2,160	$1,620	+$114
E-9	$2,295	$1,734	+$87
W-1	$1,971	$1,509	+$192
W-2	$2,094	$1,608	+$135
W-3	$2,229	$1,752	+$87
W-4	$2,322	$1,968	+$87
W-5	$2,436	$2,073	+$87
O-1E	$2,067	$1,551	+$147
O-2E	$2,208	$1,707	+$90
O-3E	$2,340	$1,944	+$90
O-1	$1,578	$1,476	+$72
O-2	$1,947	$1,542	+$189
O-3	$2,226	$1,794	+$90
O-4	$2,472	$2,052	+$87
O-5	$2,649	$2,109	+$96
O-6	$2,667	$2,208	+$93
O-7	$2,685	$2,244	+$90

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here

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.
Rank	Years	Basic pay	BAH	BAS	Total a month
E-1	under 2	$2,407.20	$1,500	$476.95	$4,384.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$1,500	$476.95	$4,991.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$1,500	$476.95	$5,459.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$1,521	$476.95	$6,107.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$1,950	$476.95	$7,186.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$2,052	$476.95	$8,363.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$2,160	$476.95	$9,448.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$2,295	$476.95	$11,195.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$2,094	$328.48	$8,705.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$1,578	$328.48	$6,056.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$1,947	$328.48	$7,721.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$2,226	$328.48	$10,291.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$2,472	$328.48	$12,688.78
O-5	over 18	$11,713.80	$2,649	$328.48	$14,691.28
O-6	over 24	$14,479.20	$2,667	$328.48	$17,474.68

02 · Where this rate applies

Counties

Lenoir County, NC
Wayne County, NC

ZIP codes (26)

27504 27524 27530 27531 27532 27533 27534 27542 27555 27568 27569 27576 27577 27593 27830 27863 28333 28365 28501 28502 28503 28504 28525 28551 28572 28578

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