Military BAHRATES

2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · NC179

Charlotte, NC BAH rates 2026

Charlotte, NC

NC179 · 2026 BAH

$2,169/mo

E-5 · with dependents

$26,028 a year · −1.6% vs 2025

Without dependents: $1,719/mo

Dependency status

In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Charlotte, NC military housing area receives $2,169 a month in BAH; without dependents, $1,719. An O-3 with dependents receives $2,472.

$2,004
Lowest grade
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,610
−1.1%
Avg change vs 2025
all 24 grades, with dependents
#140 of 299
E-5 rank
$51 above the median of housing areas
125
ZIP codes
mapped to NC179 by DTMO

2026 BAH by rank, with and without dependents

Monthly rates for every pay grade; your grade is highlighted. "E" officers (O-1E to O-3E) have more than four years of prior enlisted or warrant service. Change compares with-dependents rates to 2025.

DTMO’s official BAH calculator, Department of Defense (opens in a new tab) ↗
GradeWith dependentsWithout dependentsvs 2025
(with)
E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF)
$2,004
$1,518
−2.1%
E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF)
$2,004
$1,518
−2.1%
E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF)
$2,004
$1,518
−2.1%
E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF)
$2,004
$1,518
−2.1%
E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF)
$2,169
$1,719
−1.6%
E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF)
$2,436
$1,848
−1.0%
E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,457
$2,007
−0.8%
E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,466
$2,229
−0.8%
E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,478
$2,301
−0.8%
W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1
$2,454
$1,956
−0.8%
W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2
$2,463
$2,226
−0.8%
W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3
$2,475
$2,313
−0.8%
W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4
$2,481
$2,430
−0.8%
W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5
$2,514
$2,442
−0.8%
O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,460
$2,166
−0.8%
O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,469
$2,283
−0.8%
O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,484
$2,427
−0.8%
O-1Second Lieutenant
$2,211
$1,833
−1.5%
O-2First Lieutenant
$2,433
$2,118
−1.0%
O-3Captain
$2,472
$2,337
−0.8%
O-4Major
$2,520
$2,433
−0.8%
O-5Lieutenant Colonel
$2,577
$2,445
−0.6%
O-6Colonel
$2,595
$2,448
−0.8%
O-7+O-7 and above
$2,610
$2,466
−0.9%

BAH since 2022

E-5 with dependents moved from $1,800 in 2022 to $2,169 in 2026 (+20.5%).

Monthly BAH in Charlotte, NC, 2022–2026

US dollars a month, with dependents, two common pay grades

E-5O-3
$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250$2,500$2,75020222023202420252026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,800E-5 with dependents 2023: $2,163E-5 with dependents 2024: $2,160E-5 with dependents 2025: $2,205E-5 with dependents 2026: $2,169O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,962O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,214O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,262O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,493O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,472$2,472O-3 with dependents$2,169E-5 with dependents
$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250$2,500$2,750202220242026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,800E-5 with dependents 2023: $2,163E-5 with dependents 2024: $2,160E-5 with dependents 2025: $2,205E-5 with dependents 2026: $2,169O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,962O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,214O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,262O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,493O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,472$2,472$2,169
Source: DTMO annual BAH rate files; rates in effect 1 January each year.
View as table: every grade, 2022–2026

With dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$1,644$2,013$1,998$2,046$2,004+21.9%
E-2$1,644$2,013$1,998$2,046$2,004+21.9%
E-3$1,644$2,013$1,998$2,046$2,004+21.9%
E-4$1,644$2,013$1,998$2,046$2,004+21.9%
E-5$1,800$2,163$2,160$2,205$2,169+20.5%
E-6$1,929$2,181$2,229$2,460$2,436+26.3%
E-7$1,944$2,199$2,247$2,478$2,457+26.4%
E-8$1,953$2,208$2,256$2,487$2,466+26.3%
E-9$2,007$2,220$2,295$2,499$2,478+23.5%
W-1$1,941$2,196$2,244$2,475$2,454+26.4%
W-2$1,950$2,205$2,253$2,484$2,463+26.3%
W-3$1,965$2,217$2,265$2,496$2,475+26.0%
W-4$2,022$2,235$2,322$2,502$2,481+22.7%
W-5$2,094$2,289$2,433$2,535$2,514+20.1%
O-1E$1,947$2,202$2,250$2,481$2,460+26.3%
O-2E$1,959$2,211$2,259$2,490$2,469+26.0%
O-3E$2,028$2,238$2,337$2,505$2,484+22.5%
O-1$1,821$2,175$2,178$2,244$2,211+21.4%
O-2$1,926$2,178$2,226$2,457$2,433+26.3%
O-3$1,962$2,214$2,262$2,493$2,472+26.0%
O-4$2,115$2,304$2,466$2,541$2,520+19.1%
O-5$2,229$2,388$2,634$2,592$2,577+15.6%
O-6$2,244$2,406$2,652$2,616$2,595+15.6%
O-7+$2,259$2,424$2,673$2,634$2,610+15.5%

Without dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$1,278$1,566$1,506$1,566$1,518+18.8%
E-2$1,278$1,566$1,506$1,566$1,518+18.8%
E-3$1,278$1,566$1,506$1,566$1,518+18.8%
E-4$1,278$1,566$1,506$1,566$1,518+18.8%
E-5$1,410$1,752$1,713$1,770$1,719+21.9%
E-6$1,503$1,872$1,845$1,899$1,848+23.0%
E-7$1,647$2,016$2,001$2,049$2,007+21.9%
E-8$1,830$2,175$2,181$2,262$2,229+21.8%
E-9$1,860$2,181$2,187$2,328$2,301+23.7%
W-1$1,599$1,974$1,950$2,001$1,956+22.3%
W-2$1,827$2,172$2,178$2,259$2,226+21.8%
W-3$1,863$2,184$2,193$2,337$2,313+24.2%
W-4$1,926$2,193$2,220$2,451$2,430+26.2%
W-5$1,938$2,199$2,226$2,463$2,442+26.0%
O-1E$1,800$2,157$2,157$2,202$2,166+20.3%
O-2E$1,854$2,178$2,184$2,310$2,283+23.1%
O-3E$1,920$2,190$2,214$2,448$2,427+26.4%
O-1$1,485$1,857$1,830$1,884$1,833+23.4%
O-2$1,749$2,115$2,106$2,157$2,118+21.1%
O-3$1,878$2,187$2,196$2,364$2,337+24.4%
O-4$1,929$2,196$2,223$2,454$2,433+26.1%
O-5$1,941$2,202$2,229$2,466$2,445+26.0%
O-6$1,947$2,205$2,232$2,469$2,448+25.7%
O-7+$1,968$2,208$2,247$2,490$2,466+25.3%

How Charlotte, NC compares

E-5 with dependents is #140 of 299 housing areas in the 50 states and DC. Each tick is one area.

E-5 with dependents, every military housing area, 2026

US dollars a month

Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,556Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Highest $5,127Charlotte, NC$2,169
Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,556Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Highest $5,127Charlotte, NC$2,169
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files. E-5 rates in every area.

About this housing area

Rent vs. utilities

DTMO's average split of the 2026 rate in this area.

Rent 87%Utilities 13%

For an E-5 with dependents that is roughly $1,887 rent and $282 utilities a month.

Counties covered

Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to NC179 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.

  • Mecklenburg County, NC 34
  • Gaston County, NC 14
  • York County, SC 12
  • Cabarrus County, NC 7
  • Lancaster County, SC 1
All 125 ZIP codes in this housing area

28006 28012 28016 28021 28025 28026 28027 28031 28032 28034 28035 28036 28052 28053 28054 28055 28056 28070 28075 28077 28078 28081 28082 28083 28098 28101 28105 28106 28107 28120 28124 28126 28130 28134 28164 28201 28202 28203 28204 28205 28206 28207 28208 28209 28210 28211 28212 28213 28214 28215 28216 28217 28218 28219 28220 28221 28222 28223 28224 28226 28227 28228 28229 28230 28231 28232 28233 28234 28235 28236 28237 28241 28242 28243 28244 28246 28247 28253 28254 28255 28256 28258 28260 28262 28263 28265 28266 28269 28270 28271 28272 28273 28274 28275 28277 28278 28280 28281 28282 28284 28285 28287 28288 28289 28290 28296 28297 28299 29703 29704 29707 29708 29710 29715 29716 29717 29726 29730 29731 29732 29733 29734 29742 29743 29745

Questions

What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Charlotte, NC?
$2,169 a month with dependents and $1,719 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA NC179.
How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Charlotte, NC?
E-4: $2,004 with dependents, $1,518 without. E-6: $2,436 with dependents, $1,848 without.
Did BAH go up at Charlotte, NC in 2026?
With-dependents rates changed by −1.1% on average across the 24 pay grades compared with 2025. If a published rate falls, individual rate protection keeps members who stay at the same duty station, grade and dependency status at their previous rate.
Does BAH depend on where I live or where I am stationed?
On your permanent duty station's ZIP code, not where you choose to live. Members are free to live anywhere; the rate is fixed by the duty location, pay grade and whether you have dependents.
When will 2027 BAH rates for Charlotte, NC be published?
DTMO normally releases next year's rates in December, effective 1 January. See 2027 BAH rates.

Sources

  1. Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
  2. DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.

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