What is W-5 BAH at Fort Bragg in 2026?

$2,391 per month with dependents ($28,692 per year), effective 01 JAN 2026. without dependents it is $2,103 per month.

Does BAH count as taxable income?

No. BAH is excluded from federal taxable income, so a given BAH amount is worth more than the same figure in basic pay.

What happens if my BAH rate drops this year?

BAH rate protection holds you at the prior year's amount as long as your duty location, pay grade and dependency status stay the same. The lower rate applies to members arriving on new orders.

W-5 BAH at Fort Bragg 2026 — $2,391/mo with dependents

Basic Allowance for Housing by duty station, pay grade and dependency status. Official DoD rates, no login, no email.

Fort Bragg/Pope, NC

W-5 · with dependents

$2,391/ month

$28,692 / year

At W-5, this is #12 of 17 stations loaded · high Camp Pendleton $5,019 · low Fort Riley $2,139

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Untaxed — matching it with taxable pay takes$3,065 / mo gross

Other dependency status here$2,103 without dependents

In government quarters, no dependents$50.10 / mo partial

MHA

Renamed back from Fort Liberty on 07 MAR 2025. Orders cut in 2023–24 may still say Liberty.

Fort Bragg — full sheetTap a row

Grade	With dep.	Without
Enlisted
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
Warrant officer
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
Officer — prior enlisted
O-1E	$2,097	$1,803
O-2E	$2,166	$1,908
O-3E	$2,289	$2,040
Officer
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
O-7	$2,646	$2,190

What this rate means

W-5 with dependents, every station0 – $5,019 / month

Camp Pendleton$5,019

San Diego$4,992

Honolulu County$4,692

JB Elmendorf-Richardson$3,723

JB Lewis-McChord$3,297

Norfolk$3,000

Fort Stewart$2,859

Fort Carson$2,754

Fort Campbell$2,751

Fort Drum$2,631

Fort Hood$2,544

Fort Bragg$2,391

Fort Bliss$2,334

Camp Lejeune$2,316

San Antonio (JBSA)$2,280

Fort Benning$2,262

Fort Riley$2,139

Fort Bragg is #12 of 17. The spread between the dearest and cheapest station at this grade is $2,880 a month — $34,560 a year, untaxed.

Every pay grade at Fort Bragg0 – $2,646 / month

E-1$1,722

E-2$1,722

E-3$1,722

E-4$1,722

E-5$1,806

E-6$2,049

E-7$2,094

E-8$2,142

E-9$2,244

W-1$2,067

W-2$2,112

W-3$2,178

W-4$2,271

W-5$2,391

O-1E$2,097

O-2E$2,166

O-3E$2,289

O-1$1,842

O-2$2,046

O-3$2,175

O-4$2,427

O-5$2,610

O-6$2,628

O-7$2,646

Rates flatten out at the top of each track, which is why the sheet stops at O-7.

Dependency status is worth 14% here. That is a status your finance office determines, not a box you tick — and it is the single largest lever on this page that is not a change of address.

None of it is taxed. $2,391 a month of BAH takes more than $2,391 of basic pay to match, which is why comparing a civilian salary against military base pay alone understates the gap.

Things the rate table doesn't tell you

“With dependents” is a dependency status, not a marital status. A single member paying child support can be authorized BAH-Diff; a married dual-military couple with no children is not automatically the with-dependents rate for both. If your situation is unusual, your finance office decides — not this table.

O-8, O-9 and O-10 draw the same BAH as O-7. The table stops there for a reason, not because it is missing rows.

This is CONUS BAH only. Overseas is OHA, which works differently — it reimburses actual rent up to a cap, with separate utility and move-in allowances. Alaska and Hawaii are BAH; Germany, Japan and Korea are OHA.

W-5 with dependents at Fort Bragg draws $2,391 per month in 2026

What this rate means

Things the rate table doesn't tell you