6 guides in North Carolina: 3 Marine Corps, 2 Air Force and 1 Army installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $1,521 a month at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to $1,851 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, across 4 housing areas, set against HUD's fair market rent for a 3-bedroom home near each.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
6 guides · NC taxes military pay for NC domiciliaries · TRICARE East (Humana) · E-5 with dependents: $1,521 to $1,851 BAH across 4 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bragg | Fayetteville | Army | $1,806 BAH | Falls $131 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Havelock | Marine Corps | $1,851 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $207 to spare |
| Marine Corps Air Station New River | Jacksonville | Marine Corps | $1,584 BAH | Falls $242 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | Jacksonville | Marine Corps | $1,584 BAH | Falls $242 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Pope Air Force Base | Fayetteville | Air Force | $1,806 BAH | Falls $131 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | Goldsboro | Air Force | $1,521 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with only $5 to spare |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, where it covers a 3-bedroom with $207 to spare, and least far at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where it falls $242 short of a 3-bedroom. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at 2 of the 6 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | $1,851 | $1,644 | $207 left |
| Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | $1,521 | $1,516 | $5 left |
| Fort Bragg | $1,806 | $1,937 | $131 short |
| Pope Air Force Base | $1,806 | $1,937 | $131 short |
| Marine Corps Air Station New River | $1,584 | $1,826 | $242 short |
| Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | $1,584 | $1,826 | $242 short |
HUD's FY2027 fair market rent is the 40th-percentile gross rent for the area, utilities included, which is what BAH is meant to cover; it is a benchmark, not a listing. Source: HUD.
North Carolina. North Carolina taxes a North Carolina domiciliary's active-duty pay wherever the member is stationed, and expects it withheld. Only combat-zone pay excluded federally is excluded here. Members domiciled in another state are not taxed on their military pay.
SCRA. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act your military pay is taxed by the state you are domiciled in, not by the one your duty station sits in. Being assigned to an installation in North Carolina does not by itself change which state may tax you, and it does not create a filing obligation where you are stationed.
TRICARE East. Care at all 6 installations in North Carolina falls under the TRICARE East region, administered by Humana Military — enrollment and claims run through 800-444-5445.
Maintained by PCS Calculator, an independent site run by an active-duty service member. BAH checked against DTMO's 2026 table on 19 August 2026; rents from HUD's FY2027 fair market rents, fetched 28 September 2026; state tax treatment of military pay checked 19 August 2026; TRICARE regions checked 27 August 2026. This page was last updated 4 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked