With a VA loan — no down payment, no PMI — your monthly BAH can go toward a mortgage instead of a landlord's pocket. The median home near Camp Lejeune runs about $234,147.

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All Camp Lejeune BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$1,578	$1,323
E-2	$1,578	$1,323
E-3	$1,578	$1,323
E-4	$1,578	$1,323
E-5	$1,584	$1,476
E-6	$1,944	$1,569
E-7	$1,995	$1,593
E-8	$2,049	$1,662
E-9	$2,160	$1,761
Warrant Officer
W-1	$1,962	$1,590
W-2	$2,016	$1,659
W-3	$2,088	$1,776
W-4	$2,187	$1,950
W-5	$2,316	$2,004
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,001	$1,599
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,073	$1,740
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,208	$1,935
Officer
O-1	$1,635	$1,566
O-2	$1,941	$1,596
O-3	$2,085	$1,809
O-4	$2,355	$1,989
O-5	$2,553	$2,016
O-6	$2,571	$2,064
O-7	$2,586	$2,097

Official 2026 BAH rates for the CAMP LEJEUNE, NC Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Camp Lejeune

Welcome to Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps’ primary East Coast base! Located on the coast in Jacksonville, NC, Camp Lejeune is a sprawling base covering 246 square miles.

Camp Lejeune is a major hub for Marine Corps training on the East Coast. All enlisted Marines on the East Coast will complete a period of training at Camp Lejeune following completion of boot camp. Infantry Marines train at the East Coast School of Infantry, while non-Infantry Marines complete Marine Combat Training, both of which are located at Camp Geiger on Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is also home to multiple tenant units, including the II Marine Expeditionary Force, Combat Logistics Group 2, the Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) at Stone Bay, and more.

Much of Camp Lejeune is jointly managed with Marin...

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