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 NAS Meridian runs about $124,239.

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All NAS Meridian BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$1,194	$1,032
E-2	$1,194	$1,032
E-3	$1,194	$1,032
E-4	$1,194	$1,032
E-5	$1,290	$1,062
E-6	$1,545	$1,155
E-7	$1,692	$1,269
E-8	$1,854	$1,392
E-9	$2,028	$1,521
Warrant Officer
W-1	$1,563	$1,173
W-2	$1,758	$1,344
W-3	$1,959	$1,524
W-4	$2,052	$1,572
W-5	$2,169	$1,728
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$1,722	$1,293
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$1,929	$1,446
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,070	$1,554
Officer
O-1	$1,329	$1,092
O-2	$1,542	$1,272
O-3	$1,953	$1,527
O-4	$2,202	$1,698
O-5	$2,382	$1,788
O-6	$2,400	$1,938
O-7	$2,412	$1,968

Official 2026 BAH rates for the MERIDIAN, MS Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About NAS Meridian

Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian is located in east-central Mississippi, 15 miles northeast of the city of Meridian. Established as an aviation training site for Sailors and Marines in 1961, the base expanded its mission in 1973 to include technical training. NAS Meridian occupies 8,000 acres in Lauderdale County and an additional 4,000 acres on two remote sites.

Today, it serves a population of around 3,000 service members and hosts Training Air Wing One, Training Squadrons VT-7 and VT-9, Naval Technical Training Center, Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One, Navy Reserve Center (NRC), and the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy. NAS Meridian exists to train the warfighter.

Where Is Naval Air Station Meridian?

Address: 255 Rosenbaum Avenue, Naval Air Station Meridian, MS 3930...

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