2026 · San Bernardino County, California

Fort Irwin pay, 2026

Fort Irwin is in San Bernardino County, California. Civilians here are paid on the Los Angeles, CA GS table, with 36.47% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $2,001 a month in BAH; travelers get $129 a night for lodging plus $86 a day for meals.

Also known as NTC, National Training Center.

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01 · GS pay at Fort Irwin

A year, 2026, including 36.47% locality pay for the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
Grade	Step 1	Step 10
GS-1	$30,820	$38,550
GS-2	$34,654	$43,606
GS-3	$37,813	$49,162
GS-4	$42,446	$55,183
GS-5	$47,490	$61,738
GS-6	$52,938	$68,819
GS-7	$58,827	$76,476
GS-8	$65,148	$84,689
GS-9	$71,957	$93,549
GS-10	$79,240	$103,006
GS-11	$87,061	$113,185
GS-12	$104,349	$135,657
GS-13	$124,085	$161,313
GS-14	$146,632	$190,627
GS-15	$172,476	$197,200

02 · Military pay and BAH at Fort Irwin

2026 rates for the Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA housing area (CA028), the area for ZIP 92310 on base. A month, to the dollar. "Family" is BAH with dependents. Total is basic pay + BAH with dependents + BAS. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Source: DTMO BAH rate files.
Rank	Years	Basic	BAH, family	BAH, single	Total
E-1under 2 yrs	under 2	$2,407	$1,890	$1,557	$4,774
E-3over 2 yrs	over 2	$3,015	$1,890	$1,557	$5,382
E-4over 3 yrs	over 3	$3,482	$1,890	$1,557	$5,849
E-5over 6 yrs	over 6	$4,110	$2,001	$1,695	$6,588
E-6over 10 yrs	over 10	$4,760	$2,430	$1,824	$7,666
E-7over 14 yrs	over 14	$5,835	$2,547	$1,911	$8,859
E-8over 18 yrs	over 18	$6,811	$2,673	$2,091	$9,961
O-1under 2 yrs	under 2	$4,150	$2,058	$1,776	$6,537
O-2over 2 yrs	over 2	$5,446	$2,427	$1,968	$8,202
O-3over 6 yrs	over 6	$7,737	$2,748	$2,274	$10,813
O-4over 12 yrs	over 12	$9,888	$2,976	$2,550	$13,193
O-5over 18 yrs	over 18	$11,714	$3,144	$2,616	$15,186

03 · Trades (wage grade) pay

Step 2, the Los Angeles, California wage schedule (013). Source: DCPAS.
Grade	An hour	A year
WG-5	$25.95	$54,158
WG-8	$31.24	$65,198
WG-10	$35.30	$73,671
WG-12	$38.85	$81,080

04 · Per diem for travel to Fort Irwin

FY2027: lodging up to $129 a night, and $86 a day for meals and incidentals. This is the Barstow / Ontario / Victorville rate. Per diem details.

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