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2026 · Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pay, 2026

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska. Civilians here are paid on the Alaska GS table, with 32.36% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $2,874 a month in BAH.

Also known as JBER, Fort Richardson.

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01 · GS pay at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
GradeStep 1Step 10
GS-1$29,892$37,389
GS-2$33,610$42,293
GS-3$36,674$47,681
GS-4$41,168$53,521
GS-5$46,060$59,878
GS-6$51,344$66,747
GS-7$57,055$74,173
GS-8$63,186$82,139
GS-9$69,789$90,731
GS-10$76,854$99,904
GS-11$84,439$109,777
GS-12$101,206$131,571
GS-13$120,348$156,455
GS-14$142,216$184,886
GS-15$167,282$197,200
A year, 2026, including 32.36% locality pay for the Alaska area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
02 · Military pay and BAH at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
RankYearsBasicBAH, familyBAH, singleTotal
E-1under 2 yrsunder 2$2,407$2,277$1,707$5,161
E-3over 2 yrsover 2$3,015$2,277$1,707$5,769
E-4over 3 yrsover 3$3,482$2,277$1,707$6,236
E-5over 6 yrsover 6$4,110$2,874$2,157$7,461
E-6over 10 yrsover 10$4,760$2,892$2,169$8,128
E-7over 14 yrsover 14$5,835$3,045$2,283$9,357
E-8over 18 yrsover 18$6,811$3,240$2,430$10,528
O-1under 2 yrsunder 2$4,150$2,886$2,166$7,365
O-2over 2 yrsover 2$5,446$2,889$2,286$8,664
O-3over 6 yrsover 6$7,737$3,360$2,643$11,425
O-4over 12 yrsover 12$9,888$3,789$3,051$14,006
O-5over 18 yrsover 18$11,714$4,095$3,162$16,137
2026 rates for the Anchorage, AK housing area (AK404), the area for ZIP 99506 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.
03 · Trades (wage grade) pay
GradeAn hourA year
WG-5$29.66$61,900
WG-8$36.90$77,010
WG-10$41.71$87,049
WG-12$46.54$97,129
Step 2, the State of Alaska wage schedule (007). Source: DCPAS.
04 · Per diem for travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Alaska and Hawaii use overseas (OCONUS) per diem rates set by DTMO, which Paybook doesn't cover yet.

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