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2026 · Burlington County, New Jersey

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst pay, 2026

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is in Burlington County, New Jersey. Civilians here are paid on the Philadelphia, PA GS table, with 28.99% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $2,823 a month in BAH; travelers get $115 a night for lodging plus $80 a day for meals.

Also known as Fort Dix, JB MDL, JBMDL.

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01 · GS pay at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
GradeStep 1Step 10
GS-1$29,131$36,437
GS-2$32,754$41,216
GS-3$35,741$46,467
GS-4$40,120$52,158
GS-5$44,887$58,354
GS-6$50,037$65,047
GS-7$55,602$72,285
GS-8$61,577$80,047
GS-9$68,013$88,421
GS-10$74,897$97,360
GS-11$82,289$106,982
GS-12$98,630$128,221
GS-13$117,284$152,471
GS-14$138,595$180,178
GS-15$163,023$197,200
A year, 2026, including 28.99% locality pay for the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
02 · Military pay and BAH at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
RankYearsBasicBAH, familyBAH, singleTotal
E-1under 2 yrsunder 2$2,407$2,715$2,085$5,599
E-3over 2 yrsover 2$3,015$2,715$2,085$6,207
E-4over 3 yrsover 3$3,482$2,715$2,085$6,674
E-5over 6 yrsover 6$4,110$2,823$2,421$7,410
E-6over 10 yrsover 10$4,760$3,444$2,610$8,680
E-7over 14 yrsover 14$5,835$3,486$2,715$9,798
E-8over 18 yrsover 18$6,811$3,525$2,952$10,813
O-1under 2 yrsunder 2$4,150$2,904$2,604$7,383
O-2over 2 yrsover 2$5,446$3,438$2,793$9,213
O-3over 6 yrsover 6$7,737$3,552$3,219$11,617
O-4over 12 yrsover 12$9,888$3,882$3,477$14,099
O-5over 18 yrsover 18$11,714$4,122$3,495$16,164
2026 rates for the JB Mcguire-dix-lakehurst, NJ housing area (NJ204), the area for ZIP 08641 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$27.27$56,912
WG-8$30.86$64,405
WG-10$33.11$69,101
WG-12$35.50$74,089
Step 2, the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, Pennsylvania wage schedule (115). Source: DCPAS.
04 · Per diem for travel to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

FY2027: lodging up to $115 a night, and $80 a day for meals and incidentals. This is the Cherry Hill / Moorestown rate. Per diem details.

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