2026 · San Bernardino County, California

MCAGCC Twentynine Palms pay, 2026

MCAGCC Twentynine Palms 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 $1,980 a month in BAH; travelers get $129 a night for lodging plus $86 a day for meals.

Also known as 29 Palms, Twenty Nine Palms.

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01 · GS pay at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms

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 MCAGCC Twentynine Palms

2026 rates for the Twenty Nine Palms MCB, CA housing area (CA032), the area for ZIP 92278 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	$1,896	$1,755	$4,780
E-3over 2 yrs	over 2	$3,015	$1,896	$1,755	$5,388
E-4over 3 yrs	over 3	$3,482	$1,896	$1,755	$5,855
E-5over 6 yrs	over 6	$4,110	$1,980	$1,782	$6,567
E-6over 10 yrs	over 10	$4,760	$2,550	$1,914	$7,786
E-7over 14 yrs	over 14	$5,835	$2,649	$1,986	$8,961
E-8over 18 yrs	over 18	$6,811	$2,751	$2,097	$10,039
O-1under 2 yrs	under 2	$4,150	$2,052	$1,809	$6,531
O-2over 2 yrs	over 2	$5,446	$2,544	$1,989	$8,319
O-3over 6 yrs	over 6	$7,737	$2,814	$2,343	$10,879
O-4over 12 yrs	over 12	$9,888	$3,090	$2,646	$13,307
O-5over 18 yrs	over 18	$11,714	$3,291	$2,703	$15,333

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 MCAGCC Twentynine Palms

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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