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2026 · San Diego County, California

MCAS Miramar pay, 2026

MCAS Miramar is in San Diego County, California. Civilians here are paid on the San Diego, CA GS table, with 33.72% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $3,975 a month in BAH; travelers get $208–$249 a night for lodging plus $86 a day for meals.

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01 · GS pay at MCAS Miramar
GradeStep 1Step 10
GS-1$30,199$37,773
GS-2$33,956$42,728
GS-3$37,051$48,171
GS-4$41,591$54,071
GS-5$46,533$60,494
GS-6$51,871$67,432
GS-7$57,641$74,935
GS-8$63,835$82,983
GS-9$70,507$91,664
GS-10$77,643$100,931
GS-11$85,307$110,905
GS-12$102,246$132,923
GS-13$121,585$158,062
GS-14$143,677$186,785
GS-15$169,001$197,200
A year, 2026, including 33.72% locality pay for the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
02 · Military pay and BAH at MCAS Miramar
RankYearsBasicBAH, familyBAH, singleTotal
E-1under 2 yrsunder 2$2,407$3,666$2,763$6,550
E-3over 2 yrsover 2$3,015$3,666$2,763$7,158
E-4over 3 yrsover 3$3,482$3,666$2,763$7,625
E-5over 6 yrsover 6$4,110$3,975$3,147$8,562
E-6over 10 yrsover 10$4,760$4,404$3,387$9,640
E-7over 14 yrsover 14$5,835$4,446$3,678$10,758
E-8over 18 yrsover 18$6,811$4,488$4,065$11,776
O-1under 2 yrsunder 2$4,150$4,032$3,351$8,511
O-2over 2 yrsover 2$5,446$4,401$3,873$10,176
O-3over 6 yrsover 6$7,737$4,518$4,248$12,583
O-4over 12 yrsover 12$9,888$5,082$4,440$15,299
O-5over 18 yrsover 18$11,714$5,493$4,458$17,535
2026 rates for the San Diego, CA housing area (CA038), the area for ZIP 92145 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$24.27$50,651
WG-8$29.64$61,859
WG-10$33.22$69,330
WG-12$35.70$74,506
Step 2, the San Diego, California wage schedule (017). Source: DCPAS.
04 · Per diem for travel to MCAS Miramar

FY2027: lodging up to $208–$249 a night, depending on the month, and $86 a day for meals and incidentals. This is the San Diego rate. Per diem details.

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