2026 · Portsmouth city, Virginia

Norfolk Naval Shipyard pay, 2026

Norfolk Naval Shipyard is in Portsmouth city, Virginia. Civilians here are paid on the Virginia Beach, VA GS table, with 18.80% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $2,430 a month in BAH; travelers get $113 a night for lodging plus $68 a day for meals.

Also known as NNSY, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Va.

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01 · GS pay at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A year, 2026, including 18.80% locality pay for the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
Grade	Step 1	Step 10
GS-1	$26,830	$33,559
GS-2	$30,167	$37,960
GS-3	$32,917	$42,797
GS-4	$36,950	$48,038
GS-5	$41,341	$53,744
GS-6	$46,084	$59,908
GS-7	$51,210	$66,574
GS-8	$56,713	$73,724
GS-9	$62,640	$81,436
GS-10	$68,980	$89,669
GS-11	$75,788	$98,530
GS-12	$90,838	$118,092
GS-13	$108,019	$140,426
GS-14	$127,646	$165,945
GS-15	$150,144	$195,190

02 · Military pay and BAH at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

2026 rates for the Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA housing area (VA298), the area for ZIP 23709 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	$2,229	$1,707	$5,113
E-3over 2 yrs	over 2	$3,015	$2,229	$1,707	$5,721
E-4over 3 yrs	over 3	$3,482	$2,229	$1,707	$6,188
E-5over 6 yrs	over 6	$4,110	$2,430	$1,908	$7,017
E-6over 10 yrs	over 10	$4,760	$2,559	$2,043	$7,795
E-7over 14 yrs	over 14	$5,835	$2,604	$2,235	$8,916
E-8over 18 yrs	over 18	$6,811	$2,661	$2,463	$9,949
O-1under 2 yrs	under 2	$4,150	$2,454	$2,022	$6,933
O-2over 2 yrs	over 2	$5,446	$2,556	$2,367	$8,331
O-3over 6 yrs	over 6	$7,737	$2,694	$2,505	$10,759
O-4over 12 yrs	over 12	$9,888	$3,054	$2,601	$13,271
O-5over 18 yrs	over 18	$11,714	$3,318	$2,625	$15,360

03 · Trades (wage grade) pay

Step 2, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, Virginia wage schedule (340). Source: DCPAS.
Grade	An hour	A year
WG-5	$22.61	$47,187
WG-8	$26.59	$55,493
WG-10	$29.45	$61,462
WG-12	$32.39	$67,598

04 · Per diem for travel to Norfolk Naval Shipyard

FY2027: lodging up to $113 a night, and $68 a day for meals and incidentals. This is the standard rate, which covers places without their own rate. Per diem details.

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