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2026 · Charles County, Maryland

NSF Indian Head pay, 2026

NSF Indian Head is in Charles County, Maryland. Civilians here are paid on the Washington, DC GS table, with 33.94% locality pay; an E-5 with dependents gets $3,249 a month in BAH; travelers get $113 a night for lodging plus $68 a day for meals.

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01 · GS pay at NSF Indian Head
GradeStep 1Step 10
GS-1$30,249$37,835
GS-2$34,011$42,798
GS-3$37,112$48,251
GS-4$41,659$54,160
GS-5$46,610$60,593
GS-6$51,957$67,543
GS-7$57,736$75,059
GS-8$63,940$83,119
GS-9$70,623$91,815
GS-10$77,771$101,097
GS-11$85,447$111,087
GS-12$102,415$133,142
GS-13$121,785$158,322
GS-14$143,913$187,093
GS-15$169,279$197,200
A year, 2026, including 33.94% locality pay for the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA area. Official EO 14368 rates. Every grade and step.
02 · Military pay and BAH at NSF Indian Head
RankYearsBasicBAH, familyBAH, singleTotal
E-1under 2 yrsunder 2$2,407$3,192$2,472$6,076
E-3over 2 yrsover 2$3,015$3,192$2,472$6,684
E-4over 3 yrsover 3$3,482$3,192$2,472$7,151
E-5over 6 yrsover 6$4,110$3,249$2,904$7,836
E-6over 10 yrsover 10$4,760$3,378$3,135$8,614
E-7over 14 yrsover 14$5,835$3,483$3,189$9,795
E-8over 18 yrsover 18$6,811$3,597$3,282$10,885
O-1under 2 yrsunder 2$4,150$3,273$3,132$7,752
O-2over 2 yrsover 2$5,446$3,375$3,234$9,150
O-3over 6 yrsover 6$7,737$3,669$3,327$11,734
O-4over 12 yrsover 12$9,888$4,020$3,483$14,237
O-5over 18 yrsover 18$11,714$4,278$3,543$16,320
2026 rates for the Indian Head Navordsta, MD housing area (MD134), the area for ZIP 20640 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$25.48$53,177
WG-8$32.38$67,577
WG-10$36.18$75,508
WG-12$39.97$83,417
Step 2, the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, District of Columbia wage schedule (027). Source: DCPAS.
04 · Per diem for travel to NSF Indian Head

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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