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Military basic pay chart

The complete FY2026 table: all 27 pay grades, E-1 through O-10, across every years-of-service column. Monthly basic pay before allowances, special pays, taxes, or deductions.

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27 grades

Monthly basic pay by grade and years of service, effective January 1, 2026
GradeUnder 2Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over
E-1$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20$2,407.20
E-2$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90$2,697.90
E-3$2,836.80$3,015.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00$3,198.00
E-4$3,142.20$3,303.00$3,482.40$3,658.50$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40$3,815.40
E-5$3,342.90$3,598.20$3,775.80$3,946.80$4,110.00$4,299.90$4,395.30$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70$4,421.70
E-6$3,401.10$3,743.10$3,908.10$4,068.90$4,235.70$4,612.80$4,759.50$5,043.30$5,130.30$5,193.60$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70$5,267.70
E-7$3,932.10$4,291.50$4,456.20$4,673.10$4,843.80$5,135.70$5,300.40$5,591.70$5,835.00$6,000.90$6,177.30$6,245.70$6,475.20$6,598.20$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40$7,067.40
E-8n/an/an/an/an/a$5,656.50$5,907.00$6,061.80$6,247.20$6,448.20$6,811.20$6,995.40$7,308.30$7,481.70$7,908.90$7,908.90$8,067.30$8,067.30$8,067.30$8,067.30$8,067.30$8,067.30
E-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a$6,910.20$7,066.50$7,263.60$7,496.10$7,730.70$8,105.10$8,423.10$8,756.70$9,267.90$9,267.90$9,730.20$9,730.20$10,217.40$10,217.40$10,729.20$10,729.20
W-1$4,056.60$4,493.70$4,611.00$4,859.10$5,152.20$5,584.20$5,786.10$6,069.30$6,346.50$6,564.90$6,766.20$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10$7,010.10
W-2$4,621.80$5,058.90$5,193.30$5,286.00$5,585.40$6,051.00$6,282.60$6,509.40$6,787.50$7,005.00$7,201.50$7,437.00$7,591.50$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20$7,714.20
W-3$5,223.30$5,440.50$5,664.30$5,736.90$5,970.90$6,431.10$6,910.50$7,136.40$7,397.70$7,665.90$8,150.40$8,476.50$8,671.80$8,879.70$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60$9,162.60
W-4$5,719.80$6,152.10$6,328.50$6,502.20$6,801.90$7,098.00$7,398.00$7,848.30$8,243.70$8,619.90$8,928.60$9,228.90$9,669.60$10,032.00$10,445.40$10,445.40$10,653.60$10,653.60$10,653.60$10,653.60$10,653.60$10,653.60
W-5n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a$10,169.70$10,685.70$11,070.30$11,495.10$11,495.10$12,070.80$12,070.80$12,673.50$12,673.50$13,308.30$13,308.30
O-1En/an/an/a$5,222.40$5,576.70$5,783.10$5,993.70$6,200.70$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50$6,484.50
O-2En/an/an/a$6,484.50$6,617.70$6,828.00$7,183.80$7,458.90$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50$7,663.50
O-3En/an/an/a$7,382.70$7,737.00$8,125.50$8,375.70$8,788.20$9,137.10$9,336.90$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60$9,609.60
O-1$4,150.20$4,320.00$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40$5,222.40
O-2$4,782.00$5,446.20$6,272.40$6,484.50$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70$6,617.70
O-3$5,534.10$6,273.90$6,770.40$7,382.70$7,737.00$8,125.50$8,375.70$8,788.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20$9,004.20
O-4$6,294.60$7,286.40$7,773.60$7,881.00$8,332.20$8,816.40$9,420.00$9,888.30$10,214.40$10,401.60$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90$10,509.90
O-5$7,295.40$8,218.20$8,787.00$8,894.10$9,249.60$9,461.40$9,928.50$10,271.70$10,715.10$11,391.30$11,713.80$12,032.70$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80$12,394.80
O-6$8,751.30$9,613.80$10,245.00$10,245.00$10,284.30$10,725.00$10,783.50$10,783.50$11,396.40$12,479.70$13,115.40$13,751.10$14,112.90$14,479.20$15,188.70$15,188.70$15,408.30$15,408.30$15,408.30$15,408.30$15,408.30$15,408.30
O-7$11,540.10$12,076.20$12,324.30$12,522.00$12,878.70$13,231.80$13,639.20$14,045.70$14,454.30$15,735.30$16,817.70$16,817.70$16,817.70$16,817.70$16,904.40$16,904.40$17,242.20$17,242.20$17,242.20$17,242.20$17,242.20$17,242.20
O-8$13,888.50$14,343.90$14,645.40$14,729.40$15,106.50$15,735.30$15,882.00$16,479.60$16,651.80$17,166.60$17,911.80$18,598.20$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90
O-9n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90
O-10n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90$18,999.90

E-1 with fewer than 4 months of active duty is paid $2,225.70/month, published by DFAS as a footnote rather than a table column. Blank cells (n/a) are grade and service-year combinations with no published rate.