2026 military pay charts
Monthly basic pay for every grade and years of service, effective January 1, 2026 after the 3.8% raise. Tap a grade for its full table, yearly pay and what it adds up to with BAH and BAS.
Basic pay is the taxable core of military pay. It depends on only two things: your pay grade and your years of service. On top of it, most members also get a tax-free housing allowance (BAH) and food allowance (BAS: $476.95 a month for enlisted, $328.48 for officers in 2026). The tables below show basic pay only. For the full number, use the total pay calculator.
Enlisted pay chart
| Grade | 2 or less | Over 2 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 24 | Over 28 | Over 30 |
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| E-9 | – | – | – | – | – | $6,910.20 | $7,066.50 | $7,263.60 | $7,730.70 | $8,105.10 | $8,756.70 | $9,267.90 | $9,730.20 |
| E-8 | – | – | – | – | $5,656.50 | $5,907.00 | $6,061.80 | $6,247.20 | $6,811.20 | $6,995.40 | $7,481.70 | $7,908.90 | $8,067.30 |
| E-7 | $3,932.10 | $4,291.50 | $4,673.10 | $4,843.80 | $5,135.70 | $5,300.40 | $5,591.70 | $5,835.00 | $6,177.30 | $6,245.70 | $6,598.20 | $7,067.40 | $7,067.40 |
| E-6 | $3,401.10 | $3,743.10 | $4,068.90 | $4,235.70 | $4,612.80 | $4,759.50 | $5,043.30 | $5,130.30 | $5,267.70 | $5,267.70 | $5,267.70 | $5,267.70 | $5,267.70 |
| E-5 | $3,342.90 | $3,598.20 | $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 |
| E-4 | $3,142.20 | $3,303.00 | $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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Warrant officer pay chart
| Grade | 2 or less | Over 2 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 24 | Over 28 | Over 30 |
|---|
| W-5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $10,169.70 | $11,070.30 | $11,495.10 | $12,070.80 |
| W-4 | $5,719.80 | $6,152.10 | $6,502.20 | $6,801.90 | $7,098.00 | $7,398.00 | $7,848.30 | $8,243.70 | $8,928.60 | $9,228.90 | $10,032.00 | $10,445.40 | $10,653.60 |
| W-3 | $5,223.30 | $5,440.50 | $5,736.90 | $5,970.90 | $6,431.10 | $6,910.50 | $7,136.40 | $7,397.70 | $8,150.40 | $8,476.50 | $8,879.70 | $9,162.60 | $9,162.60 |
| W-2 | $4,621.80 | $5,058.90 | $5,286.00 | $5,585.40 | $6,051.00 | $6,282.60 | $6,509.40 | $6,787.50 | $7,201.50 | $7,437.00 | $7,714.20 | $7,714.20 | $7,714.20 |
| W-1 | $4,056.60 | $4,493.70 | $4,859.10 | $5,152.20 | $5,584.20 | $5,786.10 | $6,069.30 | $6,346.50 | $6,766.20 | $7,010.10 | $7,010.10 | $7,010.10 | $7,010.10 |
Officer pay chart
| Grade | 2 or less | Over 2 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 24 | Over 28 | Over 30 |
|---|
| O-10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 |
| O-9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 |
| O-8 | $13,888.50 | $14,343.90 | $14,729.40 | $15,106.50 | $15,735.30 | $15,882.00 | $16,479.60 | $16,651.80 | $17,911.80 | $18,598.20 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 | $18,999.90 |
| O-7 | $11,540.10 | $12,076.20 | $12,522.00 | $12,878.70 | $13,231.80 | $13,639.20 | $14,045.70 | $14,454.30 | $16,817.70 | $16,817.70 | $16,817.70 | $16,904.40 | $17,242.20 |
| O-6 | $8,751.30 | $9,613.80 | $10,245.00 | $10,284.30 | $10,725.00 | $10,783.50 | $10,783.50 | $11,396.40 | $13,115.40 | $13,751.10 | $14,479.20 | $15,188.70 | $15,408.30 |
| O-5 | $7,295.40 | $8,218.20 | $8,894.10 | $9,249.60 | $9,461.40 | $9,928.50 | $10,271.70 | $10,715.10 | $11,713.80 | $12,032.70 | $12,394.80 | $12,394.80 | $12,394.80 |
| O-4 | $6,294.60 | $7,286.40 | $7,881.00 | $8,332.20 | $8,816.40 | $9,420.00 | $9,888.30 | $10,214.40 | $10,509.90 | $10,509.90 | $10,509.90 | $10,509.90 | $10,509.90 |
| O-3 | $5,534.10 | $6,273.90 | $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 |
| O-2 | $4,782.00 | $5,446.20 | $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 |
| 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 |
Officers with over 4 years of prior enlisted or warrant service
| Grade | 2 or less | Over 2 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 24 | Over 28 | Over 30 |
|---|
| O-3E | – | – | $7,382.70 | $7,737.00 | $8,125.50 | $8,375.70 | $8,788.20 | $9,137.10 | $9,609.60 | $9,609.60 | $9,609.60 | $9,609.60 | $9,609.60 |
| O-2E | – | – | $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 |
| O-1E | – | – | $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 |
Some columns are hidden to fit the screen; each grade page shows every step up to 40 years. Pay for O-7 to O-10 and some senior steps is capped by law at the Executive Schedule Level II rate ($18,999.90 a month in 2026). New E-1s with under 4 months of service are paid $2,225.70.
How to read the chart
Find your grade on the left and the column for your years of service. "Over 4" means more than 4 full years but not yet more than 6. Your years count from your Pay Entry Base Date, which is on your Leave and Earnings Statement. Raises arrive two ways: every January when Congress sets a new across-the-board raise, and on the date you cross into the next column or get promoted.