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2026 military pay chart

Monthly basic pay for all paygrades in 2026. Column headers are years of service: <2 is 2 years or less, >2 is over 2 years, and so on. Tap a grade for the full breakdown with annual totals.

$476.952026 enlisted BAS per month

$328.482026 officer BAS per month

Grade	<2	>2	>3	>4	>6	>8	>10	>12	>14	>16	>18	>20	>22	>24	>26	>28	>30
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
E-8	-	-	-	-	-	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
E-9	-	-	-	-	-	-	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
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
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
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
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
W-5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,169.70	10,685.70	11,070.30	11,495.10	11,495.10	12,070.80
O-1E	-	-	-	5,222.40	5,576.70	5,782.80	5,994.00	6,201.00	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-2E	-	-	-	6,484.50	6,617.70	6,828.00	7,184.10	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
O-3E	-	-	-	7,382.70	7,737.00	8,125.50	8,375.70	8,788.20	9,137.10	9,337.20	9,609.00	9,609.00	9,609.00	9,609.00	9,609.00	9,609.00	9,609.00
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
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
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
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
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
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	15,492.90
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
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
O-9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90
O-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90	18,999.90

Data checked: 2026 base pay table from VetPaycheck built-in tables, generated 2026-10-11.

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Official chart: DFAS pay tables. See also 2026 BAH and 2026 federal tax brackets.

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