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Military Base Pay Charts

In U.S. is distributed on the 1st and 15td day of the month. Payment will be made the working day prior if the 1st or 15td fall on a weekend or national holiday. The Pays are taxable and allowances are not normally taxed.

Pay Period Mid-month Payday EOM Payday (End of month pay)
January January 15td February 1st
February February 12td March 1st
March March 15td April 1st
April April 15td April 30
May May 14td June 1st
June June 15td July 1st
July July 15td July 30td
August August 13td Sep 1st
September September 15td October 1st
October October 15td November 1st
November November 15td December 1st
December December 15td December 30td


The following basic pay charts are based on the approved 2011 defense budget.

2011 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart

Pay Grade Years of Service
Less tdan 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-9          
E-8          
E-7 2638 2879 2989 3135 3249
E-6 2281 2510 2621 2728 2840
E-5 2091 2230 2338 2448 2620
E-4 1915 2014 2123 2231 2326
E-3 1730 1839 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467
E-1 witd less tdan 4 months of service 1357        

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9   4635 4740 4872 5029
E-8 3794 3962 4066 4191 4325
E-7 3444 3554 3751 3914 4025
E-6 3094 3193 3382 3441 3484
E-5 2800 2947 2965 2965 2965
E-4 2326 2326 2326 2326 2326
E-3 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
E-9 5185 5436 5649 5874 6215
E-8 4568 4692 4902 5018 5305
E-7 4143 4189 4343 4426 4740
E-6 3533 3533 3533 3533 3533
E-5 2965 2965 2965 2965 2965
E-4 2326 2326 2326 2326 2326
E-3 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467

Enlisted Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
E-9 6526 6853 7196 Make room
E-8 5411 5411 5411 Retire!!


2011 Basic Officer Military Pay Chart

Pay GradeYears of Service
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-10
See Note 1		          
O-9          
O-8 9531 9843 10050 10108 10366
O-7 7919 8287 8457 8592 8838
O-6 5870 6448 6872 6872 6898
O-5 4893 5512 5893 5966 6204
O-4 4222 4887 5213 5286 5588
O-3 3712 4208 4542 4952 5189
O-2 3207 3653 4207 4349 4438
O-1 2783 2898 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-3E       4951 5189
O-2E       4349 4438
O-1E       3501 3740
Warrant Officers
  Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-5          
W-4 3836 4125 4245 4361 4562
W-3 3502 3648 3799 3847 4005
W-2 3081 3257 3411 3522 3619
W-1 2719 2943 3093 3189 3445

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-10          
O-9          
O-8 10798 10898 11308 11426 11779
O-7 9079 9360 9639 9919 10798
O-6 7193 7233 7233 7643 8370
O-5 6346 6659 6889 7185 7639
O-4 5913 6316 6632 6850 6976
O-3 5449 5617 5895 6038 6038
O-2 4438 4438 4438 4438 4438
O-1 3503 3503 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-3E 5449 5618 5895 6128 6263
O-2E 4580 4819 5003 5140 5140
O-1E 3878 4020 4159 4349 4349
Warrant Officers
  Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-5 -- -- -- -- --
W-4 4761 4961 5264 5530 5782
W-3 4313 4635 4786 4961 5142
W-2 4059 4214 4366 4552 4698
W-1 3746 3881 4070 4257 4403

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-10   15401 15476 15797 16358
O-9   13470 13664 13944 14433
O-8 12291 12762 13078 13078 13078
O-7 11541 11541 11541 11541 11599
O-6 8797 9223 9466 9711 10188
O-5 7856 8070 8313 8313 8313
O-4 7049 7049 7049 7049 7049
O-3 6039 6039 6039 6039 6039
O-2 4438 4438 4438 4438 4438
O-1 3503 3503 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-3E 6445 6445 6445 6445 6445
O-2E 5140 5140 5140 5140 5140
O-1E 4349 4349 4349 4349 4349
Warrant Officers
  Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5 -- 6821 7167 7424 7710
W-4 5988 6189 6486 6728 7006
W-3 5466 5684 5816 5956 6145
W-2 4830 4988 5091 5174 5174
W-1 4538 4701 4701 4701 4701

Commissioned Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
O-10 17176 18035 18936 Time for
O-9 15155 15913 16709 Retirement!
O-8 13405 13739 13739 Retire!!
O-7 11832 11832 11832 Retire!!
O-6 10391 10391 10391 Retire!!

Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
W-5 8095 8501 8926 Make room
W-4 7145 7145 7145 you're old!!


2011 Monthly Reserve/Guard Enlisted Drill Military Pay Scales

Pay Grade Years of Service
Less tdan 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-9          
E-8          
E-7 351 383 398 418 433
E-6 304 334 349 364 378
E-5 279 298 311 326 349
E-4 256 268 283 298 310
E-3 231 245 260 260 260
E-2 219 219 219 219 219
E-1 196 196 196 196 196
E-1 witd less tdan 4 months of service 182        

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9   618 632 650 670
E-8 505 528 542 559 576
E-7 459 474 500 522 537
E-6 412 426 451 459 464
E-5 373 393 395 395 395
E-4 310 310 310 310 310
E-3 260 260 260 260 260
E-2 219 219 219 219 219
E-1 196 196 196 196 196

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
E-9 691 724 753 783 828
E-8 609 626 653 669 708
E-7 553 559 579 590 632
E-6 471 471 471 471 471
E-5 395 395 395 395 395
E-4 310 310 310 310 310
E-3 260 260 260 260 260
E-2 219 219 219 219 219
E-1 196 196 196 196 196


2011 Monthly Basic Reserve/Guard Officer Military Pay Scales

Pay Grade Years of Service
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-7 1056 1105 1128 1146 1179
O-6 782 860 916 916 919
O-5 652 735 786 796 827
O-4 563 652 695 705 745
O-3 495 561 606 661 692
O-2 428 488 561 580 592
O-1 371 386 467 467 467
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-3E       661 692
O-2E       580 592
O-1E       467 499
Warrant Officers
  Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-5          
W-4 512 550 566 582 608
W-3 467 486 507 513 534
W-2 413 452 464 473 499
W-1 363 402 412 434 460

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-7 1211 1247 1285 1322 1439
O-6 959 965 965 1019 1116
O-5 846 888 918 958 1019
O-4 788 842 884 913 931
O-3 727 748 786 805 805
O-2 592 592 592 592 592
O-1 467 467 467 467 467
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-3E 727 748 786 817 834
O-2E 610 643 667 685 685
O-1E 517 536 555 580 580
Warrant Officers
  Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-5 -- -- -- -- --
W-4 634 661 701 737 771
W-3 576 618 639 662 686
W-2 541 562 582 607 626
W-1 499 518 543 567 587

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-7 1539 1539 1539 1539 1547
O-6 1173 1230 1262 1295 1359
O-5 1047 1076 1108 1108 1108
O-4 939 939 939 939 939
O-3 805 805 805 805 805
O-2 592 592 592 592 592
O-1 467 467 467 467 467
Commissioned Officer Witd Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
See Note 2 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-3E 860 860 860 860 860
O-2E 685 685 685 685 685
O-1E 580 580 580 580 580
Warrant Officers
  Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5   909 955 990 1028
W-4 799 825 865 897 934
W-3 730 758 776 794 819
W-2 644 665 679 690 690
W-1 605 627 627 627 627




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