2026 Military Pay Chart

Monthly basic pay by pay grade and years of service, effective January 1, 2026 (includes the 3.8% pay raise). Basic pay is identical across all six branches. Figures are gross monthly basic pay before allowances (BAH, BAS), special pays, and taxes; columns are years of service.

Enlisted — E-1 to E-9

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E-1 — Private$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407$2,407
E-2 — Private 2nd Class$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698$2,698
E-3 — Private 1st Class$2,837$3,015$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198$3,198
E-4 — Specialist/Corporal$3,142$3,303$3,482$3,659$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815$3,815
E-5 — Sergeant$3,343$3,598$3,776$3,947$4,110$4,300$4,395$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422$4,422
E-6 — Staff Sergeant$3,401$3,743$3,908$4,068$4,236$4,612$4,760$5,044$5,131$5,194$5,268$5,268$5,268$5,268$5,268$5,268$5,268$5,268
E-7 — Sergeant 1st Class$3,932$4,291$4,456$4,673$4,844$5,135$5,300$5,592$5,835$6,001$6,177$6,245$6,475$6,598$7,067$7,067$7,067$7,067
E-8 — Master Sergeant—————$5,657$5,907$6,062$6,247$6,448$6,811$6,995$7,308$7,482$7,909$7,909$7,909$7,909
E-9 — Sergeant Major——————$6,910$7,067$7,264$7,496$7,731$8,105$8,423$8,756$9,268$9,730$10,217$10,729

Warrant Officer — W-1 to W-5

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W-1 — Warrant Officer 1$4,057$4,494$4,611$4,859$5,152$5,585$5,786$6,069$6,346$6,565$6,766$7,010$7,010$7,010$7,010$7,010$7,010$7,010
W-2 — Chief Warrant Officer 2$4,622$5,059$5,194$5,286$5,586$6,052$6,282$6,509$6,787$7,005$7,201$7,437$7,592$7,714$7,714$7,714$7,714$7,714
W-3 — Chief Warrant Officer 3$5,223$5,441$5,664$5,738$5,971$6,431$6,910$7,136$7,398$7,666$8,150$8,477$8,672$8,879$9,162$9,162$9,162$9,162
W-4 — Chief Warrant Officer 4$5,720$6,152$6,329$6,503$6,802$7,098$7,398$7,848$8,244$8,620$8,928$9,228$9,669$10,032$10,445$10,654$10,654$10,654
W-5 — Chief Warrant Officer 5———————————$10,170$10,686$11,070$11,495$12,071$12,673$13,308

Commissioned Officer — O-1 to O-10

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O-1 — 2nd Lieutenant$4,150$4,320$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222$5,222
O-2 — 1st Lieutenant$4,782$5,446$6,272$6,484$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618$6,618
O-3 — Captain$5,535$6,273$6,771$7,383$7,737$8,125$8,376$8,788$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004$9,004
O-4 — Major$6,294$7,286$7,773$7,881$8,332$8,816$9,419$9,888$10,214$10,402$10,510$10,510$10,510$10,510$10,510$10,510$10,510$10,510
O-5 — Lieutenant Colonel$7,295$8,219$8,787$8,894$9,250$9,462$9,929$10,272$10,714$11,392$11,714$12,033$12,394$12,394$12,394$12,394$12,394$12,394
O-6 — Colonel$8,751$9,614$10,245—$10,284$10,725$10,784—$11,396$12,480$13,115$13,751$14,113$14,479$15,189$15,493$15,493$15,493
O-7 — Brigadier General$11,540$12,076$12,325$12,522$12,879$13,232$13,639$14,046$14,454$15,736$16,818———$16,904$17,242$17,242$17,242
O-8 — Major General$13,888$14,344$14,645$14,730$15,107$15,736$15,882$16,480$16,652$17,166$18,598—$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999
O-9 — Lieutenant General———————————$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999
O-10 — General———————————$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999$18,999

Source: 2026 DFAS basic pay tables. Use the pay calculator for your full estimate including BAH.