The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. All five-armed services are among the seven uniformed services of the United States. The United States military are one of the largest militaries in terms of the number of personnel. It draws its personnel from a large pool of paid volunteers.
The U.S. Armed Forces has significant capabilities in both defense and power projection due to its large budget, resulting in advanced and powerful technologies which enables a widespread deployment of the force around the world, including around 800 military bases outside the United States. The U.S. Air Force is the world’s largest air force, the U.S. Navy is the world’s largest navy by tonnage, and the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps combined are the world’s second largest air arm.
Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the active components of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
a. Enlisted pay for less than 2 to over 6 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Less than 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
E-7
3021
3297
3423
3591
3721
E-6
2613
2875
3002
3125
3254
E-5
2394
2554
2678
2804
3001
E-4
2195
2307
2432
2555
2664
E-3
1981
2106
2233
2233
2233
E-2
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
E-1
1681
1681
1681
1681
1681
E-1 < 4 months
1555
b. Enlisted pay for 8 to over 16 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
E-9
5308
5429
5580
5758
E-8
4345
4538
4657
4799
4954
E-7
3945
4072
4296
4482
4610
E-6
3543
3656
3874
3941
3990
E-5
3207
3376
3396
3396
3396
E-4
2664
2664
2664
2664
2664
E-3
2233
2233
2233
2233
2233
E-2
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
E-1
1681
1681
1681
1681
1681
c. Enlisted pay for 18 to over 26 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
E-9
5938
6227
6470
6727
7119
E-8
5233
5374
5614
5747
6076
E-7
4745
4798
4974
5069
5429
E-6
4047
4047
4047
4047
4047
E-5
3396
3396
3396
3396
3396
E-4
2664
2664
2664
2664
2664
E-3
2233
2233
2233
2233
2233
E-2
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
E-1
1681
1681
1681
1681
1681
d. Enlisted pay for over 30 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
E-9
7475
7849
8242
Make room
E-8
6198
6198
6198
Retire
2. Active duty officer basic military pay
Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the active components of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
a. Officer pay chart for under 2 years to 6 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-8
10669
11019
11251
11315
11605
O-7
8865
9277
9468
9619
9893
O-6
6723
7386
7870
7870
7900
O-5
5604
6313
6750
6833
7105
O-4
4836
5598
5971
6054
6401
O-3
4251
4820
5202
5672
5943
O-2
3673
4184
4819
4981
5084
O-1
3189
3319
4012
4012
4012
Commissioned Officer with over 4 years of active service as an enlisted member or Warrant Officer
O-3E
5672
5943
O-2E
4981
5084
O-1E
4012
4284
Warrant Officers
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
W-4
4394
4726
4862
4995
5225
W-3
4012
4179
4351
4407
4587
W-2
3550
3886
3990
4061
4291
W-1
3116
3452
3542
3733
3958
b. Officer pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-8
12088
12201
12660
12791
13187
O-7
10164
10478
10790
11103
12088
O-6
8239
8284
8284
8755
9587
O-5
7268
7627
7890
8231
8751
O-4
6773
7236
7596
7847
7991
O-3
6241
6435
6751
6917
6917
O-2
5084
5084
5084
5084
5084
O-1
4012
4012
4012
4012
4012
Commissioned officer with over 4 years of active service as an enlisted member or Warrant Officer
O-3E
6241
6435
6751
7019
7172
O-2E
5246
5519
5730
5887
5887
O-1E
4443
4605
4763
4981
4981
Warrant Officers
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
W-4
5453
5683
6030
6333
6622
W-3
4941
5309
5482
5682
5889
W-2
4649
4826
5001
5214
5381
W-1
4290
4446
4662
4875
5043
c. Officer pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
O-10
17240
17324
17685
18312
O-9
15079
15296
15610
16157
O-8
13759
14287
14639
14639
14639
O-7
12920
12920
12920
12920
12985
O-6
10076
10564
10842
11123
11668
O-5
8999
9243
9522
9522
9522
O-4
8074
8074
8074
8074
8074
O-3
6917
6917
6917
6917
6917
O-2
5084
5084
5084
5084
5084
O-1
4012
4012
4012
4012
4012
Commissioned officer with over 4 years of active service as an enlisted member or Warrant Officer
O-3E
7382
7382
7382
7382
7382
O-2E
5887
5887
5887
5887
5887
O-1E
4981
4981
4981
4981
4981
Warrant Officers
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
W-5
7812
8209
8504
8831
W-4
6859
7089
7428
7706
8024
W-3
6261
6512
6662
6821
7038
W-2
5532
5713
5832
5926
5926
W-1
5198
5385
5385
5385
5385
d. Officer pay chart for over 30 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
O-10
19228
20189
21199
Retire
O-9
16965
17814
18704
Retire
O-8
15006
15381
15381
Retire
O-7
13245
13245
13245
Retire
O-6
11901
11901
11901
Retire
Warrant Officers
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
W-5
9273
9736
10223
Make room
W-4
8184
8184
8184
Retire
3. Reserve enlisted drill pay
Based on four drills, equal to a typical “drill weekend”, basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the reserve components of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
a. Reserve-Guard enlisted military drill pay chart for 6 years and under
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
E-7
403
440
456
479
496
E-6
348
383
400
417
434
E-5
319
341
357
374
400
E-4
298
312
330
347
362
E-3
264
281
298
298
298
E-2
251
251
251
251
251
E-1
224
224
224
224
224
E-1 < 4 months
207
b. Enlisted reserve military drill pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
E-9
708
724
744
768
E-8
579
605
621
640
661
E-7
526
543
573
598
615
E-6
472
487
517
526
532
E-5
428
450
453
453
453
E-4
362
362
362
362
362
E-3
298
298
298
298
298
E-2
251
251
251
251
251
E-1
224
224
224
224
224
c. Enlisted reserve military drill pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
E-9
791
830
863
897
949
E-8
697
717
749
766
810
E-7
633
640
663
676
724
E-6
539
539
539
539
539
E-5
453
453
453
453
453
E-4
355
355
355
355
355
E-3
298
298
298
298
298
E-2
251
251
251
251
251
E-1
224
224
224
224
224
d. Enlisted pay chart for over 30 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
E-9
997
1047
1099
Make room
E-8
826
826
826
Retire
4. Basic reserve/guard officer military pay
Based on four drills, equal to a typical “drill weekend”, basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the reserve and guard components of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
a. Reserve-Guard officer drill pay chart for under 6 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-7
1197
1253
1279
1299
1336
O-6
896
985
1049
1049
1053
O-5
747
842
900
911
947
O-4
645
746
796
807
853
O-3
567
643
694
756
792
O-2
490
558
642
664
678
O-1
425
442
535
535
535
Commissioned Officer with 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
756
792
O-2E
664
678
O-1E
535
571
Warrant Officers
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
W-4
586
630
648
666
697
W-3
535
557
580
588
612
W-2
473
518
532
541
572
W-1
416
460
472
498
528
b. Reserve officer military drill pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-7
1373
1415
1457
1500
1633
O-6
1099
1105
1105
1167
1278
O-5
969
1017
1052
1097
1167
O-4
903
965
1013
1046
1065
O-3
832
858
900
922
922
O-2
678
678
678
678
678
O-1
535
535
535
535
535
Commissioned Officer with 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
832
858
900
936
956
O-2E
699
736
764
785
785
O-1E
592
614
635
664
664
Warrant Officers
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
W-4
727
758
804
844
883
W-3
659
708
731
758
785
W-2
620
643
667
695
717
W-1
572
593
622
650
672
c. Reserve officer military drill pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
O-7
1745
1745
1745
1745
1754
O-6
1343
1408
1446
1483
1556
O-5
1200
1232
1269
1269
1269
O-4
1076
1076
1076
1076
1076
O-3
922
922
922
922
922
O-2
678
678
678
678
678
O-1
535
535
535
535
535
Commissioned Officer with 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
984
984
984
984
984
O-2E
785
785
785
785
785
O-1E
664
664
664
664
664
Warrant Officers
Over 18
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
W-5
1042
1094
1134
1177
W-4
914
945
990
1028
1070
W-3
835
868
889
909
938
W-2
738
762
778
790
790
W-1
693
718
718
718
718
d. Officer pay chart for over 30 years of service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
O-7
1789
1789
1789
Retire
O-6
1587
1587
1587
Retire
Warrant Officers
Over 30
Over 34
Over 38
Over 40
W-5
1236
1298
1363
Make room
W-4
1091
1091
1091
Retire
Note: E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer and O scale is Commissioned Officer.
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