2013 U.S. Military Basic Pay Charts
Effective, January 1, 2013.
2012 Pay | 2014 Pay | Pay Raises
Effective on January 1, 2017.
2013 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
E-7 | 2725 | 2974 | 3088 | 3239 | 3357 |
E-6 | 2357 | 2594 | 2708 | 2819 | 2935 |
E-5 | 2159 | 2304 | 2416 | 2530 | 2707 |
E-4 | 1980 | 2081 | 2194 | 2305 | 2403 |
E-3 | 1787 | 1900 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
E-2 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 |
E-1 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 |
E-1 < 4 months | 1403 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
E-9 | 4789 | 4897 | 5034 | 5195 | |
E-8 | 3920 | 4094 | 4201 | 4330 | 4469 |
E-7 | 3559 | 3673 | 3876 | 4044 | 4159 |
E-6 | 3197 | 3298 | 3495 | 3556 | 3600 |
E-5 | 2894 | 3046 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 |
E-4 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 |
E-3 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
E-2 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 |
E-1 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
E-9 | 5357 | 5618 | 5837 | 6069 | 6423 |
E-8 | 4721 | 4848 | 5065 | 5185 | 5481 |
E-7 | 4281 | 4328 | 4487 | 4573 | 4898 |
E-6 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 |
E-5 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 |
E-4 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 |
E-3 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
E-2 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 |
E-1 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
E-9 | 6743 | 7081 | 7435 | Make room |
E-8 | 5591 | 5591 | 5591 | Retire!! |
For the Servicemembers serving as the Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, basic pay is $7,739 per month
The United States military has various pays which are not included these pay tables. They include, but not limited to, Submarine Duty Pay, Hazardous Duty, Imminent Danger Pay (Combat Pay), Sea Pay, aircrew-flight pay, Special Duty Pay (SDAP). You must be assigned in an available billet in the required field/location to draw additional pay status. The US military also has various allowances such as Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Cost of living Allowance (COLA) and Clothing Allowance just to name a few.
2013 Basic Officer Military Pay Chart
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-8 | 9848 | 10170 | 10384 | 10444 | 10711 |
O-7 | 8182 | 8563 | 8739 | 8878 | 9132 |
O-6 | 6065 | 6663 | 7100 | 7100 | 7127 |
O-5 | 5056 | 5696 | 6090 | 6164 | 6410 |
O-4 | 4362 | 5050 | 5387 | 5462 | 5775 |
O-3 | 3835 | 4348 | 4693 | 5117 | 5362 |
O-2 | 3314 | 3774 | 4347 | 4494 | 4586 |
O-1 | 2876 | 2994 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
See Note 2 | Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 |
O-3E | 5117 | 5362 | |||
O-2E | 4494 | 4586 | |||
O-1E | 3619 | 3865 | |||
Warrant Officers | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
W-4 | 3964 | 4264 | 4386 | 4507 | 4714 |
W-3 | 3619 | 3770 | 3925 | 3976 | 4138 |
W-2 | 3203 | 3506 | 3599 | 3663 | 3871 |
W-1 | 2811 | 3114 | 3195 | 3367 | 3571 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-8 | 11158 | 11262 | 11666 | 11806 | 12172 |
O-7 | 9382 | 9671 | 9959 | 10249 | 11158 |
O-6 | 7433 | 7473 | 7473 | 7898 | 8649 |
O-5 | 6557 | 6881 | 7118 | 7425 | 7895 |
O-4 | 6110 | 6528 | 6853 | 7079 | 7209 |
O-3 | 5631 | 5805 | 6091 | 6240 | 6240 |
O-2 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 |
O-1 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
See Note 2 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 |
O-3E | 5631 | 5805 | 6091 | 6332 | 6471 |
O-2E | 4732 | 4979 | 5169 | 5311 | 5311 |
O-1E | 4008 | 4154 | 4297 | 4494 | 4494 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
W-4 | 4919 | 5127 | 5440 | 5714 | 5974 |
W-3 | 4457 | 4789 | 4945 | 5126 | 5313 |
W-2 | 4194 | 4354 | 4512 | 4704 | 4854 |
W-1 | 3870 | 4011 | 4206 | 4398 | 4550 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-10 See Note 1 | 15913 | 15991 | 16323 | 16903 | |
O-9 | 13918 | 14119 | 14408 | 14913 | |
O-8 | 12700 | 13187 | 13512 | 13512 | 13512 |
O-7 | 11925 | 11925 | 11925 | 11925 | 11986 |
O-6 | 9090 | 9530 | 9781 | 10034 | 10527 |
O-5 | 8118 | 8339 | 8590 | 8590 | 8590 |
O-4 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 |
O-3 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 |
O-2 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 |
O-1 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With 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 | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 |
O-2E | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 |
O-1E | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
W-5 | 7048 | 7405 | 7672 | 7966 | |
W-4 | 6187 | 6396 | 6701 | 6952 | 7239 |
W-3 | 5648 | 5874 | 6010 | 6154 | 6349 |
W-2 | 4991 | 5154 | 5261 | 5346 | 5346 |
W-1 | 4689 | 4858 | 4858 | 4858 | 4858 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
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Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
O-10 | 17748 | 18635 | 19567 | Time for |
O-9 | 15659 | 16442 | 17264 | Retirement! |
O-8 | 13850 | 14197 | 14197 | Retire!! |
O-7 | 12225 | 12225 | 12225 | Retire!! |
O-6 | 10737 | 10737 | 10737 | Retire!! |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
W-5 | 8365 | 8783 | 9223 | Make room |
W-4 | 7383 | 7383 | 7383 | you're old!! |
NOTE 1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule ($14,975). Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule ($12,142).
NOTE 2. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least four years & one day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See DoDFMR for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.
E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Effective January 1, 2013.