2013 U.S. Military Basic Pay Raise
January 3, 2013, President Obama Signed the National Defense Authorization Bill for 2013 into law.
2013 Active Duty Pay | 2013 Reserve Pay
December 27, 2012, President Obama signed Executive Order 13635 "Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay" that increased the rates of monthly basic pay by 1.7% pay raise per ECI for members of the uniformed services per U.S.C. 37 203(a), and made it effective January 1, 2013. When the NDAA for 2013 is signed, the funding will be available for the raise. If the NDAA is not signed in time for the Jan. 1 effective date, pay will be made retroactive.
On December 21, 2012, reconciled and approved by both the full Senate and House, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013 is now on its way to President Obama for final signature.
Because there is no change to the mandate of U.S.C. Title 37 in the bill, the 1.7 percent military pay raise based on ECI will be approved via Executive Order (same procedure as last year) -- the effective date of the raise will be January 1, 2013. Provided the president signs the NDAA before the New Year to provide funding for the pay raise, it should be part of the first check of 2013.
On June 4, 2012, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar for eventual consideration by the full Senate; previously, the full House of Representatives, on May 18th, passed the Defense Authorization Act for FY-2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 299 to 120. The Act includes the 1.7% pay raise proposal made by President Obama on February 13th.
On February 13, 2012, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal for the Department of Defense. The budget proposal included the expected 1.7% raise for military basic pay, which when approved should become effective January 1, 2013.
On October 28, 2011, the United States Employment Cost Index (ECI) was released. The following pay charts are based on the private industry worker's wage and salary series of the Employment Cost Index's increase of 1.7 percent for the 12 month period ending September 2011, and it is expected to be part of President Obama's budget input for the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013.
