2017 United States Military Basic Pay Charts
The pay scales reflect a 2.1% increase in military pay for 2017 per the approved National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 signed into law by President Obama.
2016 Pay | 2018 Pay | Pay Raises
Effective on January 1, 2017.
2017 Active Duty Enlisted Basic Military Pay Chart (2.1%)
Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the active components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
E-7 | 2875 | 3138 | 3258 | 3418 | 3542 |
E-6 | 2487 | 2736 | 2857 | 2975 | 3097 |
E-5 | 2278 | 2431 | 2549 | 2669 | 2857 |
E-4 | 2089 | 2196 | 2315 | 2432 | 2536 |
E-3 | 1886 | 2004 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 |
E-2 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 |
E-1 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 |
E-1 Less than 4 months |
1480 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
E-9 | 5053 | 5167 | 5311 | 5481 | |
E-8 | 4136 | 4319 | 4432 | 4568 | 4715 |
E-7 | 3755 | 3875 | 4089 | 4266 | 4387 |
E-6 | 3373 | 3480 | 3688 | 3751 | 3798 |
E-5 | 3053 | 3213 | 3233 | 3233 | 3233 |
E-4 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 |
E-3 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 |
E-2 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 |
E-1 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
E-9 | 5652 | 5927 | 6159 | 6403 | 6776 |
E-8 | 4980 | 5115 | 5344 | 5470 | 5783 |
E-7 | 4517 | 4567 | 4734 | 4825 | 5167 |
E-6 | 3852 | 3852 | 3852 | 3852 | 3852 |
E-5 | 3233 | 3233 | 3233 | 3233 | 3233 |
E-4 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 | 2536 |
E-3 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 | 2126 |
E-2 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 |
E-1 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
E-9 | 7115 | 7471 | 7845 | Make room |
E-8 | 5899 | 5899 | 5899 | Retire!! |
2017 Active Duty Officer Basic Military Pay Chart
Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the active components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-8 | 10287 | 10624 | 10848 | 10910 | 11189 |
O-7 | 8548 | 8945 | 9129 | 9275 | 9539 |
O-6 | 6399 | 7030 | 7491 | 7491 | 7520 |
O-5 | 5334 | 6009 | 6425 | 6504 | 6763 |
O-4 | 4603 | 5328 | 5683 | 5763 | 6093 |
O-3 | 4047 | 4587 | 4951 | 5398 | 5657 |
O-2 | 3496 | 3982 | 4586 | 4741 | 4839 |
O-1 | 3035 | 3159 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
O-3E | 5398 | 5657 | |||
O-2E | 4741 | 4839 | |||
O-1E | 3818 | 4077 | |||
Warrant Officers | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
W-4 | 4182 | 4499 | 4628 | 4755 | 4973 |
W-3 | 3819 | 3978 | 4141 | 4195 | 4366 |
W-2 | 3379 | 3699 | 3797 | 3865 | 4084 |
W-1 | 2966 | 3285 | 3371 | 3553 | 3768 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-8 | 11655 | 11764 | 12206 | 12333 | 12715 |
O-7 | 9800 | 10103 | 10404 | 10706 | 11655 |
O-6 | 7842 | 7885 | 7885 | 8333 | 9125 |
O-5 | 6918 | 7260 | 7510 | 7834 | 8330 |
O-4 | 6446 | 6887 | 7230 | 7469 | 7606 |
O-3 | 5941 | 6124 | 6426 | 6583 | 6583 |
O-2 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 |
O-1 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
O-3E | 5941 | 6124 | 6426 | 6681 | 6827 |
O-2E | 4993 | 5253 | 5454 | 5604 | 5604 |
O-1E | 4228 | 4383 | 4534 | 4741 | 4741 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
W-4 | 5190 | 5409 | 5739 | 6028 | 6303 |
W-3 | 4703 | 5053 | 5218 | 5409 | 5606 |
W-2 | 4425 | 4594 | 4760 | 4963 | 5122 |
W-1 | 4084 | 4231 | 4437 | 4641 | 4800 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
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Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-10 See Note 1 |
16025 | 16025 | 16025 | 16025 | |
O-9 | 15079 | 15296 | 15610 | 16025 | |
O-8 | 13267 | 13775 | 14115 | 14115 | 14115 |
O-7 | 12457 | 12457 | 12457 | 12457 | 12520 |
O-6 See Note 2 |
9590 | 10055 | 10319 | 10587 | 11106 |
O-5 | 8565 | 8798 | 9063 | 9063 | 9063 |
O-4 | 7685 | 7685 | 7685 | 7685 | 7685 |
O-3 | 6583 | 6583 | 6583 | 6583 | 6583 |
O-2 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 | 4839 |
O-1 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 | 3818 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
O-3E | 7026 | 7026 | 7026 | 7026 | 7026 |
O-2E | 5604 | 5604 | 5604 | 5604 | 5604 |
O-1E | 4741 | 4741 | 4741 | 4741 | 4741 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
W-5 | 7436 | 7813 | 8094 | 8405 | |
W-4 | 6528 | 6748 | 7070 | 7335 | 7637 |
W-3 | 5959 | 6198 | 6341 | 6493 | 6699 |
W-2 | 5266 | 5438 | 5551 | 5641 | 5641 |
W-1 | 4947 | 5126 | 5126 | 5126 | 5126 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
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Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
O-10 | 16025 | 16025 | 16025 | Time for |
O-9 | 16025 | 16025 | 16025 | Retirement! |
O-8 | 14468 | 14830 | 14830 | Retire!! |
O-7 | 12771 | 12771 | 12771 | Retire!! |
O-6 | 11328 | 11328 | 11328 | Retire!! |
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service | ||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
W-5 | 8826 | 9267 | 9731 | Make room |
W-4 | 7790 | 7790 | 7790 | you're old!! |
NOTE 1. Basic pay for O-7 through O-10 is limited by the Level II of the Executive Schedule (ES).
NOTE 2. O-6 and below is limited by level V of the ES.
Developed by NCCM Thomas Goering USN (Retired)
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E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective January 1, 2017.