2021 U.S. Military Basic Pay Charts
On, January 1, 2021, the full Senate, by a vote of 81-13, overrode President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2021. The House did the same on Monday by a vote 322-87. The bill is now law securing the 3.0 percent military pay raise for 2021.
2020 Pay | 2022 Pay |Pay History
On, December 11, 2020, the full Senate approved the final reconciled version of the National Defense Act for 2021 by a vote of 84-13. The full House passed the same with a vote of 355-78 on Tuesday of this week. The bill now moves on to President Trump for signature.
On, July 23, 2020, the United States Senate passed their version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86 to 14. In-line with the President's proposal and the House's version, the Senate's rendition also contains the language to provide for a 3.0 percent pay raise for the military. The House and the Senate must now reconcile their differences contained in each bill to agree on a single version to send to President Trump for final approval.
2021 Active Duty Enlisted 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, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
| E-7 | 3208 | 3501 | 3635 | 3813 | 3952 |
| E-6 | 2775 | 3053 | 3188 | 3319 | 3455 |
| E-5 | 2542 | 2713 | 2844 | 2978 | 3187 |
| E-4 | 2330 | 2450 | 2583 | 2713 | 2829 |
| E-3 | 2104 | 2236 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 |
| E-2 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 |
| E-1 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 |
| E-1 Less than 4 months |
1652 | ||||
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
| E-9 | 5637 | 5765 | 5926 | 6115 | |
| E-8 | 4615 | 4819 | 4945 | 5097 | 5261 |
| E-7 | 4190 | 4324 | 4562 | 4760 | 4895 |
| E-6 | 3763 | 3883 | 4114 | 4185 | 4237 |
| E-5 | 3406 | 3585 | 3607 | 3607 | 3607 |
| E-4 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 |
| E-3 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 |
| E-2 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 |
| E-1 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 |
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
| E-9 | 6306 | 6612 | 6871 | 7144 | 7560 |
| E-8 | 5557 | 5706 | 5962 | 6103 | 6452 |
| E-7 | 5039 | 5095 | 5282 | 5383 | 5765 |
| E-6 | 4297 | 4297 | 4297 | 4297 | 4297 |
| E-5 | 3607 | 3607 | 3607 | 3607 | 3607 |
| E-4 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 | 2829 |
| E-3 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 | 2372 |
| E-2 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 |
| E-1 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 |
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
| E-9 | 7938 | 8335 | 8752 | Make room |
| E-8 | 6582 | 6582 | 6582 | Retire!! |
2021 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, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
| O-8 | 11330 | 11701 | 11947 | 12016 | 12324 |
| O-7 | 9414 | 9852 | 10054 | 10215 | 10506 |
| O-6 | 7139 | 7843 | 8358 | 8358 | 8390 |
| O-5 | 5951 | 6704 | 7168 | 7256 | 7546 |
| O-4 | 5135 | 5944 | 6341 | 6429 | 6797 |
| O-3 | 4515 | 5118 | 5524 | 6023 | 6311 |
| O-2 | 3901 | 4443 | 5117 | 5290 | 5399 |
| O-1 | 3386 | 3524 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
| O-3E | 6023 | 6311 | |||
| O-2E | 5290 | 5399 | |||
| O-1E | 4260 | 4549 | |||
| Warrant Officers | |||||
| Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
| W-4 | 4666 | 5019 | 5163 | 5305 | 5549 |
| W-3 | 4260 | 4438 | 4620 | 4680 | 4871 |
| W-2 | 3770 | 4127 | 4237 | 4312 | 4557 |
| W-1 | 3309 | 3665 | 3761 | 3964 | 4203 |
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
| O-8 | 12837 | 12957 | 13444 | 13583 | 14004 |
| O-7 | 10794 | 11127 | 11458 | 11791 | 12837 |
| O-6 | 8749 | 8797 | 8797 | 9297 | 10181 |
| O-5 | 7719 | 8100 | 8379 | 8740 | 9293 |
| O-4 | 7192 | 7684 | 8067 | 8333 | 8485 |
| O-3 | 6628 | 6833 | 7170 | 7345 | 7345 |
| O-2 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 |
| O-1 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
| O-3E | 6628 | 6833 | 7170 | 7454 | 7617 |
| O-2E | 5571 | 5861 | 6085 | 6252 | 6252 |
| O-1E | 4718 | 4890 | 5058 | 5290 | 5290 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
| Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
| W-4 | 5790 | 6035 | 6403 | 6726 | 7032 |
| W-3 | 5247 | 5637 | 5821 | 6034 | 6254 |
| W-2 | 4937 | 5125 | 5311 | 5537 | 5714 |
| W-1 | 4556 | 4721 | 4951 | 5177 | 5355 |
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
| O-10 See Note 1 |
16608 | 16608 | 16608 | 16608 | |
| O-9 | 15531 | 15755 | 16079 | 16608 | |
| O-8 | 14612 | 15172 | 15546 | 15546 | 15546 |
| O-7 | 13720 | 13720 | 13720 | 13720 | 13789 |
| O-6 See Note 2 |
10699 | 11218 | 11513 | 11812 | 12391 |
| O-5 | 9556 | 9816 | 10111 | 10111 | 10111 |
| O-4 | 8574 | 8574 | 8574 | 8574 | 8574 |
| O-3 | 7345 | 7345 | 7345 | 7345 | 7345 |
| O-2 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 | 5399 |
| O-1 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 | 4260 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
| O-3E | 7839 | 7839 | 7839 | 7839 | 7839 |
| O-2E | 6252 | 6252 | 6252 | 6252 | 6252 |
| O-1E | 5290 | 5290 | 5290 | 5290 | 5290 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
| Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
| W-5 | 8296 | 8717 | 9031 | 9377 | |
| W-4 | 7283 | 7528 | 7888 | 8184 | 8521 |
| W-3 | 6648 | 6915 | 7074 | 7244 | 7474 |
| W-2 | 5875 | 6067 | 6193 | 6293 | 6293 |
| W-1 | 5520 | 5719 | 5719 | 5719 | 5719 |
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
| O-10 | 16608 | 16608 | 16608 | Time for |
| O-9 | 16608 | 16608 | 16608 | Retirement! |
| O-8 | 15935 | 16333 | 16333 | Retire!! |
| O-7 | 14065 | 14065 | 14065 | Retire!! |
| O-6 | 12638 | 12638 | 12638 | Retire!! |
| Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service | ||||
| Pay Grade | Years of Service | |||
| Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
| W-5 | 9847 | 10339 | 10856 | Make room |
| W-4 | 8691 | 8691 | 8691 | you're old!! |
NOTE 1. Military basic pay for O-7 through O-10 is limited by the Level II of the Executive Schedule (ES).
NOTE 2. Military basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by level V of the ES.
E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective January 1, 2021.
2021 Military Pay News Continued
On, July 21, 2020, the House of Representatives passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 295 to 125. The full Senate is projected to vote on their version later this week. Both the House and Senate's versions currently provide for a 3.0 percent military pay raise for 2021.
On February 10, 2020, President Trump released his defense budget proposal for 2021. The proposal includes, as expected, a 3 percent increase for military pay. The increase is in-line with U.S.C. Title 37, Chapter 19, § 1009.
On October 31, 2019 at 0830EST, the United States Employment Cost Index (ECI) was released. The releasing of the ECI by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is an eagerly awaited quarterly economic indicator for those in the stock market and politics; but what makes this morning’s release important to our military is that it is the first indicator used to determine the actual pay raise amount for 2021. For 2021, unless a separate action is taken by President Trump or Congress, the pay raise will be 3.0 percent based on law indicated in U.S.C. Title 37, Chapter 19, § 1009.
Developed by NCCM Thomas Goering USN (RET).
