2021 U.S. Military Reserve Drill Pay Charts

Based on four drills, equal to a typical "drill weekend", the basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the Reserve and Guard components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The pay amount for a single drill would be equal to 1/30th of the 2021 active duty basic pay. Effective on January 1, 2021.

2021 Enlisted Military Drill Pay Scale

Reserve-Guard Enlisted military drill pay chart for 6 years and under.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Under 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 6
E-7 428 467 485 508 527
E-6 370 407 425 443 461
E-5 339 362 379 397 425
E-4 311 327 344 362 377
E-3 281 298 316 316 316
E-2 267 267 267 267 267
E-1 238 238 238 238 238
E-1

< 4 months

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Enlisted Reserve military drill pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 16
E-9   752 769 790 815
E-8 615 642 659 679 701
E-7 559 577 608 635 653
E-6 502 518 549 558 565
E-5 454 478 481 481 481
E-4 377 377 377 377 377
E-3 316 316 316 316 316
E-2 267 267 267 267 267
E-1 238 238 238 238 238
Enlisted Reserve military drill pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26
E-9 841 882 916 952 1008
E-8 741 761 795 814 860
E-7 672 679 704 718 769
E-6 573 573 573 573 573
E-5 481 481 481 481 481
E-4 377 377 377 377 377
E-3 316 316 316 316 316
E-2 267 267 267 267 267
E-1 238 238 238 238 238
Enlisted pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
E-9 1058 1111 1167 Make room
E-8 878 878 878 Retire!!

2021 Officer Military Drill Pay Scale

Based on four drills, the basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the Reserve and Guard components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

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 1255 1314 1341 1362 1401
O-6 952 1046 1114 1114 1119
O-5 794 894 956 967 1006
O-4 685 793 845 857 906
O-3 602 682 736 803 842
O-2 520 592 682 705 720
O-1 451 470 568 568 568
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   803 842
O-2E   705 720
O-1E   568 607
Warrant Officers
  Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-4 622 669 688 707 740
W-3 568 592 616 624 649
W-2 503 550 565 575 608
W-1 441 489 502 529 560
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 1439 1484 1528 1572 1712
O-6 1167 1173 1173 1240 1357
O-5 1029 1080 1117 1165 1239
O-4 959 1025 1076 1111 1131
O-3 884 911 956 979 979
O-2 720 720 720 720 720
O-1 568 568 568 568 568
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 884 911 956 994 1016
O-2E 743 781 811 834 834
O-1E 629 652 674 705 705
Warrant Officers
  Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-4 772 805 854 897 938
W-3 700 752 776 805 834
W-2 658 683 708 738 762
W-1 607 629 660 690 714
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 1829 1829 1829 1829 1839
O-6 1427 1496 1535 1575 1652
O-5 1274 1309 1348 1348 1348
O-4 1143 1143 1143 1143 1143
O-3 979 979 979 979 979
O-2 720 720 720 720 720
O-1 568 568 568 568 568
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 1045 1045 1045 1045 1045
O-2E 834 834 834 834 834
O-1E 705 705 705 705 705
Warrant Officers
  Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5   1106 1162 1204 1250
W-4 971 1004 1052 1091 1136
W-3 886 922 943 966 997
W-2 783 809 826 839 839
W-1 736 763 763 763 763
Officer pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
O-7 1875 1875 1875 Retire!!
O-6 1685 1685 1685 Retire!!
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
W-5 1313 1378 1448 Make room
W-4 1159 1159 1159 you're old!!

E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective January 1, 2021.

Developed by NCCM Thomas Goering USN (Retired)