The chart below represents the typical monthly base pay for Air Force personnel. The left side of the chart represents your rank or pay grade. The top of the chart represents the number of years on active duty.
Your salary will be based on your time in the Air Force, marital status, where you live and your rank. Officers enter the Air Force as O-1 and likewise work their way up as O-2, O-3, etc.
| Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Officers Less than 12 Years of Service |
| Years | < 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 |
| O-10 | |||||||
| O-9 | |||||||
| O-8 |
9399.00 |
9706.80 |
9911.10 |
9968.40 |
10223.40 |
10649.10 |
10748.40 |
| O-7 |
7809.90 |
8172.90  |
8340.60 |
8474.10 |
8715.60 |
8954.40 |
9230.40 |
| O-6 |
5788.50 |
6359.40 |
6776.70 |
6776.70 |
6802.50 |
7094.10 |
7132.50 |
| O-5 |
4825.50 |
5436.00 |
5811.50 |
5883.30 |
6117.90 |
6258.60 |
6567.60 |
| O-4 |
4163.70 |
4819.80 |
5141.40 |
5213.10 |
5511.60 |
5831.70 |
6230.10 |
| O-3 |
3660.60 |
4149.90 |
4479.30 |
4883.40 |
5117.10 |
5373.90 |
5540.10 |
| O-2 |
3162.90 |
3602.40 |
4149.00 |
4289.10 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
| O-1 |
2745.60 |
2857.50 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
| O-3* |
4883.40 |
5117.10 |
5373.90 |
5540.10 |
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| O-2* |
4289.10 |
4377.30 |
4516.80 |
4752.00 |
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| O-1* |
3454.20 |
3688.80 |
3825.00 |
3964.80 |
*Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member.
| Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Officers More than 12 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 11 | Over 14 | Over 16 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 |
| O-10 |
15188.10 |
15262.20 |
15579.60 |
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| O-9 |
13283.70 |
13475.10 |
13751.40 |
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| O-8 |
11152.80 |
11168.60 |
11617.20 |
11111.20 |
11586.20 |
11896.70 |
11896.70 |
| O-7 |
9505.50 |
9781.80 |
10649.10 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
| O-6 |
7132.50 |
7537.80 |
8254.80 |
8675.40 |
9095.70 |
9334.80 |
9577.20 |
| O-5 |
6794.10 |
7086.90 |
7535.10 |
7748.10 |
7959.00 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
| O-4 |
6540.60 |
6756.60 |
6880.20 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
| O-3 |
5813.40 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
| O-2 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
| O-1 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
| O-3* |
5813.40 |
6043.50 |
6175.80 |
6355.80 |
6355.80 |
6355.80 |
6355.80 |
| O-2* |
4933.80 |
5069.10 |
5069.10 |
5069.10 |
5069.10 |
5069.10 |
5069.10 |
| O-1* |
4101.60 |
4289.10 |
4289.10 |
4289.10 |
4289.10 |
4289.10 |
4289.10 |
*Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member.
| Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Officers More than 26 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 26 | Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 |
| O-10 |
16132.50 |
16939.20 |
17785.80 |
18675.30 |
| O-9 |
14233.80 |
14946.00 |
15693.30 |
16477.80 |
| O-8 |
11896.70 |
13219.20 |
13549.80 |
13549.80 |
| O-7 |
11439.30 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
| O-6 |
10047.00 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Active Duty – FY 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) Commissioned Officer
- Active Duty – FY 2009 (effective January 1, 2009) Commissioned Officer
- Active Duty – FY 2008 (effective January 1, 2008) Commissioned Officer
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- Active Duty – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004) Commissioned Officer
- Reserve Drill – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004) Commissioned Officer
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