The pay charts below reflect a pay raise of 1.6% and show MONTHLY pay for Officers in the Military. Members are paid twice a month on the first and fifteenth, therefore you will receive half of the amount listed below on each payday.
The pay scales below are for active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard.
Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2012 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers Less than 11 Years of Service |
| Years | < 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 |
| O-10* | |||||||
| O-9* | |||||||
| O-8* |
9683.10 |
10000.20 |
10210.80 |
10269.60 |
10532.40 |
10971.00 |
11073.30 |
| O-7* |
8045.70 |
8419.80 |
8592.60 |
8730.00 |
8979.00 |
9225.00 |
9509.40 |
| O-6* |
5963.40 |
6551.70 |
6981.30 |
6981.30 |
7008.00 |
7308.60 |
7348.20 |
| O-5 |
4971.30 |
5600.40 |
5988.00 |
6061.20 |
6303.00 |
6447.60 |
6765.90 |
| O-4 |
4289.40 |
4965.60 |
5296.80 |
5370.60 |
5678.10 |
6007.80 |
6418.50 |
| O-3 |
3771.30 |
4275.30 |
4614.60 |
5031.00 |
5271.90 |
5536.50 |
5707.80 |
| O-2 |
3258.60 |
3711.30 |
4274.40 |
4418.70 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
| O-1 |
2828.40 |
2943.90 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
| O-3* |
5031.00 |
5271.90 |
5536.50 |
5707.80 |
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| O-2* |
4418.70 |
4509.60 |
4653.30 |
4895.70 |
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| O-1* |
3558.60 |
3800.10 |
3940.80 |
4084.50 |
*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.
Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2012 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers More than 11 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 |
| O-10* |
15647.10 |
15723.30 |
16050.60 |
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| O-9* |
13685.10 |
13882.50 |
14167.20 |
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| O-8* |
11489.70 |
11609.10 |
11968.20 |
12487.80 |
12966.60 |
13286.40 |
13286.40 |
| O-7* |
9792.90 |
10077.30 |
10971.00 |
11725.50 |
11725.50 |
11725.50 |
11725.50 |
| O-6* |
7348.20 |
7765.80 |
8504.10 |
8937.60 |
9370.50 |
9617.10 |
9866.70 |
| O-5 |
6999.30 |
7301.10 |
7763.10 |
7982.40 |
8199.30 |
8446.20 |
8446.20 |
| O-4 |
6738.30 |
6960.60 |
7088.10 |
7161.90 |
7161.90 |
7161.90 |
7161.90 |
| O-3 |
5988.90 |
6135.60 |
6135.60 |
6135.60 |
6135.60 |
6135.60 |
6135.60 |
| O-2 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
4509.60 |
| O-1 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
3558.60 |
| O-3* |
5988.90 |
6226.20 |
6362.40 |
6548.10 |
6548.10 |
6548.10 |
6548.10 |
| O-2* |
5082.90 |
5222.40 |
5222.40 |
5222.40 |
5222.40 |
5222.40 |
5222.40 |
| O-1* |
4225.50 |
4418.70 |
4418.70 |
4418.70 |
4418.70 |
4418.70 |
4418.70 |
*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.
Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2012 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers More than 26 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 26 | Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 |
| O-10* |
16620.00 |
17451.00 |
18323.40 |
19239.90 |
| O-9* |
14664.00 |
15397.50 |
16167.60 |
16975.80 |
| O-8 * |
13286.00 |
13618.80 |
13959.30 |
13959.30 |
| O-7 * |
11785.20 |
12021.00 |
12021.00 |
12021.00 |
| O-6 * |
10350.60 |
10557.30 |
10557.30 |
10557.30 |
*Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule which is $14975.10. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule
which is $12141.60.
*While serving as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff/Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Chief of Navy Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Army/Air Force Chief of Staff,
Commander of a unified or specified combatant command, basic pay is $20587.80.
*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.
Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
See Military Pay Rates for more information on pay in the Military.
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2011 (effective January 1, 2011)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2010 (effective January 1, 2010)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2009 (effective January 1, 2009)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2008 (effective January 1, 2008)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2007 (effective January 1, 2007)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2006 (effective January 1, 2006)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2005 (effective January 1, 2005)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)
- Reserve Drill Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)