National Guard Drill Pay

Drill Pay

Updated January 2016

For only two days of drill each month, you’ll bring home a nice paycheck. The number of years you’ve been in the Guard, plus other allowances, can help push the National Guard drill pay amount even higher.

Your rank	Two-day drill
E-1 Private	$ 193 – $ 209
E-2 Private	$ 234
E-3 Private First Class	$ 246 – $ 278
E-4 Specialist/Corporal	$ 278 – $ 337
E-5 Sergeant	$ 298 – $ 337
E-6 Staff Sergeant	$ 325 – $ 454
E-7 Sergeant First Class	$ 375 – $ 506
E-8 Master Sergeant	$ 540 – $ 564
E-9 Sergeant Major	$ 660

(Pay rates effective January 1, 2016)

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The chart below shows monthly National Guard drill pay, assuming one weekend drill per month. Generally, there are four drill periods in one weekend drill.

Drill Pay For 4 Drills For Up To 10 Years of Service
Years	< 2	2	3	4	6	8	10
E-9							660
E-8						540	564
E-7	375	410	425	446	463	490	506
E-6	325	357	373	388	404	440	454
E-5	298	318	333	349	373	399	420
E-4	278	291	308	323	337	337	337
E-3	246	262	278	278	278	278	278
E-2	234	234	234	234	234	234	234
E-1*	209	209	209	209	209	209	209

* Applicable to E-1 with 4 months or more of duty. Drill pay for an E-1 with less than 4 months of active duty is $193.