2009 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart
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?Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
E-9 | |||||
E-8 | |||||
E-7 | 2515 | 2744 | 2851 | 2989 | 3098 |
E-6 | 2176 | 2393 | 2499 | 2603 | 2709 |
E-5 | 1993 | 2126 | 2230 | 2335 | 2498 |
E-4 | 1827 | 1921 | 2025 | 2127 | 2217 |
E-3 | 1650 | 1754 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 |
E-2 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 |
E-1 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 |
E-1 with less than 4 months of service | 1295 | ||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
E-9 | 4420 | 4520 | 4646 | 4796 | |
E-8 | 3618 | 3778 | 3877 | 3995 | 4124 |
E-7 | 3284 | 3389 | 3562 | 3715 | 3820 |
E-6 | 2951 | 3043 | 3213 | 3266 | 3308 |
E-5 | 2659 | 2798 | 2816 | 2816 | 2816 |
E-4 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 |
E-3 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 |
E-2 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 |
E-1 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
E-9 | 4944 | 5185 | 5386 | 5601 | 5927 |
E-8 | 4358 | 4475 | 4674 | 4786 | 5060 |
E-7 | 3935 | 3977 | 4123 | 4220 | 4521 |
E-6 | 3355 | 3355 | 3355 | 3355 | 3355 |
E-5 | 2816 | 2816 | 2816 | 2816 | 2816 |
E-4 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 | 2217 |
E-3 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 |
E-2 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 |
E-1 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 |
| Enlisted Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
E-9 | 6195 | 6504 | 6830 | Make room | |
E-8 | 5136 | 5136 | 5136 | Retire!! | |
Pay Grade | Years of Service (See note 1) | ||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-10 See Note 2 | |||||
O-9 | |||||
O-8 | 9089 | 9387 | 9585 | 9640 | 9886 |
O-7 | 7554 | 7904 | 8067 | 8196 | 8428 |
O-6 | 5598 | 6150 | 6553 | 6553 | 6578 |
O-5 | 4666 | 5257 | 5621 | 5689 | 5916 |
O-4 | 4026 | 4661 | 4972 | 5041 | 5329 |
O-3 | 3539 | 4014 | 4332 | 4722 | 4949 |
O-2 | 3059 | 3483 | 4013 | 4148 | 4233 |
O-1 | 2655 | 2764 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (see note 3) | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-3E | 4722 | 4949 | |||
O-2E | 4148 | 4233 | |||
O-1E | 3339 | 3567 | |||
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
W-5 | |||||
W-4 | 3658 | 3935 | 4049 | 4159 | 4351 |
W-3 | 3340 | 3480 | 3623 | 3669 | 3819 |
W-2 | 2938 | 3107 | 3253 | 3359 | 3452 |
W-1 | 2593 | 2807 | 2950 | 3041 | 3285 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-10 See Note 2 | |||||
O-9 | |||||
O-8 | 10299 | 10394 | 10785 | 10898 | 11235 |
O-7 | 8659 | 8927 | 9193 | 9460 | 10299 |
O-6 | 6861 | 6899 | 6899 | 7290 | 7983 |
O-5 | 6052 | 6351 | 6571 | 6853 | 7285 |
O-4 | 5640 | 6024 | 6325 | 6533 | 6654 |
O-3 | 5197 | 5357 | 5622 | 5759 | 5759 |
O-2 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 |
O-1 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (see note 3) | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-3E | 5197 | 5357 | 5622 | 5843 | 5971 |
O-2E | 4368 | 4594 | 4771 | 4903 | 4903 |
O-1E | 3699 | 3834 | 3966 | 4148 | 4148 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
W-5 | — | — | — | — | — |
W-4 | 4539 | 4732 | 4919 | 5112 | 5414 |
W-3 | 3990 | 4216 | 4439 | 4677 | 4855 |
W-2 | 3704 | 3895 | 4037 | 4177 | 4272 |
W-1 | 3434 | 3565 | 3711 | 3808 | 3895 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-10 See Note 2 | 14688 | 14760 | 15068 | 15602 | |
O-9 | 12847 | 13032 | 13299 | 13766 | |
O-8 | 11722 | 12172 | 12472 | 12472 | 12472 |
O-7 | 11007 | 11007 | 11007 | 11007 | 11062 |
O-6 | 8389 | 8796 | 9028 | 9261 | 9716 |
O-5 | 7492 | 7698 | 7928 | 7928 | 7928 |
O-4 | 6723 | 6723 | 6732 | 6723 | 6723 |
O-3 | 5759 | 5759 | 5759 | 5759 | 5759 |
O-2 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 | 4233 |
O-1 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 | 3339 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (see note 3) | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-3E | 6147 | 6147 | 6147 | 6147 | 6147 |
O-2E | 4903 | 4903 | 4903 | 4903 | 4903 |
O-1E | 4148 | 4148 | 4148 | 4148 | 4148 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
W-5 | — | 6286 | 6502 | 6718 | 6935 |
W-4 | 5609 | 5799 | 5995 | 6187 | 6386 |
W-3 | 5214 | 5422 | 5548 | 5680 | 5861 |
W-2 | 4354 | 4507 | 4659 | 4813 | 4813 |
W-1 | 4038 | 4147 | 4147 | 4147 | 4147 |
| Commissioned Officers Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
O-10 | 16382 | 17202 | 18061 | Time for | |
O-9 | 14455 | 15178 | 15936 | Retirement! | |
O-8 | 12785 | 13104 | 13104 | Retire!! | |
O-7 | 11285 | 11285 | 11285 | Retire!! | |
O-6 | 9911 | 9911 | 9911 | Retire!! | |
| Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
W-5 | 7722 | 8107 | 8514 | Make room | |
W-4 | 6816 | 6816 | 6816 | you’re old!! | |
NOTES: 2. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level III of the
Executive Schedule. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the
Executive Schedule.
3. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years & 1 day of active duty or
more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See DoDFMR for
more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay
rate.
2009 Monthly Basic Reserve/Guard Enlisted Drill Military Pay Scales
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
E-9 | |||||
E-8 | |||||
E-7 | 335 | 366 | 379 | 398 | 412 |
E-6 | 289 | 318 | 332 | 346 | 362 |
E-5 | 266 | 283 | 296 | 311 | 332 |
E-4 | 243 | 256 | 270 | 283 | 295 |
E-3 | 219 | 234 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
E-2 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 |
E-1 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
E-1 with less than 4 months of service | 172 | ||||
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
E-9 | 588 | 603 | 619 | 639 | |
E-8 | 482 | 503 | 516 | 532 | 550 |
E-7 | 437 | 452 | 465 | 490 | 503 |
E-6 | 393 | 405 | 420 | 431 | 435 |
E-5 | 351 | 366 | 370 | 370 | 370 |
E-4 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
E-3 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
E-2 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 |
E-1 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
E-9 | 659 | 690 | 718 | 746 | 790 |
E-8 | 581 | 595 | 622 | 638 | 674 |
E-7 | 515 | 522 | 547 | 562 | 603 |
E-6 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 |
E-5 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 |
E-4 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
E-3 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
E-2 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 |
E-1 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
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2009 Monthly Basic Reserve/Guard Officer Military Pay Scales
Pay Grade | Years of Service (See note 1) | ||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-10 | |||||
O-9 | |||||
O-8 | 1211 | 1252 | 1277 | 1285 | 1317 |
O-7 | 1007 | 1054 | 1075 | 1092 | 1124 |
O-6 | 745 | 820 | 873 | 873 | 877 |
O-5 | 621 | 701 | 749 | 758 | 789 |
O-4 | 536 | 612 | 663 | 672 | 711 |
O-3 | 472 | 534 | 578 | 629 | 659 |
O-2 | 407 | 464 | 516 | 553 | 564 |
O-1 | 354 | 368 | 444 | 444 | 444 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (see note 3) | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-3E | 629 | 659 | |||
O-2E | 553 | 564 | |||
O-1E | 444 | 475 | |||
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
W-5 | |||||
W-4 | 487 | 524 | 539 | 555 | 580 |
W-3 | 444 | 463 | 483 | 488 | 509 |
W-2 | 392 | 414 | 433 | 448 | 460 |
W-1 | 345 | 374 | 393 | 405 | 437 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-10 | |||||
O-9 | |||||
O-8 | 1373 | 1385 | 1438 | 1453 | 1497 |
O-7 | 1155 | 1190 | 1225 | 1261 | 1373 |
O-6 | 914 | 920 | 920 | 971 | 1065 |
O-5 | 806 | 847 | 875 | 913 | 971 |
O-4 | 751 | 803 | 842 | 871 | 886 |
O-3 | 693 | 714 | 749 | 768 | 768 |
O-2 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 |
O-1 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (see note 3) | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-3E | 693 | 714 | 749 | 778 | 796 |
O-2E | 582 | 613 | 636 | 654 | 654 |
O-1E | 492 | 511 | 528 | 553 | 553 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
W-5 | — | — | — | — | — |
W-4 | 606 | 631 | 656 | 681 | 721 |
W-3 | 531 | 562 | 591 | 623 | 646 |
W-2 | 492 | 520 | 538 | 557 | 569 |
W-1 | 458 | 475 | 494 | 508 | 520 |
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Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-10 See Note 2 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | |
O-9 | 1713 | 1737 | 1774 | 1835 | |
O-8 | 1563 | 1623 | 1662 | 1662 | 1662 |
O-7 | 1467 | 1467 | 1467 | 1467 | 1474 |
O-6 | 1118 | 1172 | 1203 | 1234 | 1295 |
O-5 | 997 | 1025 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 |
O-4 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 |
O-3 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 768 |
O-2 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 |
O-1 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 |
| Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer (See note 3) | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-3E | 820 | 820 | 820 | 820 | 820 |
O-2E | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
O-1E | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 |
| Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
W-5 | 837 | 867 | 895 | 924 | |
W-4 | 746 | 772 | 798 | 825 | 852 |
W-3 | 671 | 681 | 690 | 714 | 737 |
W-2 | 580 | 602 | 620 | 641 | 641 |
W-1 | 538 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 |
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