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2017 Military Pay Chart

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The 2017 military pay chart includes a 1.6% increase in military pay as per Department of Defense budget. This military pay scale is subject to budget approval and the goal of being effective January 1, 2107.

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Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest US dollar. The 2017 military pay chart is for the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

Enlisted pay chart for less than 2 to over 6 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Less than 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-7 2861 3123 3242 3401 3525
E-6 2475 2723 2843 2960 3082
E-5 2267 2419 2536 2656 2843
E-4 2079 2185 2303 2420 2523
E-3 1876 1995 2115 2115 2115
E-2 1785 1785 1785 1785 1785
E-1 1592 1592 1592 1592 1592
E-1 (Less than 4 months) 1473

Enlisted pay chart for 8 to over 16 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9 5028 5142 5285 5454
E-8 4116 4298 4411 4546 4692
E-7 3737 3856 4069 4246 4366
E-6 3356 3463 3670 3733 3779
E-5 3038 3197 3217 3217 3217
E-4 2523 2523 2523 2523 2523
E-3 2115 2115 2115 2115 2115
E-2 1785 1785 1785 1785 1785
E-1 1592 1592 1592 1592 1592

Enlisted pay chart for 18 to over 26 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
E-9 5625 5898 6128 6372 6743
E-8 4956 5090 5317 5444 5755
E-7 4494 4544 4711 4801 5142
E-6 3833 3833 3833 3833 3833
E-5 3217 3217 3217 3217 3217
E-4 2523 2523 2523 2523 2523
E-3 2115 2115 2115 2115 2115
E-2 1785 1785 1785 1785 1785
E-1 1592 1592 1592 1592 1592

Enlisted pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
E-9 7080 7434 7806 Make room
E-8 5870 5870 5870 Retire

2017 Active Duty Officer Basic Military Pay Chart

Monthly basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the active components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Officer pay chart for under 2 years to 6 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-8 10105 10436 10656 10717 10992
O-7 8397 8787 8967 9111 9371
O-6 6367 6996 7454 7454 7483
O-5 5308 5980 6394 6472 6730
O-4 4580 5302 5656 5734 6063
O-3 4027 4565 4927 5372 5629
O-2 3479 3963 4564 4718 4815
O-1 3020 3143 3800 3800 3800
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
O-3E 5372 5629
O-2E 4718 4815
O-1E 3800 4058
Warrant Officers
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-4 4162 4477 4605 4731 4949
W-3 3800 3959 4121 4174 4345
W-2 3363 3681 3779 3846 4064
W-1 2952 3269 3355 3535 3749

Officer 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-8 11449 11556 11991 12115 12490
O-7 9627 9924 10220 10517 11449
O-6 7804 7846 7846 8292 9080
O-5 6884 7224 7473 7796 8289
O-4 6415 6853 7195 7432 7568
O-3 5912 6094 6395 6551 6551
O-2 4815 4815 4815 4815 4815
O-1 3800 3800 3800 3800 3800
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
O-3E 5912 6094 6395 6648 6793
O-2E 4969 5227 5427 5576 5576
O-1E 4208 4361 4512 4718 4718
Warrant Officers
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-4 5165 5382 5711 5999 6272
W-3 4680 5028 5192 5382 5578
W-2 4403 4571 4737 4939 5097
W-1 4064 4211 4416 4618 4777

Officer 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-10

See Note 1

 16329 16409 16750 17345
O-9 14282 14488 14785 15303
O-8 13032 13532 13866 13866 13866
O-7 12237 12237 12237 12237 12299
O-6

See Note 2

 9543 10005 10269 10535 11052
O-5 8523 8755 9018 9018 9018
O-4 7647 7647 7647 7647 7647
O-3 6551 6551 6551 6551 6551
O-2 4815 4815 4815 4815 4815
O-1 3800 3800 3800 3800 3800
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
O-3E 6992 6992 6992 6992 6992
O-2E 5576 5576 5576 5576 5576
O-1E 4718 4718 4718 4718 4718
Warrant Officers
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5 7399 7775 8055 8364
W-4 6496 6715 7036 7299 7600
W-3 5930 6167 6310 6461 6666
W-2 5240 5411 5524 5613 5613
W-1 4923 5101 5101 5101 5101

Officer pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
O-10 18212 19122 20079 Time for
O-9 16069 16873 17716 Retirement!
O-8 14213 14568 14568 Retire!!
O-7 12545 12545 12545 Retire!!
O-6 11272 11272 11272 Retire!!

Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
W-5 8783 9221 9683 Make room
W-4 7752 7752 7752 you’re old!

NOTE 1. Basic pay for O-7 through O-10 is limited by the Level II of the Executive Schedule (ES).
NOTE 2. O-6 and below is limited by level V of the ES.

E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective January 1, 2017.

All pay above is effective on January 1, 2017 if approved.