Active Duty Pay

It pays to be part of the Guard.

Whether it's your first job or the next phase in your military career, the Guard offers excellent pay. Your earnings depend on your rank, your job and even your education level. The higher your rank, the more you'll earn.

Your Active Duty Pay during training—that’s during Basic Training Basic Training:
(BT) 10-week course of intense physical and mental training, during which recruits develop essential Soldier skills and values. and then during your job training
( Advanced Individual Training Advanced Individual Training:
(AIT) Following Basic Training, Soldiers attend AIT to learn a military job skill. Depending on the specialty, training ranges from 1 month to 1 year., or AIT)—could be as much as:  

Rank When You Join the Guard
Monthly Active Duty Pay
E-1 Private
$
 1,379
-
 $ 1,491
E-2 Private
$
 1,671
-
 $ 1,671
E-3 Private First Class
$
 1,757
-
 $ 1,981
E-4 Specialist/Corporal
$
 1,947
-
 $ 2,363
E-5 Sergeant
$
 2,123
-
 $ 3,013
E-6 Staff Sergeant
$
 2,318
-
 $ 3,590
E-7 Sergeant First Class
$
 2,680
-
 $ 4,815
E-8 Master Sergeant
$
 3,855
-
 $ 5,497
E-9 Sergeant Major
$
 4,709
-
 $ 7,311

(Pay rates effective January 1, 2012)

Check out other pages to see Drill Pay and Annual Training Pay, as well as what you could earn as a Guard officer.