Basic Pay
Army National Guard: Federal Active Duty
Benefit Fact Sheet
Summary:
Basic Pay is the base salary for a Soldier on active duty and counts for part of total military income. Basic Pay is electronically distributed on the 1st and 15th of every month, similar to many civilian jobs. Basic Pay for a Soldier depends on length of service as well as rank (most enlisted Soldiers enter the Army as a private).
Eligibility:
Army National Guard officers and enlisted Soldiers are eligible for Basic Pay while on federal active duty. When not on active duty, Army National Guard Soldiers are eligible for Drill Pay.
Benefit Highlights:
The 2013 basic pay tables reflect a 1.7% raise. Monthly Basic Pay rates for officers and enlisted Soldiers are shown on the Department of Defense Military Pay Tables.
2013 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
E-7 | 2725 | 2974 | 3088 | 3239 | 3357 |
E-6 | 2357 | 2594 | 2708 | 2819 | 2935 |
E-5 | 2159 | 2304 | 2416 | 2530 | 2707 |
E-4 | 1980 | 2081 | 2194 | 2305 | 2403 |
E-3 | 1787 | 1900 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
E-2 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 |
E-1 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 |
E-1 with less than 4 months of service | 1403 |
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9
4789
4897
5034
5195
E-8
3920
4094
4201
4330
4469
E-7
3559
3673
3876
4044
4159
E-6
3197
3298
3495
3556
3600
E-5
2894
3046
3064
3064
3064
E-4
2403
2403
2403
2403
2403
E-3
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
E-2
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
E-1
1516
1516
1516
1516
1516
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
E-9 | 5357 | 5618 | 5837 | 6069 | 6423 |
E-8 | 4721 | 4848 | 5065 | 5185 | 5481 |
E-7 | 4281 | 4328 | 4487 | 4573 | 4898 |
E-6 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 | 3651 |
E-5 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 | 3064 |
E-4 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 | 2403 |
E-3 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
E-2 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 |
E-1 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 | 1516 |
Enlisted Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
E-9 | 6743 | 7081 | 7435 | 7435 | |
E-8 | 5591 | 5591 | 5591 | 5591 |
2013 Basic Officer Military Pay Chart
PayGrade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
O-8 | 9848 | 10170 | 10384 | 10444 | 10711 |
O-7 | 8182 | 8563 | 8739 | 8878 | 9132 |
O-6 | 6065 | 6663 | 7100 | 7100 | 7127 |
O-5 | 5056 | 5696 | 6090 | 6164 | 6410 |
O-4 | 4362 | 5050 | 5387 | 5462 | 5775 |
O-3 | 3835 | 4348 | 4693 | 5117 | 5362 |
O-2 | 3314 | 3774 | 4347 | 4494 | 4586 |
O-1 | 2876 | 2994 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
See Note 2 | Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 |
O-3E | 5117 | 5362 | |||
O-2E | 4494 | 4586 | |||
O-1E | 3619 | 3865 | |||
Warrant Officers | |||||
Under 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | |
W-4 | 3964 | 4264 | 4386 | 4507 | 4714 |
W-3 | 3619 | 3770 | 3925 | 3976 | 4138 |
W-2 | 3203 | 3506 | 3599 | 3663 | 3871 |
W-1 | 2811 | 3114 | 3195 | 3367 | 3571 |
Officer Pay continued
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
O-8 | 11158 | 11262 | 11666 | 11806 | 12172 |
O-7 | 9382 | 9671 | 9959 | 10249 | 11158 |
O-6 | 7433 | 7473 | 7473 | 7898 | 8649 |
O-5 | 6557 | 6881 | 7118 | 7425 | 7895 |
O-4 | 6110 | 6528 | 6853 | 7079 | 7209 |
O-3 | 5631 | 5805 | 6091 | 6240 | 6240 |
O-2 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 |
O-1 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
See Note 2 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 |
O-3E | 5631 | 5805 | 6091 | 6332 | 6471 |
O-2E | 4732 | 4979 | 5169 | 5311 | 5311 |
O-1E | 4008 | 4154 | 4297 | 4494 | 4494 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | |
W-4 | 4919 | 5127 | 5440 | 5714 | 5974 |
W-3 | 4457 | 4789 | 4945 | 5126 | 5313 |
W-2 | 4194 | 4354 | 4512 | 4704 | 4854 |
W-1 | 3870 | 4011 | 4206 | 4398 | 4550 |
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
O-10 See Note 1 |
15913 | 15991 | 16323 | 16903 | |
O-9 | 13918 | 14119 | 14408 | 14913 | |
O-8 | 12700 | 13187 | 13512 | 13512 | 13512 |
O-7 | 11925 | 11925 | 11925 | 11925 | 11986 |
O-6 | 9090 | 9530 | 9781 | 10034 | 10527 |
O-5 | 8118 | 8339 | 8590 | 8590 | 8590 |
O-4 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 | 7284 |
O-3 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 | 6240 |
O-2 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 | 4586 |
O-1 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 | 3619 |
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer | |||||
See Note 2 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 |
O-3E | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 | 6659 |
O-2E | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 | 5311 |
O-1E | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 | 4494 |
Warrant Officers | |||||
Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | |
W-5 | 7048 | 7405 | 7672 | 7966 | |
W-4 | 6187 | 6396 | 6701 | 6952 | 7239 |
W-3 | 5648 | 5874 | 6010 | 6154 | 6349 |
W-2 | 4991 | 5154 | 5261 | 5346 | 5346 |
W-1 | 4689 | 4858 | 4858 | 4858 | 4858 |
Commissioned Officers Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
O-10 | 17748 | 18635 | 19567 | 19567 | |
O-9 | 15659 | 16442 | 17264 | 17264 | |
O-8 | 13850 | 14197 | 14197 | 14197 | |
O-7 | 12225 | 12225 | 12225 | 12225 | |
O-6 | 10737 | 10737 | 10737 | 10737 |
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pay Grade | Years of Service | ||||
Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 | Over 40 | ||
W-5 | 8365 | 8783 | 9223 | 9223 | |
W-4 | 7383 | 7383 | 7383 | 7383 |
NOTE 1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule.
NOTE 2. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least four years & one 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.
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the Military Pay webpage maintained by Defense Finance and Accounting Services: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html
Other helpful webpages include the DFAS Current News page, http://www.dfas.mil/news.html
and the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation for Military Pay and Policy Procedures for Active Duty and Reserve Pay, http://www.dod.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/07a_01.pdf
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation website:
http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/index.html
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the Military Pay News and Information webpage maintained by Defense Finance and Accounting Services: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html
or the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations: http://comptroller.defense.gov/fmr/07a/07a_01.pdf
2013 Military Pay Charts:
http://www.dfas.mil/dms/dfas/militarymembers/pdf/MilPayTable2013.pdf
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation website:
http://militarypay.defense.gov/index.html
Document Review Date: 1 January 2013