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Basic Pay

Army Reserve: 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 Reserve officers and enlisted Soldiers are eligible for Basic Pay while on federal active duty. When not on active duty, Army Reserve 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 GradeYears of Service
Less than 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 30Over 34Over 38Over 40
E-9 6743 7081 7435 7435
E-8 5591 5591 5591 5591

 

2013 Basic Officer Military Pay Chart

PayGradeYears of Service
Under 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 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 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 6
O-3E 5117 5362
O-2E 4494 4586
O-1E 3619 3865
Warrant Officers
Under 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 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 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 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 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 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 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 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 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 30Over 34Over 38Over 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 GradeYears of Service
Over 30Over 34Over 38Over 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



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