2016 Military Pay Charts

Military.com

Published April 13, 2017

The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, included a 1.3 percent increase in military pay for 2016. However the law essentially froze the pay for paygrades O-7 and above at 2015 levels. The military pay charts below apply to active members of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

The following tables reflect proposed 2016 monthly pay, which goes into effect on January 1, 2016. All amounts are in dollars.

2016 Commissioned Officer Pay Chart
2016 Warrant Officer Pay Chart
2016 Enlisted Pay Chart
2016 Guard and Reserve Drill Pay Charts

2016 Military Commissioned Officer Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
O10
O-9
O-8	9,946	10,272	10,488	10,549	10,819	11,269	11,374	11,802	11,925
O-7	8,264	8,648	8,826	8,968	9,223	9,476	9,768	10,059	10,351
O-6	6,267	6,885	7,337	7,337	7,365	7,681	7,722	7,722	8,161
O-5	5,225	5,886	6,293	6,370	6,624	6,776	7,110	7,356	7,673
O-4	4,508	5,218	5,567	5,644	5,967	6,314	6,746	7,082	7,315
O-3	3,964	4,493	4,849	5,287	5,541	5,819	5,998	6,294	6,448
O-2	3,425	3,900	4,492	4,644	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739
O-1	2,972	3,094	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
O10			16,072	16,151	16,487	17,072	17,925	18,821	19,763
O-9			14,057	14,260	14,552	15,062	15,816	16,607	17,437
O-8	12,293	12,827	13,319	13,648	13,648	13,648	13,989	14,339	14,339
O-7	11,269	12,044	12,044	12,044	12,044	12,106	12,348	12,348	12,348
O-6	8,937	9,393	9,848	10,107	10,369	10,878	11,095	11,095	11,095
O-5	8,159	8,389	8,617	8,876	8,876	8,876	8,876	8,876	8,876
O-4	7,449	7,527	7,527	7,527	7,527	7,527	7,527	7,527	7,527
O-3	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448	6,448
O-2	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739	4,739
O-1	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740	3,740

Notes

1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule which is $15,125.10. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule which is $12,517.

2. While serving as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff/Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Chief of Navy Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Army/Air Force Chief of Staff, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or Commander of a unified or specified combatant command, basic pay is $21,1449.

2016 Military Officers (with prior enlisted experience)+
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
03E				5,287	5,541	5,819	5,998	6,294	6,543
O2E				4,644	4,739	4,890	5,145	5,342	5,489
O1E				3,740	3,994	4,142	4,292	4,441	4,644
+Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.
	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
03E	6,687	6,881	6,881	6,881	6,881	6,881	6,881	6,881	6,881
O2E	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489	5,489
O1E	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644	4,644

2016 Warrant Officer Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
W-5
W-4	4,096	4,406	4,532	4,657	4,871	5,083	5,298	5,621	5,904
W-3	3,740	3,896	4,056	4,109	4,276	4,606	4,949	5,111	5,298
W-2	3,310	3,623	3,719	3,785	4,000	4,334	4,499	4,662	4,861
W-1	2,906	3,218	3,302	3,480	3,690	4,000	4,144	4,346	4,545

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
W-5			7,283	7,652	7,928	8,232	8,645	9,076	9,531
W-4	6,173	6,394	6,609	6,925	7,184	7,480	7,630	7,630	7,630
W-3	5,490	5,837	6,071	6,210	6,359	6,562	6,562	6,562	6,562
W-2	5,016	5,158	5,326	5,437	5,525	5,525	5,525	5,525	5,525
W-1	4,702	4,845	5,021	5,021	5,021	5,021	5,021	5,021	5,021

2016 Enlisted Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
E-9							4,949	5,061	5,202
E-8						4,051	4,230	4,341	4,474
E-7	2,816	3,074	3,191	3,347	3,469	3,678	3,796	4,005	4,179
E-6	2,436	2,680	2,798	2,914	3,034	3,303	3,409	3,612	3,674
E-5	2,231	2,381	2,497	2,614	2,798	2,990	3,148	3,166	3,166
E-4	2,046	2,150	2,267	2,382	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483
E-3	1,847	1,963	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082
E-2	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757
E-1	1567	1567	1567	1567	1567	1567	1567	1567	1567
*E-1 With less than 4 Months = $1,449

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
E-9	5,368	5,536	5,805	6,032	6,271	6,637	6,968	7,317	7,683
E-8	4,618	4,878	5,009	5,234	5,358	5,664	5,778	5,778	5,778
E-7	4,298	4,424	4,473	4,637	4,725	5,061	5,061	5,061	5,061
E-6	3,719.70	3,773	3,773	3,773	3,773	3,773	3,773	3,773	3,773
E-5	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166	3,166
E-4	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483	2,483
E-3	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082	2,082
E-2	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757	1,757