Basic pay: Officers, 2026
Basic Pay – Officers, effective January 1, 2026: DFAS lists 10 pay grades (O-1 to O-10) by 22 years-of-service columns, monthly rates from $4,150.20 (O-1) to $18,999.90 (O-10), for commissioned officer members.
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Basic Pay – Officers, monthly rates
Rows are pay grades, highest first, as DFAS prints them; the grade links open that grade's page. The note numbers after a grade are DFAS's, and the notes follow the tables. The figures are dollars per month.
| Pay grade | Cumulative Years of Service (Notes 1, 2, & 3) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 or less | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | Over 18 | |
| O-10 (Note 4) | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry |
| O-9 (Note 4) | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry | no entry |
| O-8 (Note 4) | 13,888.50 | 14,343.90 | 14,645.40 | 14,729.40 | 15,106.50 | 15,735.30 | 15,882.00 | 16,479.60 | 16,651.80 | 17,166.60 | 17,911.80 |
| O-7 (Note 4) | 11,540.10 | 12,076.20 | 12,324.30 | 12,522.00 | 12,878.70 | 13,231.80 | 13,639.20 | 14,045.70 | 14,454.30 | 15,735.30 | 16,817.70 |
| O-6 (Note 5) | 8,751.30 | 9,613.80 | 10,245.00 | 10,245.00 | 10,284.30 | 10,725.00 | 10,783.50 | 10,783.50 | 11,396.40 | 12,479.70 | 13,115.40 |
| O-5 (Note 5) | 7,295.40 | 8,218.20 | 8,787.00 | 8,894.10 | 9,249.60 | 9,461.40 | 9,928.50 | 10,271.70 | 10,715.10 | 11,391.30 | 11,713.80 |
| O-4 (Note 5) | 6,294.60 | 7,286.40 | 7,773.60 | 7,881.00 | 8,332.20 | 8,816.40 | 9,420.00 | 9,888.30 | 10,214.40 | 10,401.60 | 10,509.90 |
| O-3 (Notes 5 & 6) | 5,534.10 | 6,273.90 | 6,770.40 | 7,382.70 | 7,737.00 | 8,125.50 | 8,375.70 | 8,788.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 |
| O-2 (Notes 5 & 6) | 4,782.00 | 5,446.20 | 6,272.40 | 6,484.50 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 |
| O-1 (Notes 5, 6 & 7) | 4,150.20 | 4,320.00 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 |
| Pay grade | Cumulative Years of Service (Notes 1, 2, & 3) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 | Over 26 | Over 28 | Over 30 | Over 32 | Over 34 | Over 36 | Over 38 | Over 40 | |
| O-10 (Note 4) | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 |
| O-9 (Note 4) | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 |
| O-8 (Note 4) | 18,598.20 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 | 18,999.90 |
| O-7 (Note 4) | 16,817.70 | 16,817.70 | 16,817.70 | 16,904.40 | 16,904.40 | 17,242.20 | 17,242.20 | 17,242.20 | 17,242.20 | 17,242.20 | 17,242.20 |
| O-6 (Note 5) | 13,751.10 | 14,112.90 | 14,479.20 | 15,188.70 | 15,188.70 | 15,408.30 | 15,408.30 | 15,408.30 | 15,408.30 | 15,408.30 | 15,408.30 |
| O-5 (Note 5) | 12,032.70 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 | 12,394.80 |
| O-4 (Note 5) | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 | 10,509.90 |
| O-3 (Notes 5 & 6) | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 | 9,004.20 |
| O-2 (Notes 5 & 6) | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 | 6,617.70 |
| O-1 (Notes 5, 6 & 7) | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 | 5,222.40 |
DFAS's notes
- Basic pay rate for Academy Cadets/Midshipmen and ROTC members/applicants is $1,452.90.
- The amount of the maximum combat zone tax exclusion in effect for a qualifying month equals the sum of the basic pay for the senior enlisted member (grade E-9) payable (Basic Pay – Enlisted, Note 3) and the amount of hostile fire or imminent danger pay ($225) payable to the officer for the qualifying month.
- For rank titles, see Volume 7A Comparable Grades.
- Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2026, which is $18,999.90 per month for officers at pay grades O-7 through O-10. This includes officers serving as: a. Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; b. Chief of Staff of the Army; c. Chief of Naval Operations; d. Chief of Staff of the Air Force; e. Commandant of the Marine Corps; f. Chief of Space Operations; g. Commandant of the Coast Guard; h. Chief of the National Guard Bureau; or i. Commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)).
- Basic pay for pay grades O-6 and below is limited to the rate of basic pay for Level V of the Executive Schedule during calendar year 2026, which is $15,408.30.
- O-1, O-2, and O-3 rates do not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years (i.e., at least 4 years and 1 day) of active duty service as an enlisted member or as a warrant officer or as both an enlisted member and a warrant officer.
- These rates or, when applicable, the O-1E rates in Basic Pay – Officers (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service apply during periods of active service while as a Doctor of Medicine student of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Also see subparagraph 2.2.1.6.
Related
- Grade pages: O-1, O-2, O-3, O-4, O-5, O-6, O-7, O-8, O-9, O-10.
- Reserve component drill pay for these grades.
- Basic allowance for subsistence and housing allowance.
About these figures
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Sources
- DFAS, Basic Pay – Officers (page updated February 13, 2026; capture basic-pay-CO.json SHA-256 0c202d221c50945bf2c1bb2859f29f39c02c13d5e9c2b148e8d4e5149983b4e2, basic-pay-CO.notes.txt SHA-256 410bbbfd66f0d173ca659b0ed0653ef119cc2e4b3d72f3eca65ece06768fa094; upstream page 132,163 bytes, SHA-256 96dc65f74e79deb4c2f4637fd0d189749d675ab2fbe8e20cd1d0c5526ef64cca)
- DFAS, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
- 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay