Pay grade E-1: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade E-1, an enlisted grade, at $2,407.20 a month for 2 years or less of service and longer, the same figure in every column it prints. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40 a year. The figures are effective January 1, 2026.

Effective . Source: DFAS, Basic Pay – Enlisted, page updated January 12, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 2b200c337ed9… Source: DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Enlisted, page updated January 20, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 2db38b8b414a…

Monthly basic pay by years of service

From Basic Pay – Enlisted, row E-1 (Notes 4 & 5). The last column is twelve times the monthly rate, with the arithmetic shown; it is not a DFAS figure and leaves out allowances, special pays and taxes.

Years of serviceMonthly basic payTwelve times the monthly rate
2 or less2,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 22,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 32,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 42,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 62,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 82,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 102,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 122,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 142,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 162,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 182,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 202,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 222,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 242,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 262,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 282,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 302,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 322,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 342,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 362,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 382,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
Over 402,407.2012 × $2,407.20 = $28,886.40
E-1: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $2,407.20 to $2,407.20$0$1k$2k$3k≤2>2>3>4>6>8>10>12>14>16>18>20>22>24>26>28>30>32>34>36>38>402 or less years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 2 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 3 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 4 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 6 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 8 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 10 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 12 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 14 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 16 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 18 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 20 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 22 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 24 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 26 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 28 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 30 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 32 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 34 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 36 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 38 years: $2,407.20 a monthOver 40 years: $2,407.20 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for E-1 by DFAS years-of-service column, 2026; the table above gives the same figures. Columns are equally spaced brackets, not equal spans of years.

DFAS's notes for E-1

  1. Must have 4 months of active duty or more.
  2. Basic pay for an E-1 with less than 4 months of active duty is $2,225.70.

Reserve component drill pay

From DFAS's drill pay table: 1 Drill is the monthly rate divided by 30, to the cent, and 4 Drills is four times 1 Drill.

Years of service1 Drill4 Drills
2 or less80.24320.96
Over 280.24320.96
Over 380.24320.96
Over 480.24320.96
Over 680.24320.96
Over 880.24320.96
Over 1080.24320.96
Over 1280.24320.96
Over 1480.24320.96
Over 1680.24320.96
Over 1880.24320.96
Over 2080.24320.96
Over 2280.24320.96
Over 2480.24320.96
Over 2680.24†320.96†
Over 2880.24†320.96†
Over 3080.24†320.96†
Over 3280.24†320.96†
Over 3480.24†320.96†
Over 3680.24†320.96†
Over 3880.24†320.96†
Over 4080.24†320.96†

† DFAS's drill pay table prints a different figure here. In these 4 columns DFAS's E-1 drill pay row shows amounts that match no E-1 pay: they are the E-9 amounts. The figures in the table are the ones DFAS's own rule gives from its basic pay table (1 Drill is the monthly rate divided by 30, to the cent; 4 Drills is four times 1 Drill). What DFAS printed, on the drill pay page updated January 20, 2026:

  • E-1, over 26 through over 28 years: DFAS prints a monthly rate of $9,267.90, 1 Drill $308.93 and 4 Drills $1,235.72; shown here $2,407.20, $80.24 and $320.96.
  • E-1, over 30 through over 32 years: DFAS prints a monthly rate of $9,730.20, 1 Drill $324.34 and 4 Drills $1,297.36; shown here $2,407.20, $80.24 and $320.96.
  • E-1, over 34 through over 36 years: DFAS prints a monthly rate of $10,217.40, 1 Drill $340.58 and 4 Drills $1,362.32; shown here $2,407.20, $80.24 and $320.96.
  • E-1, over 38 through over 40 years: DFAS prints a monthly rate of $10,729.20, 1 Drill $357.64 and 4 Drills $1,430.56; shown here $2,407.20, $80.24 and $320.96.

Neighbouring grades

About these figures

FastWages is not affiliated with the Department of Defense, DFAS or any military service. The tables reproduce what DFAS publishes, cell for cell, and are reference data: they are not pay, career or financial advice, and what a member is actually paid depends on facts this site does not know. Nothing on these pages is compared with civilian wages.

Sources

  1. DFAS, Basic Pay – Enlisted (page updated January 12, 2026; capture basic-pay-EM.json SHA-256 2b200c337ed96c98f7c72487347ca77b4d028aadbcec6d47fa10fb45c02b0cab; upstream page 121,019 bytes, SHA-256 19c4b691c5af044e2a88bcd62d2291dbdef1eb383a86a404d92e17988b5e6392)
  2. DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Enlisted (page updated January 20, 2026; capture drill-pay-E.json SHA-256 2db38b8b414a3bb27ba3e02b17e294974241bd36e9fd55bb925df3d2343e65d7; upstream page 194,223 bytes, SHA-256 e92729e6e3b93d355188eb68e9a18f159ad1265d0a27e5fbfe81b32c45b35d05)
  3. DFAS, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
  4. 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay