Pay grade O-3: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade O-3, a commissioned officer grade, at $5,534.10 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $9,004.20 a month at over 14 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $5,534.10 = $66,409.20 at the low end and 12 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40 at the high end. The figures are effective January 1, 2026.

Effective . Source: DFAS, Basic Pay – Officers, page updated February 13, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 0c202d221c50… Source: DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Officers, page updated January 13, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 e031c09fa3a2…

Monthly basic pay by years of service

From Basic Pay – Officers, row O-3 (Notes 5 & 6). 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 less5,534.1012 × $5,534.10 = $66,409.20
Over 26,273.9012 × $6,273.90 = $75,286.80
Over 36,770.4012 × $6,770.40 = $81,244.80
Over 47,382.7012 × $7,382.70 = $88,592.40
Over 67,737.0012 × $7,737.00 = $92,844.00
Over 88,125.5012 × $8,125.50 = $97,506.00
Over 108,375.7012 × $8,375.70 = $100,508.40
Over 128,788.2012 × $8,788.20 = $105,458.40
Over 149,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 169,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 189,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 209,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 229,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 249,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 269,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 289,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 309,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 329,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 349,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 369,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 389,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
Over 409,004.2012 × $9,004.20 = $108,050.40
O-3: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $5,534.10 to $9,004.20$0$2.5k$5k$7.5k$10k≤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: $5,534.10 a monthOver 2 years: $6,273.90 a monthOver 3 years: $6,770.40 a monthOver 4 years: $7,382.70 a monthOver 6 years: $7,737.00 a monthOver 8 years: $8,125.50 a monthOver 10 years: $8,375.70 a monthOver 12 years: $8,788.20 a monthOver 14 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 16 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 18 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 20 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 22 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 24 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 26 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 28 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 30 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 32 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 34 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 36 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 38 years: $9,004.20 a monthOver 40 years: $9,004.20 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for O-3 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 O-3

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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 less184.47737.88
Over 2209.13836.52
Over 3225.68902.72
Over 4246.09984.36
Over 6257.901,031.60
Over 8270.851,083.40
Over 10279.191,116.76
Over 12292.941,171.76
Over 14300.141,200.56
Over 16300.141,200.56
Over 18300.141,200.56
Over 20300.141,200.56
Over 22300.141,200.56
Over 24300.141,200.56
Over 26300.141,200.56
Over 28300.141,200.56
Over 30300.141,200.56
Over 32300.141,200.56
Over 34300.141,200.56
Over 36300.141,200.56
Over 38300.141,200.56
Over 40300.141,200.56

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 – 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)
  2. DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Officers (page updated January 13, 2026; capture drill-pay-CO.json SHA-256 e031c09fa3a20ccefef4aee19759589bf833d28fa5284a476fda51fabbda676f; upstream page 169,508 bytes, SHA-256 dae59b4a8831954ec3f7503c450c9e845588c57e60a9d6c5513363c1775e08b6)
  3. DFAS, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
  4. 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay