Pay grade O-3E: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade O-3E, a commissioned officer with more than 4 years of enlisted or warrant officer service grade, at $7,382.70 a month for over 4 years of service (DFAS prints no entry for fewer years of service than that), rising to $9,609.60 a month at over 18 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $7,382.70 = $88,592.40 at the low end and 12 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20 at the high end. The figures are effective January 1, 2026.

Effective . Source: DFAS, Basic Pay – Officers (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service (see paragraph 2.3), page updated January 12, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 93cfd16c94c3… Source: DFAS, Component Drill Pay – Officers (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service, page updated January 13, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 228e197a0214…

Monthly basic pay by years of service

From Basic Pay – Officers (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service, row O-3E. 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
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 149,137.1012 × $9,137.10 = $109,645.20
Over 169,336.9012 × $9,336.90 = $112,042.80
Over 189,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 209,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 229,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 249,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 269,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 289,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 309,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 329,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 349,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 369,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 389,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20
Over 409,609.6012 × $9,609.60 = $115,315.20

DFAS prints no entry for O-3E below "Over 4" years of service.

O-3E: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $7,382.70 to $9,609.60$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>40Over 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: $9,137.10 a monthOver 16 years: $9,336.90 a monthOver 18 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 20 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 22 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 24 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 26 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 28 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 30 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 32 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 34 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 36 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 38 years: $9,609.60 a monthOver 40 years: $9,609.60 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for O-3E by DFAS years-of-service column, 2026; the table above gives the same figures. Columns are equally spaced brackets, not equal spans of years.

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
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 14304.571,218.28
Over 16311.231,244.92
Over 18320.321,281.28
Over 20320.321,281.28
Over 22320.321,281.28
Over 24320.321,281.28
Over 26320.321,281.28
Over 28320.321,281.28
Over 30320.321,281.28
Over 32320.321,281.28
Over 34320.321,281.28
Over 36320.321,281.28
Over 38320.321,281.28
Over 40320.321,281.28

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 (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service (see paragraph 2.3) (page updated January 12, 2026; capture basic-pay-CO_FE.json SHA-256 93cfd16c94c3e035bcdf2ea114e782d27e62b5bc522a359f79f0c997f61a21f7; upstream page 96,561 bytes, SHA-256 8a6f2209851f788c2893f69d4aa86d409127473146acc794542ecaf9b9265d61)
  2. DFAS, Component Drill Pay – Officers (O-1, O-2 and O-3) with more than 4 years of creditable service (page updated January 13, 2026; capture drill-pay-CO_FE.json SHA-256 228e197a0214e5320a803bd890b0326d48a368dfc2b4f7960b5acd83573a6a40; upstream page 127,846 bytes, SHA-256 e7da56a445e2b1635829cf9ad2fc70f4e9c133e92cbef4173699675593bea3d4)
  3. DFAS, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
  4. 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay