Pay grade O-4: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade O-4, a commissioned officer grade, at $6,294.60 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $10,509.90 a month at over 18 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $6,294.60 = $75,535.20 at the low end and 12 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80 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-4 (Note 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 less6,294.6012 × $6,294.60 = $75,535.20
Over 27,286.4012 × $7,286.40 = $87,436.80
Over 37,773.6012 × $7,773.60 = $93,283.20
Over 47,881.0012 × $7,881.00 = $94,572.00
Over 68,332.2012 × $8,332.20 = $99,986.40
Over 88,816.4012 × $8,816.40 = $105,796.80
Over 109,420.0012 × $9,420.00 = $113,040.00
Over 129,888.3012 × $9,888.30 = $118,659.60
Over 1410,214.4012 × $10,214.40 = $122,572.80
Over 1610,401.6012 × $10,401.60 = $124,819.20
Over 1810,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 2010,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 2210,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 2410,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 2610,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 2810,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 3010,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 3210,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 3410,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 3610,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 3810,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
Over 4010,509.9012 × $10,509.90 = $126,118.80
O-4: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $6,294.60 to $10,509.90$0$5k$10k$15k≤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: $6,294.60 a monthOver 2 years: $7,286.40 a monthOver 3 years: $7,773.60 a monthOver 4 years: $7,881.00 a monthOver 6 years: $8,332.20 a monthOver 8 years: $8,816.40 a monthOver 10 years: $9,420.00 a monthOver 12 years: $9,888.30 a monthOver 14 years: $10,214.40 a monthOver 16 years: $10,401.60 a monthOver 18 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 20 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 22 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 24 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 26 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 28 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 30 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 32 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 34 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 36 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 38 years: $10,509.90 a monthOver 40 years: $10,509.90 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for O-4 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-4

  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.

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 less209.82839.28
Over 2242.88971.52
Over 3259.121,036.48
Over 4262.701,050.80
Over 6277.741,110.96
Over 8293.881,175.52
Over 10314.001,256.00
Over 12329.611,318.44
Over 14340.481,361.92
Over 16346.721,386.88
Over 18350.331,401.32
Over 20350.331,401.32
Over 22350.331,401.32
Over 24350.331,401.32
Over 26350.331,401.32
Over 28350.331,401.32
Over 30350.331,401.32
Over 32350.331,401.32
Over 34350.331,401.32
Over 36350.331,401.32
Over 38350.331,401.32
Over 40350.331,401.32

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