Pay grade O-5: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade O-5, a commissioned officer grade, at $7,295.40 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $12,394.80 a month at over 22 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $7,295.40 = $87,544.80 at the low end and 12 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60 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-5 (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 less7,295.4012 × $7,295.40 = $87,544.80
Over 28,218.2012 × $8,218.20 = $98,618.40
Over 38,787.0012 × $8,787.00 = $105,444.00
Over 48,894.1012 × $8,894.10 = $106,729.20
Over 69,249.6012 × $9,249.60 = $110,995.20
Over 89,461.4012 × $9,461.40 = $113,536.80
Over 109,928.5012 × $9,928.50 = $119,142.00
Over 1210,271.7012 × $10,271.70 = $123,260.40
Over 1410,715.1012 × $10,715.10 = $128,581.20
Over 1611,391.3012 × $11,391.30 = $136,695.60
Over 1811,713.8012 × $11,713.80 = $140,565.60
Over 2012,032.7012 × $12,032.70 = $144,392.40
Over 2212,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 2412,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 2612,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 2812,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 3012,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 3212,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 3412,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 3612,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 3812,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
Over 4012,394.8012 × $12,394.80 = $148,737.60
O-5: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $7,295.40 to $12,394.80$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: $7,295.40 a monthOver 2 years: $8,218.20 a monthOver 3 years: $8,787.00 a monthOver 4 years: $8,894.10 a monthOver 6 years: $9,249.60 a monthOver 8 years: $9,461.40 a monthOver 10 years: $9,928.50 a monthOver 12 years: $10,271.70 a monthOver 14 years: $10,715.10 a monthOver 16 years: $11,391.30 a monthOver 18 years: $11,713.80 a monthOver 20 years: $12,032.70 a monthOver 22 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 24 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 26 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 28 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 30 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 32 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 34 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 36 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 38 years: $12,394.80 a monthOver 40 years: $12,394.80 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for O-5 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-5

  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 less243.18972.72
Over 2273.941,095.76
Over 3292.901,171.60
Over 4296.471,185.88
Over 6308.321,233.28
Over 8315.381,261.52
Over 10330.951,323.80
Over 12342.391,369.56
Over 14357.171,428.68
Over 16379.711,518.84
Over 18390.461,561.84
Over 20401.091,604.36
Over 22413.161,652.64
Over 24413.161,652.64
Over 26413.161,652.64
Over 28413.161,652.64
Over 30413.161,652.64
Over 32413.161,652.64
Over 34413.161,652.64
Over 36413.161,652.64
Over 38413.161,652.64
Over 40413.161,652.64

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