Pay grade O-8: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade O-8, a commissioned officer grade, at $13,888.50 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $18,999.90 a month at over 22 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $13,888.50 = $166,662.00 at the low end and 12 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80 at the high end. The figures are effective January 1, 2026.

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Monthly basic pay by years of service

From Basic Pay – Officers, row O-8 (Note 4). 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 less13,888.5012 × $13,888.50 = $166,662.00
Over 214,343.9012 × $14,343.90 = $172,126.80
Over 314,645.4012 × $14,645.40 = $175,744.80
Over 414,729.4012 × $14,729.40 = $176,752.80
Over 615,106.5012 × $15,106.50 = $181,278.00
Over 815,735.3012 × $15,735.30 = $188,823.60
Over 1015,882.0012 × $15,882.00 = $190,584.00
Over 1216,479.6012 × $16,479.60 = $197,755.20
Over 1416,651.8012 × $16,651.80 = $199,821.60
Over 1617,166.6012 × $17,166.60 = $205,999.20
Over 1817,911.8012 × $17,911.80 = $214,941.60
Over 2018,598.2012 × $18,598.20 = $223,178.40
Over 2218,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 2418,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 2618,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 2818,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 3018,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 3218,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 3418,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 3618,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 3818,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
Over 4018,999.9012 × $18,999.90 = $227,998.80
O-8: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $13,888.50 to $18,999.90$0$5k$10k$15k$20k≤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: $13,888.50 a monthOver 2 years: $14,343.90 a monthOver 3 years: $14,645.40 a monthOver 4 years: $14,729.40 a monthOver 6 years: $15,106.50 a monthOver 8 years: $15,735.30 a monthOver 10 years: $15,882.00 a monthOver 12 years: $16,479.60 a monthOver 14 years: $16,651.80 a monthOver 16 years: $17,166.60 a monthOver 18 years: $17,911.80 a monthOver 20 years: $18,598.20 a monthOver 22 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 24 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 26 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 28 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 30 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 32 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 34 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 36 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 38 years: $18,999.90 a monthOver 40 years: $18,999.90 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for O-8 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-8

  1. Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2026, which is $18,999.90 per month for officers at pay grades O-7 through O-10. This includes officers serving as: a. Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; b. Chief of Staff of the Army; c. Chief of Naval Operations; d. Chief of Staff of the Air Force; e. Commandant of the Marine Corps; f. Chief of Space Operations; g. Commandant of the Coast Guard; h. Chief of the National Guard Bureau; or i. Commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)).

Reserve component drill pay

DFAS's drill pay table does not list O-8: the commissioned officer drill pay table stops at O-7, so there is no drill pay row to show.

Neighbouring grades

About these figures

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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, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
  3. 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay