Pay grade W-3: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade W-3, a warrant officer grade, at $5,223.30 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $9,162.60 a month at over 26 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $5,223.30 = $62,679.60 at the low end and 12 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20 at the high end. The figures are effective January 1, 2026.

Effective . Source: DFAS, Basic Pay – Warrant Officers, page updated January 15, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 67c129537790… Source: DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Warrant Officers, page updated January 13, 2026; captured in a browser (DFAS blocks scripted downloads); capture SHA-256 4200022ec375…

Monthly basic pay by years of service

From Basic Pay – Warrant Officers, row W-3. 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 less5,223.3012 × $5,223.30 = $62,679.60
Over 25,440.5012 × $5,440.50 = $65,286.00
Over 35,664.3012 × $5,664.30 = $67,971.60
Over 45,736.9012 × $5,736.90 = $68,842.80
Over 65,970.9012 × $5,970.90 = $71,650.80
Over 86,431.1012 × $6,431.10 = $77,173.20
Over 106,910.5012 × $6,910.50 = $82,926.00
Over 127,136.4012 × $7,136.40 = $85,636.80
Over 147,397.7012 × $7,397.70 = $88,772.40
Over 167,665.9012 × $7,665.90 = $91,990.80
Over 188,150.4012 × $8,150.40 = $97,804.80
Over 208,476.5012 × $8,476.50 = $101,718.00
Over 228,671.8012 × $8,671.80 = $104,061.60
Over 248,879.7012 × $8,879.70 = $106,556.40
Over 269,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 289,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 309,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 329,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 349,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 369,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 389,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
Over 409,162.6012 × $9,162.60 = $109,951.20
W-3: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $5,223.30 to $9,162.60$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>402 or less years: $5,223.30 a monthOver 2 years: $5,440.50 a monthOver 3 years: $5,664.30 a monthOver 4 years: $5,736.90 a monthOver 6 years: $5,970.90 a monthOver 8 years: $6,431.10 a monthOver 10 years: $6,910.50 a monthOver 12 years: $7,136.40 a monthOver 14 years: $7,397.70 a monthOver 16 years: $7,665.90 a monthOver 18 years: $8,150.40 a monthOver 20 years: $8,476.50 a monthOver 22 years: $8,671.80 a monthOver 24 years: $8,879.70 a monthOver 26 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 28 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 30 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 32 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 34 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 36 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 38 years: $9,162.60 a monthOver 40 years: $9,162.60 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for W-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.

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 less174.11696.44
Over 2181.35725.40
Over 3188.81755.24
Over 4191.23764.92
Over 6199.03796.12
Over 8214.37857.48
Over 10230.35921.40
Over 12237.88951.52
Over 14246.59986.36
Over 16255.531,022.12
Over 18271.681,086.72
Over 20282.551,130.20
Over 22289.061,156.24
Over 24295.991,183.96
Over 26305.421,221.68
Over 28305.421,221.68
Over 30305.421,221.68
Over 32305.421,221.68
Over 34305.421,221.68
Over 36305.421,221.68
Over 38305.421,221.68
Over 40305.421,221.68

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 – Warrant Officers (page updated January 15, 2026; capture basic-pay-WO.json SHA-256 67c129537790d06c32ff3e82fd0eb28270f79da517bfb88d85045fc0a8ab8879; upstream page 101,787 bytes, SHA-256 cc9d84c9fce1e848a02dd2af219519c8ffb5d587fd6d2a33f83ec7850f6b7c2a)
  2. DFAS, Reserve Component Drill Pay – Warrant Officers (page updated January 13, 2026; capture drill-pay-WO.json SHA-256 4200022ec3751668a2175d06967d53d7a79ba12cbf31ca751727d5233978fd28; upstream page 157,441 bytes, SHA-256 f4429848acc6f03262b3c96d030cc6d6919b8434d274f13bfbf38202ad69b024)
  3. DFAS, Military Pay Tables (index of the pages above)
  4. 37 U.S.C. 203, Rates of basic pay