Pay grade W-4: 2026 basic pay

DFAS's 2026 basic pay table lists pay grade W-4, a warrant officer grade, at $5,719.80 a month for 2 years or less of service, rising to $10,653.60 a month at over 30 years, the highest figure in the row. Twelve times the monthly rate is 12 × $5,719.80 = $68,637.60 at the low end and 12 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20 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-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 less5,719.8012 × $5,719.80 = $68,637.60
Over 26,152.1012 × $6,152.10 = $73,825.20
Over 36,328.5012 × $6,328.50 = $75,942.00
Over 46,502.2012 × $6,502.20 = $78,026.40
Over 66,801.9012 × $6,801.90 = $81,622.80
Over 87,098.0012 × $7,098.00 = $85,176.00
Over 107,398.0012 × $7,398.00 = $88,776.00
Over 127,848.3012 × $7,848.30 = $94,179.60
Over 148,243.7012 × $8,243.70 = $98,924.40
Over 168,619.9012 × $8,619.90 = $103,438.80
Over 188,928.6012 × $8,928.60 = $107,143.20
Over 209,228.9012 × $9,228.90 = $110,746.80
Over 229,669.6012 × $9,669.60 = $116,035.20
Over 2410,032.0012 × $10,032.00 = $120,384.00
Over 2610,445.4012 × $10,445.40 = $125,344.80
Over 2810,445.4012 × $10,445.40 = $125,344.80
Over 3010,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
Over 3210,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
Over 3410,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
Over 3610,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
Over 3810,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
Over 4010,653.6012 × $10,653.60 = $127,843.20
W-4: monthly basic pay by years of service, 2026, from $5,719.80 to $10,653.60$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: $5,719.80 a monthOver 2 years: $6,152.10 a monthOver 3 years: $6,328.50 a monthOver 4 years: $6,502.20 a monthOver 6 years: $6,801.90 a monthOver 8 years: $7,098.00 a monthOver 10 years: $7,398.00 a monthOver 12 years: $7,848.30 a monthOver 14 years: $8,243.70 a monthOver 16 years: $8,619.90 a monthOver 18 years: $8,928.60 a monthOver 20 years: $9,228.90 a monthOver 22 years: $9,669.60 a monthOver 24 years: $10,032.00 a monthOver 26 years: $10,445.40 a monthOver 28 years: $10,445.40 a monthOver 30 years: $10,653.60 a monthOver 32 years: $10,653.60 a monthOver 34 years: $10,653.60 a monthOver 36 years: $10,653.60 a monthOver 38 years: $10,653.60 a monthOver 40 years: $10,653.60 a monthYears of service (DFAS column: ≤2, then over N)Monthly basic pay
Monthly basic pay for W-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.

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 less190.66762.64
Over 2205.07820.28
Over 3210.95843.80
Over 4216.74866.96
Over 6226.73906.92
Over 8236.60946.40
Over 10246.60986.40
Over 12261.611,046.44
Over 14274.791,099.16
Over 16287.331,149.32
Over 18297.621,190.48
Over 20307.631,230.52
Over 22322.321,289.28
Over 24334.401,337.60
Over 26348.181,392.72
Over 28348.181,392.72
Over 30355.121,420.48
Over 32355.121,420.48
Over 34355.121,420.48
Over 36355.121,420.48
Over 38355.121,420.48
Over 40355.121,420.48

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