Military Pay Scale 2009

2009 Military Pay Chart

On May 1, 2008 the Senate’s Armed Services Committee announced it's newly drafted defense authorization bill which would authorize $612.5 billion in fiscal 2009. The measure would authorize a 3.9 percent pay raise for U.S. military personnel, a half percentage point more than President Bush sought in his budget request. Currently the active duty pay tables below are based on a 3.9% raise proposed by the Senate. The Reserve charts still reflect the 3.4% raise proposed by the President - I am working to update the chart to 3.9% for active and reserve. I am sure the proposed 2009 military pay raise and defense spending in general will be a major issue as the national elections draw closer. This pay chart will be updated as the year progresses and credible increases surface so don't forget to save this page to your favorites!

The pay scales are valid for active and reserve components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard.

The below rates reflect a monthly pay amount. Military pay is distributed on the 1st and 15th day of the month. If the 1st or 15th fall on a weekend or national holiday payment will be made the working day prior.

The military continues to have numerous pays which are not included in the tables below. They include Hazardous Duty, Imminent Danger Pay (Combat Pay), Sea Pay, Flight deck, Special Duty Pay (SDAP) and many others. You must be working in an available billet in the required field/location to draw additional pay status. "Pays" are taxable. The military also has various allowances such as Housing (BAH) and Cost of living (COLA). "Allowances" are NOT taxable.


Note: Military Pay Chart amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
2009 Enlisted Pay Chart - 2009 Officer Pay Chart - 2009 Enlisted Reserve/Guard Drill Pay
2009 Officer Reserve/Guard Military Drill Pay

2009 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Rates - Proposed 3.9%

 Pay Grade
Years of Service
Less than 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
E-9
 
 
 
E-8
 
 
 
 
 
E-7
2515
2744
2851
2989
3098
E-6
2176
2393
2499
2603
2709
E-5
1993
2126
2230
2335
2498
E-4
1827
1921
2025
2127
2217
E-3
1650
1754
1860
1860
1860
E-2
1568
1568
1568
1568
1568
E-1
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
E-1 with less than 4 months of service
1295
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
E-9
4420
4520
4646
4796
E-8
3618
3778
3877
3995
4124
E-7
3284
3389
3562
3715
3820
E-6
2951
3043
3213
3266
3308
E-5
2659
2798
2816
2816
2816
E-4
2217
2217
2217
2217
2217
E-3
1860
1860
1860
1860
1860
E-2
1568
1568
1568
1568
1568
E-1
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
E-9
4944
5185
5386
5601
5927
E-8
4358
4475
4674
4786
5060
E-7
3935
3977
4123
4220
4521
E-6
3355
3355
3355
3355
3355
E-5
2816
2816
2816
2816
2816
E-4
2217
2217
2217
2217
2217
E-3
1860
1860
1860
1860
1860
E-2
1568
1568
1568
1568
1568
E-1
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
Enlisted Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over
30
Over
34
Over
38
Over
40
E-9
6195
6504
6830
Make room
E-8
5136
5136
5136
Retire!!
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2009 Basic Officer Military Pay Rates - Proposed 3.9%

Pay
Grade
Years of Service (See note 1)
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-10
See Note 2
O-9
O-8
9089
9387
9585
9640
9886
O-7
7554
7904
8067
8196
8428
O-6
5598
6150
6553
6553
6578
O-5
4666
5257
5621
5689
5916
O-4
4026
4661
4972
5041
5329
O-3
3539
4014
4332
4722
4949
O-2
3059
3483
4013
4148
4233
O-1
2655
2764
3339
3339
3339
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(see note 3)
 
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-3E
4722
4949
O-2E
4148
4233
O-1E
3339
3567
Warrant Officers
 
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
W-5
W-4
3658
3935
4049
4159
4351
W-3
3340
3480
3623
3669
3819
W-2
2938
3107
3253
3359
3452
W-1
2593
2807
2950
3041
3285

Pay
Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-10
See Note 2
         
O-9
         
O-8
10299
10394
10785
10898
11235
O-7
8659
8927
9193
9460
10299
O-6
6861
6899
6899
7290
7983
O-5
6052
6351
6571
6853
7285
O-4
5640
6024
6325
6533
6654
O-3
5197
5357
5622
5759
5759
O-2
4233
4233
4233
4233
4233
O-1
3339
3339
3339
3339
3339
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(see note 3)
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-3E
5197
5357
5622
5843
5971
O-2E
4368
4594
4771
4903
4903
O-1E
3699
3834
3966
4148
4148
Warrant Officers
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
W-5
--
--
--
--
--
W-4
4539
4732
4919
5112
5414
W-3
3990
4216
4439
4677
4855
W-2
3704
3895
4037
4177
4272
W-1
3434
3565
3711
3808
3895

Pay
Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
O-10
See Note 2
14688
14760
15068
15602
O-9
12847
13032
13299
13766
O-8
11722
12172
12472
12472
12472
O-7
11007
11007
11007
11007
11062
O-6
8389
8796
9028
9261
9716
O-5
7492
7698
7928
7928
7928
O-4
6723
6723
6732
6723
6723
O-3
5759
5759
5759
5759
5759
O-2
4233
4233
4233
4233
4233
O-1
3339
3339
3339
3339
3339
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(see note 3)
 
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
O-3E
6147
6147
6147
6147
6147
O-2E
4903
4903
4903
4903
4903
O-1E
4148
4148
4148
4148
4148
Warrant Officers
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
W-5
--
6286
6502
6718
6935
W-4
5609
5799
5995
6187
6386
W-3
5214
5422
5548
5680
5861
W-2
4354
4507
4659
4813
4813
W-1
4038
4147
4147
4147
4147
Commissioned Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 30
Over
34
Over
38
Over
40
O-10
16382
17202
18061
Time for
O-9
14455
15178
15936
Retirement!
O-8
12785
13104
13104
Retire!!
O-7
11285
11285
11285
Retire!!
O-6
9911
9911
9911
Retire!!
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over
30
Over
34
Over
38
Over
40
W-5
7722
8107
8514
Make room
W-4
6816
6816
6816
your old!!

NOTES: 2. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level III of the Executive Schedule. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule.

3. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years & 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See DoDFMR for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.

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2009 Reserve and National Guard Military Pay Charts
The following pay charts reflect the President's proposed pay raise of 3.4% for 2009. The amounts are based on a typical months payment for 4 drills. Note: Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.

2009 Basic Reserve/Guard Enlisted Drill Military Pay Rates - Proposed 3.4%

Effective January 1, 2009 if approved.
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Less than 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
E-9
E-8
E-7
333
364
377
396
410
E-6
287
316
331
344
360
E-5
265
281
295
309
331
E-4
242
254
269
281
294
E-3
218
233
246
246
246
E-2
208
208
208
208
208
E-1
185
185
185
185
185
E-1 with less than 4 months of service
172

Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
E-9
585
600
616
636
E-8
480
500
514
529
547
E-7
435
450
463
488
500
E-6
391
403
418
429
433
E-5
349
364
368
368
368
E-4
294
294
294
294
294
E-3
246
246
246
246
246
E-2
208
208
208
208
208
E-1
185
185
185
185
185
Pay Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
E-9
656
687
714
742
786
E-8
578
592
619
635
671
E-7
513
519
544
559
600
E-6
436
436
436
436
436
E-5
368
368
368
368
368
E-4
294
294
294
294
294
E-3
246
246
246
246
246
E-2
208
208
208
208
208
E-1
185
185
185
185
185

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2009 Basic Reserve/Guard Officer Military Pay Rates - Proposed 3.4%

Pay
Grade
Years of Service (See note 1)
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-10
O-9
O-8
1206
1246
1271
1279
1311
O-7
1002
1048
1070
1087
1119
O-6
741
816
869
869
873
O-5
618
698
746
755
785
O-4
534
609
660
669
707
O-3
469
531
575
626
656
O-2
405
462
514
550
561
O-1
353
366
442
442
442
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(see note 3)
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
O-3E
626
656
O-2E
550
561
O-1E
442
473
Warrant Officers
Under 2
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
W-5
W-4
485
521
537
552
577
W-3
442
461
481
486
507
W-2
390
412
431
446
458
W-1
343
372
391
403
435

Pay
Grade
Years of Service
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-10
O-9
O-8
1366
1378
1431
1446
1490
O-7
1150
1184
1219
1255
1366
O-6
910
915
915
967
1060
O-5
802
843
871
909
967
O-4
748
799
838
866
882
O-3
690
710
746
764
764
O-2
561
561
561
561
561
O-1
442
442
442
442
442
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(see note 3)
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
O-3E
690
710
746
774
792
O-2E
579
610
633
650
650
O-1E
490
509
525
550
550
Warrant Officers
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
W-5
--
--
--
--
--
W-4
603
628
652
677
718
W-3
528
559
588
620
643
W-2
490
517
536
554
567
W-1
456
473
491
506
517
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Pay
Grade
Years of Service
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
O-10
See Note 2
1869
1869
1869
1869
O-9
1705
1729
1765
1826
O-8
1555
1615
1654
1654
1654
O-7
1460
1460
1460
1460
1467
O-6
1113
1166
1197
1228
1288
O-5
993
1021
1052
1052
1052
O-4
891
891
891
891
891
O-3
764
764
764
764
764
O-2
561
561
561
561
561
O-1
442
442
442
442
442
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
(See note 3)
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
O-3E
816
816
816
816
816
O-2E
650
650
650
650
650
O-1E
550
550
550
550
550
Warrant Officers
Over 18
Over
20
Over
22
Over
24
Over
26
W-5
833
862
890
919
W-4
742
768
794
821
848
W-3
668
677
687
710
733
W-2
577
599
617
638
638
W-1
536
550
550
550
550
2009 Military Pay Chart is rounded to the nearest dollar based on the proposed 3.4% raise. ©2008 NavyCS
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