2020 U.S. Military Reserve Drill Pay Charts

Based on four drills, equal to a typical "drill weekend", the basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the Reserve and Guard components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The pay amount for a single drill would be equal to 1/30th of the 2020 active duty basic pay.

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Effective on January 1, 2020. Pay is rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar.

2020 Reserve Enlisted Drill Pay Scales

Reserve-Guard Enlisted military drill pay chart for 6 years and under.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Under 2Over 2Over 3Over 4Over 6
E-7 415 453 471 494 512
E-6 359 395 413 430 447
E-5 329 351 368 385 413
E-4 307 322 340 358 373
E-3 272 289 307 307 307
E-2 259 259 259 259 259
E-1 231 231 231 231 231
E-1

< 4 months

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Enlisted Reserve military drill pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 16
E-9   730 746 767 792
E-8 597 624 640 660 681
E-7 542 560 591 616 634
E-6 487 503 533 542 548
E-5 441 464 467 467 467
E-4 373 373 373 373 373
E-3 307 307 307 307 307
E-2 259 259 259 259 259
E-1 231 231 231 231 231
Enlisted Reserve military drill pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service.
Pay GradeYears of Service
Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26
E-9 816 856 889 925 979
E-8 719 739 772 790 835
E-7 652 660 684 697 746
E-6 556 556 556 556 556
E-5 467 467 467 467 467
E-4 366 366 366 366 366
E-3 307 307 307 307 307
E-2 259 259 259 259 259
E-1 231 231 231 231 231
Enlisted pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
E-9 1028 1079 1133 Make room
E-8 852 852 852 Retire!!

2020 Basic Reserve/Guard Officer Military Pay Scale

Based on four drills, the basic pay amounts are rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar and are for the Reserve and Guard components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Reserve-Guard Officer drill pay chart for under 6 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-7 1235 1292 1318 1339 1378
O-6 924 1015 1082 1082 1086
O-5 770 868 928 939 977
O-4 665 770 821 832 880
O-3 584 663 715 780 817
O-2 505 575 662 685 699
O-1 438 456 551 551 551
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
  Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-3E   780 817
O-2E   685 699
O-1E   551 589
Warrant Officers
  Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-4 604 650 668 687 718
W-3 552 575 598 606 631
W-2 488 534 548 558 590
W-1 428 474 487 513 544
Reserve Officer military drill pay chart for 8 years to 16 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-7 1415 1459 1503 1546 1683
O-6 1133 1139 1139 1203 1318
O-5 999 1049 1085 1131 1203
O-4 931 995 1044 1079 1098
O-3 858 885 928 951 951
O-2 699 699 699 699 699
O-1 551 551 551 551 551
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
  Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-3E 858 885 928 965 986
O-2E 721 759 788 809 809
O-1E 611 633 655 685 685
Warrant Officers
  Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-4 750 781 829 871 910
W-3 679 730 754 781 810
W-2 639 663 687 717 740
W-1 590 611 641 670 693
Reserve Officer military drill pay chart for 18 years to 26 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-7 1799 1799 1799 1799 1808
O-6 1385 1452 1491 1529 1605
O-5 1237 1271 1308 1308 1308
O-4 1110 1110 1110 1110 1110
O-3 951 951 951 951 951
O-2 699 699 699 699 699
O-1 551 551 551 551 551
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
  Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-3E 1015 1015 1015 1015 1015
O-2E 809 809 809 809 809
O-1E 685 685 684 684 684
Warrant Officers
  Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5   1074 1128 1169 1214
W-4 943 975 1021 1059 1103
W-3 861 895 916 937 967
W-2 760 785 802 815 815
W-1 715 740 740 740 740
Officer pay chart for over 30 years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
O-7 1844 1844 1844 Retire!!
O-6 1636 1636 1636 Retire!!
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
W-5 1275 1338 1405 Make room
W-4 1125 1125 1125 you're old!!

E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective January 1, 2020.

Developed by NCCM Thomas Goering USN (Retired)