The pay scale below represents basic pay for officers and enlisted as of January 1, 2012. Numbers are based off the military pay scale published by DFAS. This year’s pay chart represents a 3.4% increase over 2011.
Basic Pay: 0-20 Years of Service
| Pay Grade | < 2 | over 2 | over 3 | over 4 | over 6 | over 8 | over 10 | over 12 | over 14 | over 16 | over 18 |
| O-10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| O-9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| O-8 | 9399.00 | 9706.80 | 9911.10 | 9968.40 | 10223.40 | 10649.10 | 10748.40 | 11152.80 | 11268.60 | 11617.20 | 12121.20 |
| O-7 | 7809.90 | 8172.90 | 8340.60 | 8474.10 | 8715.60 | 8954.40 | 9230.40 | 9505.50 | 9781.80 | 10649.10 | 11381.40 |
| O-6 | 5788.50 | 6359.40 | 6776.70 | 6776.70 | 6802.50 | 7094.10 | 7132.50 | 7132.50 | 7537.80 | 8254.80 | 8675.40 |
| O-5 | 4825.50 | 5436.00 | 5812.50 | 5883.30 | 6117.90 | 6258.60 | 6567.60 | 6794.10 | 7086.90 | 7535.10 | 7748.10 |
| O-4 | 4163.70 | 4819.80 | 5141.40 | 5213.10 | 5511.60 | 5831.70 | 6230.10 | 6540.60 | 6756.60 | 6880.20 | 6951.90 |
| O-3 | 3660.60 | 4149.90 | 4479.30 | 4883.40 | 5117.10 | 5373.90 | 5540.10 | 5813.40 | 5955.60 | 5955.60 | 5955.60 |
| O-2 | 3162.90 | 3602.40 | 4149.00 | 4289.10 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 | 4377.30 |
| O-1 | 2745.60 | 2857.50 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 | 3454.20 |
| O-3E | – | – | – | 4883.40 | 5117.10 | 5373.90 | 5540.10 | 5813.40 | 6043.50 | 6175.80 | 6355.80 |
| O-2E | – | – | – | 4289.10 | 4377.30 | 4516.80 | 4752.00 | 4933.80 | 5069.10 | 5069.10 | 5069.10 |
| O-1E | – | – | – | 3454.20 | 3688.80 | 3825.00 | 3964.80 | 4101.60 | 4289.10 | 4289.10 | 4289.10 |
| < 2 | over 2 | over 3 | over 4 | over 6 | over 8 | over 10 | over 12 | over 14 | over 16 | over 18 | |
| W-5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| W-4 | 3783.00 | 4069.50 | 4186.50 | 4301.10 | 4499.10 | 4695.00 | 4893.00 | 5191.80 | 5453.40 | 5702.10 | 5905.50 |
| W-3 | 3454.50 | 3598.50 | 3746.10 | 3794.70 | 3949.50 | 4254.00 | 4571.10 | 4720.20 | 4892.70 | 5070.90 | 5390.40 |
| W-2 | 3057.00 | 3346.20 | 3435.30 | 3496.50 | 3694.80 | 4002.90 | 4155.30 | 4305.90 | 4489.50 | 4633.20 | 4763.40 |
| W-1 | 2683.50 | 2971.80 | 3049.80 | 3213.90 | 3408.30 | 3694.20 | 3827.70 | 4014.30 | 4197.90 | 4342.20 | 4475.40 |
| < 2 | over 2 | over 3 | over 4 | over 6 | over 8 | over 10 | over 12 | over 14 | over 16 | over 18 | |
| E-9 | – | – | – | – | – | 4570.80 | 4674.30 | 4804.80 | 4958.40 | 5112.90 | |
| E-8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3741.60 | 3907.20 | 4009.50 | 4132.50 | 4265.40 | 4505.40 |
| E-7 | 2601.00 | 2838.90 | 2947.50 | 3091.80 | 3204.00 | 3396.90 | 3505.50 | 3699.00 | 3859.50 | 3969.00 | 4085.70 |
| E-6 | 2249.70 | 2475.30 | 2584.50 | 2690.70 | 2801.40 | 3051.00 | 3148.20 | 3336.00 | 3393.60 | 3435.60 | 3484.50 |
| E-5 | 2061.30 | 2199.30 | 2305.50 | 2414.40 | 2583.90 | 2761.80 | 2906.70 | 2924.70 | 2924.70 | 2924.70 | 2924.70 |
| E-4 | 1889.70 | 1986.30 | 2094.00 | 2199.90 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 | 2293.80 |
| E-3 | 1705.80 | 1813.20 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 | 1923.00 |
| E-2 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 | 1622.10 |
| E-1 | 1447.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |