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2020 Military Pay Charts

Military Pay Charts2020 military pay charts based on the December 12 announcement of a 3.1% pay increase by the Department of Defense.

New pay rates will go into effect on January 1, 2020 and will be reflected on the paychecks that are issued on January 15, 2020.

See the official 2021 military pay charts with a 3 percent increase based on the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act.

Looking ahead? See the proposed 2022 military pay raise and 2022 military pay charts.

2020 Military Pay Scale with 3.1% Increase

GRADE2 OR LESSOVER 2OVER 3OVER 4OVER 6OVER 8
O-10 (*1)$-$-$-$-$-$-
O-9 (*1)$-$-$-$-$-$-
O-8 (*1) $11,000 $11,360 $11,600 $11,666 $11,965 $12,463
O-7 (*1) $9,140 $9,565 $9,761 $9,917 $10,200 $10,480
O-6 (*2) $6,931 $7,615 $8,114 $8,114 $8,145 $8,495
O-5 $5,778 $6,509 $6,959 $7,044 $7,326 $7,494
O-4 $4,985 $5,771 $6,156 $6,242 $6,599 $6,983
O-3 $4,383 $4,969 $5,363 $5,847 $6,128 $6,435
O-2 $3,788 $4,313 $4,968 $5,136 $5,241 $5,241
O-1 $3,287 $3,422 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136
O-3 (*3)$-$-$- $5,847 $6,128 $6,435
O-2 (*3)$-$-$- $5,136 $5,241 $5,408
O-1 (*3)$-$-$- $4,136 $4,417 $4,580
W-5$-$-$-$-$-$-
W-4 $4,530 $4,873 $5,012 $5,150 $5,387 $5,622
W-3 $4,137 $4,309 $4,486 $4,544 $4,729 $5,094
W-2 $3,661 $4,007 $4,113 $4,187 $4,424 $4,793
W-1 $3,213 $3,559 $3,652 $3,848 $4,081 $4,423
E-9 (*4)$-$-$-$-$-$-
E-8$-$-$-$-$- $4,480
E-7 $3,114 $3,399 $3,530 $3,701 $3,836 $4,067
E-6 $2,694 $2,964 $3,095 $3,222 $3,355 $3,653
E-5 $2,468 $2,634 $2,761 $2,891 $3,095 $3,306
E-4 $2,263 $2,378 $2,507 $2,635 $2,747 $2,747
E-3 $2,043 $2,171 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303
E-2 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943
E-1 > 4 mos $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733
E-1 < 4 mos $1,602 $-$-$-$-$-
Cadet $1,151

2020 Military Pay Scale with 3.1% Increase

GRADEOVER 10OVER 12OVER 14OVER 16OVER 18OVER 20
O-10 (*1)$-$-$-$-$- $16,442
O-9 (*1)$-$-$-$-$- $15,546
O-8 (*1) $12,579 $13,052 $13,188 $13,596 $14,186 $14,730
O-7 (*1) $10,803 $11,125 $11,448 $12,463 $13,320 $13,320
O-6 (*2) $8,541 $8,541 $9,026 $9,884 $10,388 $10,891
O-5 $7,864 $8,135 $8,486 $9,023 $9,278 $9,530
O-4 $7,460 $7,832 $8,090 $8,238 $8,324 $8,324
O-3 $6,634 $6,961 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131
O-2 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241
O-1 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136
O-3 (*3) $6,634 $6,961 $7,236 $7,395 $7,611 $7,611
O-2 (*3) $5,690 $5,908 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070
O-1 (*3) $4,747 $4,911 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136
W-5$-$-$-$-$- $8,055
W-4 $5,859 $6,216 $6,529 $6,827 $7,071 $7,309
W-3 $5,473 $5,652 $5,859 $6,072 $6,455 $6,714
W-2 $4,976 $5,156 $5,376 $5,548 $5,704 $5,890
W-1 $4,583 $4,807 $5,027 $5,200 $5,359 $5,552
E-9 (*4) $5,473 $5,597 $5,753 $5,937 $6,123 $6,419
E-8 $4,678 $4,801 $4,948 $5,107 $5,395 $5,540
E-7 $4,198 $4,429 $4,622 $4,753 $4,892 $4,946
E-6 $3,770 $3,995 $4,064 $4,114 $4,172 $4,172
E-5 $3,481 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502
E-4 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747
E-3 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303
E-2 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943
E-1 > 4 mos $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733
E-1 < 4 mos$-$-$-$-$-$-

2020 Military Pay Scale with 3.1% Increase

GRADEOVER 22OVER 24OVER 26OVER 28OVER 30OVER 32
O-10 (*1) $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442
O-9 (*1) $15,771 $16,094 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442
O-8 (*1) $15,093 $15,093 $15,093 $15,093 $15,471 $15,471
O-7 (*1) $13,320 $13,320 $13,388 $13,388 $13,656 $13,656
O-6 (*2) $11,177 $11,468 $12,030 $12,030 $12,270 $12,270
O-5 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817
O-4 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324
O-3 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131
O-2 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241
O-1 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136
O-3 (*3) $7,611 $7,611 $7,611 $7,611 $7,611 $7,611
O-2 (*3) $6,070 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070
O-1 (*3) $5,136 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136
W-5 $8,463 $8,768 $9,104 $9,104 $9,560 $9,560
W-4 $7,658 $7,945 $8,273 $8,273 $8,438 $8,438
W-3 $6,868 $7,033 $7,257 $7,257 $7,257 $7,257
W-2 $6,013 $6,110 $6,110 $6,110 $6,110 $6,110
W-1 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552
E-9 (*4) $6,671 $6,935 $7,340 $7,340 $7,706 $7,706
E-8 $5,788 $5,926 $6,264 $6,264 $6,390 $6,390
E-7 $5,129 $5,226 $5,597 $5,597 $5,597 $5,597
E-6 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172
E-5 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502
E-4 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747
E-3 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303
E-2 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943
E-1 > 4 mos $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733
E-1 < 4 mos$-$-$-$-$-$-

2020 Military Pay Scale with Increase

GRADEOVER 34OVER 36OVER 38OVER 40
O-10 (*1) $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442
O-9 (*1) $16,442 $16,442 $16,442 $16,442
O-8 (*1) $15,857 $15,857 $15,857 $15,857
O-7 (*1) $13,656 $13,656 $13,656 $13,656
O-6 (*2) $12,270 $12,270 $12,270 $12,270
O-5 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817 $9,817
O-4 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324 $8,324
O-3 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131 $7,131
O-2 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241 $5,241
O-1 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136 $4,136
O-3 (*3) $7,611 $7,611 $7,611 $7,611
O-2 (*3) $6,070 $6,070 $6,070 $6,070
O-1 (*3) $5,136 $5,136 $5,136 $5,136
W-5 $10,037 $10,037 $10,540 $10,540
W-4 $8,438 $8,438 $8,438 $8,438
W-3 $7,257 $7,257 $7,257 $7,257
W-2 $6,110 $6,110 $6,110 $6,110
W-1 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552 $5,552
E-9 (*4) $8,092 $8,092 $8,498 $8,498
E-8 $6,390 $6,390 $6,390 $6,390
E-7 $5,597 $5,597 $5,597 $5,597
E-6 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172 $4,172
E-5 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502 $3,502
E-4 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747 $2,747
E-3 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303 $2,303
E-2 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943 $1,943
E-1 > 4 mos $1,733 $1,733 $1,733 $1,733
E-1 < 4 mos$-$-$-$-

Notes:

1. Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2020, which is $16,441.80 per month for officers at pay grades O-7 through O-10. This includes officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)).
2. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule in effect during Calendar Year 2020 which is: $13,341.60.
3. Creditable service to be taken into account for purposes of this table is active service as an enlisted member or as a warrant officer or as both an enlisted member and a warrant officer, in the case of a commissioned officer on active duty who is paid from funds appropriated for active-duty personnel;
or a commissioned officer on active Guard and Reserve duty. Effective November 24, 2003, creditable service to be taken into account for purposes of this table in the case of a commissioned officer is service as an enlisted member or as a warrant officer, or as both an enlisted member and a warrant officer,
for which more than 1,460 points have been credited to the officer for the purposes of title 10, U.S.C. § 12732(a)(2). a commissioned officer on active Guard and Reserve duty. Effective November 24, 2003, creditable service to be taken into account for purposes of this table in the case of a commissioned n
4. For the Sergeant Major of the Army Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,or Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JCS, basic pay for 2020 is: $8,844.30.
5. Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.
6. Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.

E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer.

Basic pay is determined by multiplying the projected average number of personnel by grade and the estimated average annual rate, including length of service increments, for each grade.

The military pay charts are for all U.S. Armed Forces personnel Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Space Force and Reserves forces where applicable. Also, be sure to know your military pay dates.




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