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Historical Military Pay Charts 1949 to 2019

Historical Military Pay Rates Find Military pay charts archived by the Defense Finance Accounting and Service (DFAS). Seeing how much service members were paid in the past gives us a small glimpse of what our economy was previously like. It’s interesting to see how the military pay today compares to what service members made in the past. Basic pay is the primary compensation amount offered to United States Armed Forces members. The pay rates are raised annually to accommodate the increased cost of living and are managed by the Department of Defense. Some military members may earn more depending on various allowances and special pay amounts they may be eligible for. Below is a chart showing how much basic pay military members were paid throughout the years.


Pay tables are presented in .pdf (Acrobat) format.

Historical Military Pay Charts

DateMilitary Pay Chart
Oct 1, 1949Military Pay Scale 1949
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1950
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1951
May 1, 1952 Military Pay Scale 1952
Apr 1, 1955 Military Pay Scale 1953
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1954
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1955
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1956
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1957
Jun 1, 1958 Military Pay Scale 1958
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1959
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1960
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1961
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1962
Oct 1, 1963 Military Pay Scale 1963
Sep 1, 1964Military Pay Scale 1964
Sep 1, 1965 Military Pay Scale 1965
Jul 1, 1966Military Pay Scale 1966
Oct 1, 1967 Military Pay Scale 1967
Jul 1, 1968Military Pay Scale 1968
Jul 1, 1969Military Pay Scale 1969
Jan 1, 1970Military Pay Scale 1970
Jan 1, 1971Military Pay Scale 1971
Oct 1, 1971Military Pay Scale 1971
Jan 1, 1972 Military Pay Scale 1972
Oct 1, 1972Military Pay Scale 1972
Oct 1, 1973 Military Pay Scale 1973
Oct 1, 1974Military Pay Scale 1974
Oct 1, 1975 Military Pay Scale 1975
Oct 1, 1976 Military Pay Scale 1976
Oct 1, 1977 Military Pay Scale 1977
Oct 1, 1978Military Pay Scale 1978
Oct 1, 1979Military Pay Scale 1979
Oct 1, 1980Military Pay Scale 1980
Oct 1, 1981 Military Pay Scale 1981
Oct 1, 1982 Military Pay Scale 1982
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1983
Jan 1, 1984Military Pay Scale 1984
Jan 1, 1985 Military Pay Scale 1985
No Charts AvailableMilitary Pay Scale 1986
Jan 1, 1987 Military Pay Scale 1987
Jan 1, 1988Military Pay Scale 1988
Jan 1, 1989Military Pay Scale 1989
Jan 1, 1990Military Pay Scale 1990
Jan 1, 1991Military Pay Scale 1991
Jan 1, 1992 Military Pay Scale 1992
Jan 1, 1993Military Pay Scale 1993
Jan 1, 1994Military Pay Scale 1994
Jan 1, 1995Military Pay Scale 1995
Jan 1, 1996Military Pay Scale 1996
Jan 1, 1997 Military Pay Scale 1997
Jan 1, 1998 Military Pay Scale 1998
Jan 1, 1999Military Pay Scale 1999
Jan 1, 2000Military Pay Scale 2000
Jul 1, 2000 Military Pay Scale 2000
Jan 1, 2001 Military Pay Scale 2001
Jul 1, 2001 Military Pay Scale 2001
Jan 1, 2002 Military Pay Scale 2002
Jan 1, 2003 Military Pay Scale 2003
Jan 1, 2004Military Pay Scale 2004
Jan 1, 2005Military Pay Scale 2005
Jan 1, 2006 Military Pay Scale 2006
Jan 1, 2007Military Pay Scale 2007
Apr 1, 2007Military Pay Scale 2007
Jan 1, 2008Military Pay Scale 2008
Jan 1, 2009Military Pay Scale 2009
Jan 1, 2010Military Pay Scale 2010
Jan 1, 2011Military Pay Scale 2011
Jan 1, 2012Military Pay Scale 2012
Jan 1. 2013Military Pay Scale 2013
Jan 1, 2014Military Pay Scale 2014
Jan 1, 2015Military Pay Scale 2015
Jan 1, 2016Military Pay Scale 2016
Jan.1, 2017Military Pay Scale 2017
Jan 1, 2018Military Pay Scale 2018
Jan 1, 2019Military Pay Scale 2019

More Historical Military Pay Resources

  • 2020
    • 2020 Military Pay Charts
    • 2020 Military Pay Increase
    • 2020 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2020 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
    • 2020 Defense Budget
  • 2019
    • 2019 Military Pay Charts
    • 2019 Military Pay Increase
    • 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2019 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
    • 2019 Defense Budget
  • 2018
    • 2018 Military Pay Charts
    • 2018 Military Pay Increase
    • 2018 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2018 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
    • 2018 Defense Budget
  • 2017
    • 2017 Military Pay Charts
    • 2017 Military Pay Increase
    • 2017 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2017 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
    • 2017 Defense Budget
  • 2016
    • 2016 Military Pay Charts
    • 2016 Military Pay Increase
    • 2016 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2016 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
    • 2016 Defense Budget
  • 2015
    • 2015 Military Pay Charts
    • 2015 Military Pay Increase
    • 2015 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2015 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
  • 2014
    • 2014 Military Pay Charts
    • 2014 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
    • 2014 Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates
  • 2013
    • 2013 Military Pay Charts
    • 2013 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
  • 2012
    • 2012 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates

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