| 2008
Basic Pay - 3% and 3.5% As part of the 2008 defense authorization bill, Congress approved a 3.5 percent pay raise effective Jan. 1. However, President Bush vetoed the bill Dec. 28 over an unrelated matter. This means troops receive only a 3 percent increase Jan 1. When the dispute is resolved and the bill becomes law, the 3.5 percent raise will kick in. That may not happen until February, but when it does, White House officials and lawmakers have indicated that they will make the 3.5 percent raise retroactive to Jan. 1. Basic pay rates under a 3 percent and 3.5 percent increase: |
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| Nonbold: 3% Bold/Italic: 3.5% |
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| Years of Service | ||||||||||||
| Paygrade | <2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| O-10 | 14,068.80 | |||||||||||
| 14,137.20 | ||||||||||||
| O-9 | 12,305.10 | |||||||||||
| 12,364.80 | ||||||||||||
| O-8 | 8,706.60 | 8,991.60 | 9,180.90 | 9,233.70 | 9,469.80 | 9,864.60 | 9,956.40 | 10,331.10 | 10,438.20 | 10,761.30 | 11,227.80 | 11,658.60 |
| 8,748.90 | 9,035.10 | 9,225.60 | 9,278.70 | 9,516.00 | 9,912.30 | 10,004.70 | 10,381.20 | 10,488.90 | 10,813.50 | 11,282.40 | 11,715.30 | |
| O-7 | 7,234.50 | 7,570.50 | 7,726.20 | 7,849.80 | 8,073.60 | 8,294.40 | 8,550.30 | 8,805.30 | 9,061.20 | 9,864.60 | 10,543.20 | 10,543.20 |
| 7,269.60 | 7,607.40 | 7,763.70 | 7,887.90 | 8,112.60 | 8,334.90 | 8,591.70 | 8,847.90 | 9,105.00 | 9,912.30 | 10,594.20 | 10,594.20 | |
| O-6 | 5,362.50 | 5,890.80 | 6,277.20 | 6,277.20 | 6,301.20 | 6,571.50 | 6,606.90 | 6,606.90 | 6,982.50 | 7,646.40 | 8,036.10 | 8,425.50 |
| 5,388.30 | 5,919.30 | 6,307.80 | 6,307.80 | 6,331.80 | 6,603.30 | 6,639.00 | 6,639.00 | 7,016.40 | 7,683.60 | 8,075.10 | 8,466.30 | |
| O-5 | 4,470.00 | 5,035.50 | 5,384.40 | 5,449.80 | 5,667.00 | 5,797.50 | 6,083.70 | 6,293.40 | 6,564.30 | 6,979.80 | 7,177.20 | 7,372.80 |
| 4,491.60 | 5,059.80 | 5,410.50 | 5,476.20 | 5,694.60 | 5,825.70 | 6,113.10 | 6,324.00 | 6,596.40 | 7,013.70 | 7,212.00 | 7,408.50 | |
| O-4 | 3,856.80 | 4,464.60 | 4,762.50 | 4,829.10 | 5,105.70 | 5,401.80 | 5,770.80 | 6,058.80 | 6,258.60 | 6,373.20 | 6,439.80 | 6,439.80 |
| 3,875.70 | 4,486.50 | 4,785.60 | 4,852.50 | 5,130.30 | 5,428.20 | 5,799.00 | 6,088.20 | 6,288.90 | 6,404.10 | 6,471.00 | 6,471.00 | |
| O-3 | 3,390.90 | 3,844.20 | 4,149.30 | 4,523.70 | 4,740.00 | 4,977.90 | 5,132.10 | 5,385.30 | 5,516.70 | 5,516.70 | 5,516.70 | 5,516.70 |
| 3,407.40 | 3,862.80 | 4,169.40 | 4,545.60 | 4,763.10 | 5,002.20 | 5,157.00 | 5,411.40 | 5,543.40 | 5,543.40 | 5,543.40 | 5,543.40 | |
| O-2 | 2,929.50 | 3,336.90 | 3,843.30 | 3,973.20 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 | 4,054.80 |
| 2,943.90 | 3,353.10 | 3,861.90 | 3,992.40 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | 4,074.30 | |
| O-1 | 2,543.40 | 2,646.90 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 | 3,199.80 |
| 2,555.70 | 2,659.80 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | 3,215.10 | |
| O-3E | 4,523.70 | 4,740.00 | 4,977.90 | 5,132.10 | 5,385.30 | 5,598.60 | 5,720.70 | 5,887.50 | 5,887.50 | |||
| 4,545.60 | 4,763.10 | 5,002.20 | 5,157.00 | 5,411.40 | 5,625.60 | 5,748.60 | 5,916.00 | 5,916.00 | ||||
| O-2E | 3,973.20 | 4,054.80 | 4,183.80 | 4,401.60 | 4,570.20 | 4,695.60 | 4,695.60 | 4,695.60 | 4,695.60 | |||
| 3,992.40 | 4,074.30 | 4,204.20 | 4,423.20 | 4,592.40 | 4,718.40 | 4,718.40 | 4,718.40 | 4,718.40 | ||||
| O-1E | 3,199.80 | 3,417.30 | 3,543.30 | 3,672.60 | 3,799.50 | 3,973.20 | 3,973.20 | 3,973.20 | 3,973.20 | |||
| 3,215.10 | 3,433.80 | 3,560.40 | 3,690.30 | 3,817.80 | 3,992.40 | 3,992.40 | 3,992.40 | 3,992.40 | ||||
| W-5 | 6,231.00 | |||||||||||
| 6,261.30 | ||||||||||||
| W-4 | 3,504.00 | 3,769.80 | 3,878.10 | 3,984.60 | 4,167.90 | 4,348.80 | 4,532.70 | 4,809.30 | 5,051.40 | 5,282.10 | 5,470.20 | 5,654.40 |
| 3,521.10 | 3,788.10 | 3,896.70 | 4,003.80 | 4,188.00 | 4,370.10 | 4,554.60 | 4,832.70 | 5,076.00 | 5,307.60 | 5,496.90 | 5,681.70 | |
| W-3 | 3,200.10 | 3,333.60 | 3,470.10 | 3,515.10 | 3,658.50 | 3,940.80 | 4,234.20 | 4,381.80 | 4,532.40 | 4,697.10 | 4,993.20 | 5,193.60 |
| 3,215.40 | 3,349.80 | 3,486.90 | 3,532.20 | 3,676.20 | 3,959.70 | 4,254.90 | 4,403.10 | 4,554.30 | 4,719.90 | 5,017.50 | 5,218.80 | |
| W-2 | 2,831.70 | 3,099.60 | 3,182.10 | 3,238.80 | 3,422.40 | 3,708.00 | 3,849.30 | 3,988.50 | 4,158.90 | 4,291.80 | 4,412.40 | 4,556.40 |
| 2,845.50 | 3,114.60 | 3,197.40 | 3,254.70 | 3,439.20 | 3,726.00 | 3,867.90 | 4,008.00 | 4,179.00 | 4,312.50 | 4,434.00 | 4,578.60 | |
| W-1 | 2,485.50 | 2,752.50 | 2,825.10 | 2,977.20 | 3,147.90 | 3,421.80 | 3,545.40 | 3,718.50 | 3,888.90 | 4,022.40 | 4,145.10 | 4,295.10 |
| 2,497.80 | 2,766.00 | 2,838.90 | 2,991.60 | 3,163.20 | 3,438.60 | 3,562.80 | 3,736.50 | 3,907.50 | 4,041.90 | 4,165.50 | 4,316.10 | |
| E-9 | 4,233.90 | 4,329.90 | 4,450.80 | 4,593.30 | 4,736.40 | 4,966.20 | ||||||
| 4,254.60 | 4,350.90 | 4,472.40 | 4,615.50 | 4,759.20 | 4,990.50 | |||||||
| E-8 | 3,465.60 | 3,619.20 | 3,714.30 | 3,828.00 | 3,951.00 | 4,173.30 | 4,286.10 | |||||
| 3,482.70 | 3,636.90 | 3,732.30 | 3,846.60 | 3,970.20 | 4,193.70 | 4,306.80 | ||||||
| E-7 | 2,409.30 | 2,629.50 | 2,730.30 | 2,864.10 | 2,967.90 | 3,147.00 | 3,247.20 | 3,426.60 | 3,575.10 | 3,676.80 | 3,784.50 | 3,827.10 |
| 2,421.00 | 2,642.40 | 2,743.50 | 2,877.90 | 2,982.30 | 3,162.00 | 3,263.10 | 3,443.10 | 3,592.50 | 3,694.50 | 3,803.10 | 3,845.40 | |
| E-6 | 2,083.80 | 2,292.90 | 2,394.00 | 2,492.40 | 2,595.00 | 2,826.30 | 2,916.30 | 3,090.00 | 3,143.40 | 3,182.40 | 3,227.40 | 3,227.40 |
| 2,094.00 | 2,304.00 | 2,405.70 | 2,504.40 | 2,607.60 | 2,840.10 | 2,930.40 | 3,105.00 | 3,158.70 | 3,197.70 | 3,243.30 | 3,243.30 | |
| E-5 | 1,909.50 | 2,037.30 | 2,135.40 | 2,236.50 | 2,393.40 | 2,558.10 | 2,692.20 | 2,709.00 | 2,709.00 | 2,709.00 | 2,709.00 | 2,709.00 |
| 1,918.80 | 2,047.20 | 2,145.90 | 2,247.30 | 2,405.10 | 2,570.70 | 2,705.40 | 2,722.20 | 2,722.20 | 2,722.20 | 2,722.20 | 2,722.20 | |
| E-4 | 1,750.50 | 1,840.20 | 1,939.50 | 2,037.90 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 | 2,124.60 |
| 1,758.90 | 1,848.90 | 1,949.10 | 2,047.80 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | 2,135.10 | |
| E-3 | 1,580.10 | 1,679.70 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 | 1,781.10 |
| 1,587.90 | 1,687.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | 1,789.80 | |
| E-2 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 | 1,502.70 |
| 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | 1,509.90 | |
| E-1 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 | 1,340.40 |
| 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | |
| E-1 <4mos | 1,239.90 | |||||||||||
| 1,245.90 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Monthly pay for O-7s through O-10s in 2008 is capped at $14,349.90 under Level II of the federal Executive Schedule. | ||||||||||||
