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2013 Air Force Sea Pay

Air Force personnel serving in paygrades E-4 and above assigned to sea duty are entitled to career sea pay. Members entitled to career sea pay who have served 36 consecutive months of sea duty also are entitled to an additional $100 per month as a career sea pay premium. The premium continues for each subsequent month of sea duty served. For E-5s through E-9s with more than eight years of sea duty, this premium is embedded in the sea-pay rates. Few if any Air Force personnel qualify for the pay, which is one reason the service’s rates have not changed since 1988. The monthly rates currently in effect:

  Years of Sea Duty
Paygrade <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20+
O-6 - - - 225 230 230 240 255 265 280 290 300 310 310 325 340 355 380
O-5 - - - 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 260 265 265 265 285 300 315 340
O-4 - - - 185 190 200 205 205 205 205 225 225 240 240 270 280 290 300
O-3 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 260 270 280 290
O-2 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 250 260 270 280
O-1 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 250 260 270 280
E-9 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 520 520 520
E-8 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 500 520 520
E-7 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 500 500 500
E-6 100 100 120 150 170 315 325 350 350 365 365 365 380 395 410 425 450 450
E-5 50 60 120 150 170 315 325 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350
E-4 50 60 120 150 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160