2013 Military Pay Charts

2013 military pay charts effective Jan. 1, 2013. The monthly basic pay increase was 1.7% higher from the previous year.

President Obama signed Executive Order 13635 “Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay” effective Jan. 1, 2013.   The President still needs to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2013 in order to fund the military pay raise.  Pay will be retroactive if the NDAA is not signed prior to the effective date of Jan. 1, 2013.

See here for 2013 military pay dates.

2013 Basic Military Pay Tables

Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8
O-10 (*1)
O-9 (*1)
O-8 (*1)	$9,847.81	$10,170.19	$10,384.38	$10,444.21	$10,711.41	$11,157.48
O-7 (*1)	$8,182.58	$8,562.93	$8,738.69	$8,878.49	$9,131.75	$9,381.90
O-6 (*2)	$6,064.79	$6,663.05	$7,100.13	$7,100.13	$7,127.10	$7,432.74
O-5	$5,055.80	$5,695.60	$6,089.90	$6,164.29	$6,410.11	$6,557.35
O-4	$4,362.37	$5,049.91	$5,386.86	$5,461.88	$5,774.65	$6,110.05
O-3	$3,835.40	$4,348.11	$4,693.12	$5,116.56	$5,361.44	$5,630.51
O-2	$3,314.01	$3,774.34	$4,347.18	$4,493.80	$4,586.18	$4,586.18
O-1	$2,876.63	$2,993.80	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04
O-3 (*3)				$5,116.56	$5,361.44	$5,630.51
O-2 (*3)				$4,493.80	$4,586.18	$4,732.49
O-1 (*3)				$3,619.04	$3,864.85	$4,007.75
W-5
W-4	$3,963.73	$4,263.80	$4,386.24	$4,506.51	$4,713.89	$4,919.40
W-3	$3,619.35	$3,770.31	$3,924.99	$3,975.82	$4,137.94	$4,457.23
W-2	$3,203.04	$3,505.89	$3,599.20	$3,663.36	$3,871.05	$4,194.05
W-1	$2,811.53	$3,113.77	$3,195.29	$3,367.33	$3,570.99	$3,870.43
E-9 (*4)
E-8						$3,920.34
E-7	$2,725.05	$2,974.27	$3,088.35	$3,239.31	$3,357.10	$3,559.21
E-6	$2,357.10	$2,593.62	$2,708.00	$2,819.28	$2,935.22	$3,196.53
E-5	$2,159.64	$2,304.40	$2,415.69	$2,529.76	$2,707.38	$2,893.68
E-4	$1,979.85	$2,081.22	$2,194.05	$2,305.02	$2,403.29	$2,403.29
E-3	$1,787.35	$1,899.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88
E-2	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63
E-1	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43

Grade	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
O-10 (*1)						$15,913.22
O-9 (*1)						$13,917.86
O-8 (*1)	$11,261.63	$11,685.07	$11,806.58	$12,171.74	$12,699.95	$13,186.93
O-7 (*1)	$9,671.12	$9,959.40	$10,248.61	$11,157.48	$11,924.68	$11,924.68
O-6 (*2)	$7,473.04	$7,473.04	$7,897.71	$8,648.80	$9,089.59	$9,529.76
O-5	$6,880.97	$7,118.42	$7,425.30	$7,894.92	$8,118.11	$8,338.82
O-4	$6,527.59	$6,852.76	$7,079.05	$7,208.62	$7,283.64	$7,283.64
O-3	$5,804.72	$6,090.83	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93
O-2	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18
O-1	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04
O-3 (*3)	$5,804.72	$6,090.83	$6,331.99	$6,470.56	$6,659.33	$6,659.33
O-2 (*3)	$4,978.92	$5,169.25	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22
O-1 (*3)	$4,154.06	$4,297.27	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80
W-5						$7,047.74
W-4	$5,126.48	$5,439.56	$5,713.58	$5,974.28	$6,187.54	$6,395.54
W-3	$4,789.22	$4,945.45	$5,126.17	$5,313.08	$5,647.86	$5,874.46
W-2	$4,353.69	$4,511.47	$4,703.97	$4,854.31	$4,990.70	$5,153.75
W-1	$4,010.54	$4,205.83	$4,398.33	$4,549.60	$4,689.09	$4,858.03
E-9 (*4)	$4,788.91	$4,897.40	$5,034.10	$5,194.98	$5,357.10	$5,617.49
E-8	$4,093.62	$4,200.87	$4,329.82	$4,469.00	$4,720.40	$4,847.80
E-7	$3,672.97	$3,875.70	$4,043.71	$4,158.40	$4,280.85	$4,328.58
E-6	$3,298.51	$3,495.35	$3,555.49	$3,599.51	$3,650.96	$3,650.96
E-5	$3,045.57	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17
E-4	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29
E-3	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88
E-2	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63
E-1	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43

Grade	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 28	Over 30	Over 32
O-10 (*1)	$15,990.71	$16,323.32	$16,902.68	$16,902.68	$17,747.69	$17,747.69
O-9 (*1)	$14,118.42	$14,407.94	$14,913.21	$14,913.21	$15,659.34	$15,659.34
O-8 (*1)	$13,512.41	$13,512.41	$13,512.41	$13,512.41	$13,850.29	$13,850.29
O-7 (*1)	$11,924.68	$11,924.68	$11,985.44	$11,985.44	$12,225.36	$12,225.36
O-6 (*2)	$9,780.54	$10,034.41	$10,526.67	$10,526.67	$10,736.83	$10,736.83
O-5	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90
O-4	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64
O-3	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93
O-2	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18
O-1	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04
O-3 (*3)	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33
O-2 (*3)	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22
O-1 (*3)	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80
W-5	$7,405.46	$7,671.73	$7,966.53	$7,966.53	$8,365.16	$8,365.16
W-4	$6,701.18	$6,952.27	$7,238.69	$7,238.69	$7,383.45	$7,383.45
W-3	$6,009.92	$6,153.75	$6,349.35	$6,349.35	$6,349.35	$6,349.35
W-2	$5,261.01	$5,346.25	$5,346.25	$5,346.25	$5,346.25	$5,346.25
W-1	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03
E-9 (*4)	$5,837.26	$6,068.82	$6,422.51	$6,422.51	$6,743.34	$6,743.34
E-8	$5,064.79	$5,184.75	$5,481.09	$5,481.09	$5,591.14	$5,591.14
E-7	$4,487.29	$4,572.85	$4,897.71	$4,897.71	$4,897.71	$4,897.71
E-6	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96
E-5	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17
E-4	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29
E-3	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88
E-2	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63
E-1	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43

Grade	Over 34	Over 36	Over 38	Over 40
O-10 (*1)	$18,634.85	$18,634.85	$19,566.97	$19,566.97
O-9 (*1)	$16,442.35	$16,442.35	$17,264.43	$17,264.43
O-8 (*1)	$14,196.54	$14,196.54	$14,196.54	$14,196.54
O-7 (*1)	$12,225.36	$12,225.36	$12,225.36	$12,225.36
O-6 (*2)	$10,736.83	$10,736.83	$10,736.83	$10,736.83
O-5	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90	$8,589.90
O-4	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64	$7,283.64
O-3	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93	$6,239.93
O-2	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18	$4,586.18
O-1	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04	$3,619.04
O-3 (*3)	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33	$6,659.33
O-2 (*3)	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22	$5,311.22
O-1 (*3)	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80	$4,493.80
W-5	$8,783.33	$8,783.33	$9,222.88	$9,222.88
W-4	$7,383.45	$7,383.45	$7,383.45	$7,383.45
W-3	$6,349.35	$6,349.35	$6,349.35	$6,349.35
W-2	$5,346.25	$5,346.25	$5,346.25	$5,346.25
W-1	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03	$4,858.03
E-9 (*4)	$7,080.91	$7,080.91	$7,435.22	$7,435.22
E-8	$5,591.14	$5,591.14	$5,591.14	$5,591.14
E-7	$4,897.71	$4,897.71	$4,897.71	$4,897.71
E-6	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96	$3,650.96
E-5	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17	$3,064.17
E-4	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29	$2,403.29
E-3	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88	$2,014.88
E-2	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63	$1,699.63
E-1	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43	$1,516.43

Notes:
1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule which is $14,975.10. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule which is $12,141.60.
2. While serving as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff/Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Chief of Navy Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Army/Air Force Chief of Staff, Commander of a unified or specified combatant command, basic pay is $20,937.90. (See note 1 above).
3. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.
4. For the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the AF, Sergeant Major of the Army or Marine Corps or Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JCS, basic pay is $7,738.80. Combat Zone Tax Exclusion for O-1 and above is based on this basic pay rate plus Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay which is $225.00.
5. Applicable to E-1 with 4 months or more of active duty. Basic pay for an E-1 with less than 4 months of active duty is $1,402.20.
6. Basic pay rate for Academy Cadets/Midshipmen and ROTC members/applicants is $1,006.80.

The military pay tables are applicable for all U.S. Armed Forces personnel Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and Reserves forces where applicable.

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