Military Pay
2025 Military Pay Charts
Military members saw a 4.5% increase in 2025, with junior enlisted members seeing an additional 10% boost in the spring to bring the raise to roughly 14.5%.
The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act infographic shows the status of the budget. H.R. 4435: Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 authorizes appropriations for 2015 military activities including military pay, BAH and BAS.
Typically, the Act is signed into law in late December once Congress passes it and the President signs.
One of the main issues in the NDAA this year is military pay. Both President Obama and the DoD are recommending a 1% military pay increase, whereas the House of Congress has passed a 1.8% pay increase. Update: The military pay will see a 1% increase.
See 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates here.
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