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Home » 2021 and 2022 Military Retiree and Annuitant Pay Schedule

2021 and 2022 Military Retiree and Annuitant Pay Schedule

DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service establishes, maintains and pays military retirees and their surviving spouses and other family members. Here are the 2021 and 2022 military retiree and annuitant pay dates. 

Find out which military-friendly banks and credit unions pay early.

Military Retiree paydays are always on the first day of the month except when the first day is a holiday or weekend. In those cases the pay date will be the first business day prior to the holiday or weekend that falls on the 1st of the month.

Military Annuitant Paydays are always on the first day of the month except when the first day is a holiday or weekend. In those cases the pay date will be the first business day after the holiday or weekend that falls on the first of the month.

2022 Military Retiree and Annuitant Pay Schedule

ENTITLEMENT MONTH RETIREE PAYMENT DATES ANNUITANT PAYMENT DATES
January 2022 Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
February 2022 Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022
March 2022 Friday, April 1, 2022 Friday, April 1, 2022
April 2022 Friday, April 39, 2022 Monday, May 2, 2022
May 2022 Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Wednesday, June 1, 2022
June 2022 Friday, July 1, 2022 Friday, July 1, 2022
July 2022 Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 Monday, Aug. 1, 2022
August 2022 Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
September 2022 Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
October 2022 Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
November 2022 Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022
December 2022 Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 Monday, Jan. 2, 2023

2021 Military Retiree and Annuitant Pay Schedule

ENTITLEMENT MONTH RETIREE PAYMENT DATES ANNUITANT PAYMENT DATES
January 2021 Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
February 2021 Monday, Mar. 1, 2021 Monday, Mar. 1, 2021
March 2021 Thursday, April 1, 2021 Thursday, April 1, 2021
April 2021 Friday, April 30, 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021
May 2021 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Tuesday, June 1, 2021
June 2021 Thursday, July 1, 2021 Thursday, July 1, 2021
July 2021 Friday, July. 30, 2021 Monday, Aug. 2, 2021
August 2021 Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021
September 2021 Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
October 2021 Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 Monday, Nov. 1, 2021
November 2021 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021
December 2021 Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 Monday, Jan. 3, 2022

DFAS R&A Pay issues monthly payments for the following accounts:


  • Regular and Reserve Retirement payments
  • Combat-Related Special Compensation payments
  • Survivor Benefit Plan
  • Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
  • Temporary and Permanent Disability Retirement payments

For earlier payments try banking with a military-friendly bank or credit union that offers early direct deposit as a courtesy. Navy Federal Credit Union, USAA, Service Credit Union, Pacific Marine Credit Union and Armed Forces Bank are a few examples.

Applies to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: Air Force, Air Force Reserves, Air National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserves, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserves, Navy, Navy Reserves, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserves, Space Force and the Public Health Service.


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