The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, included a 1.3 percent increase in military pay for 2016. However the law essentially froze the pay for paygrades O-7 and above at 2015 levels. The ...

Military service members in the junior enlisted ranks received a 14.5% raise in 2025. Most other service members got a 4.5% pay bump. Some senior officers received smaller percentages.

For example, “1” means an entry-level pay grade. So an E-1 in the Army signifies a private. O-1E to O-3E officers – those with previous enlisted active-duty service – get paid extra in ...

President Trump has yet to officially announce a civilian pay raise for 2018, though he authorized a 1.9 percent increase in August. This figure includes a 1.4 percent base increase, and an ...

We listed the typical base pay for US military ranks. ... A freshly commissioned O-1 — 2nd Lt. (Army/Marine Corps/Air Force), Ensign (Navy) — earns $3,477 per month in base pay alone.

The U.S. Army wants more eligible Soldiers to take advantage of the Army Continuation Pay (ACP) program. It provides a ...

For the first time since 2010, troops will see a pay raise of more than 3.0 percent. ... From 2011 to 2016, the military pay increase never grew above 1.7 percent.

The change, effective Oct. 1, 2024, authorizes E-1 to O-6 Soldiers to receive special duty pay in recognition of the greater than normal rigors of operational deployments.

The 2.6 percent increase in basic pay that took effect Tuesday, the largest boost since the 3.4 percent pay hike in 2010, is 0.3 percentage points above last year's raise.

Civilian pay is also set to rise by 3.1 percent. Last year, civilian pay increased by 1.9 percent, while military pay rose 2.6 percent. In 2018, it was 1.9 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively.

WASHINGTON —Military officials prepared Friday to cut pay for troops and civilians, and close offices and activities deemed not essential to national security as the deadline nears for the ...