Military and federal pay, by grade
What you get paid, line by line.
Basic pay for every military grade and length of service, VA disability rates and the GS pay scale. 2027 military figures are marked “projected” until the official schedule is out.
Quick lookup2026 official
Basic pay 2026$4,110.00
2027 projected$4,258.00
Per year, 2027 projected$51,096.00
Pay by grade
Charts and calculators
Projected2027 = 2026 basic pay + 3.6%, the raise set by the legal formula. Congress has not finished the 2027 defense bill, so the final raise may differ. We update this page the week the official 2027 schedule is published.
Official2026 basic pay, effective January 1, 2026 (Executive Order of December 2025, Schedule 8).
How this site works
Every amount comes from an official public document: the President's pay order in the Federal Register for military basic pay, OPM's salary tables for the General Schedule, and VA's rate tables for disability compensation. We copy the figures into tables that are easy to read on a phone and show the source and the date we checked it under each table.
paybygrade is an independent site. It is not a government site and is not connected to any branch or agency. For the amount you are actually paid, check your Leave and Earnings Statement or the agency that pays you.