January 10, 2011

2011 Military Pay and Bonuses

U.S. Military Receive 1.4% Pay Raise for 2011

January 10, 2011

Navy CyberSpace - Rumors are abound concerning a military pay stoppage if the government shuts down -- it didn't happen in 1995, and it will not happen in 2011 as the military is considered an essential service.
On January 7, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (H.R. 6523) that provides a 1.4% increase for military pay, effective January 1, 2011. The raise should be noticed in January's first pay check.

On November 10, 2010, President Obama's bipartisan commission on reducing the national debt recommended, amount other things, a freeze of non-combat military pay and bonuses for three years at 2011 levels - the raise amount for 2011 has yet to be determined, but a number of congressmen have gone on record to say that the budget deficit will not be fixed on the backs of our service members when there are so many other places to cut. We'll see.

On February 1, 2010, President Obama, in his defense budget proposal for 2011, recommends an increase of 1.4% for military base pay. The percentage of presidential pay raise proposals in recent years has utilized the Employment Cost Index (ECI) published by the Department of Labor, and this year was no different. Congress has supported and passed a half percent increase to each president's proposal, every year since 1999, to help close the gap with the private sector. Both the Obama Administration and the Pentagon are at odds with the additional half percent increase, citing the gap in military pay has been closed, and further increases to personnel costs will greatly reduce the military's effectiveness over time.

Military pay and allowances in the United States are distributed on the 1st and 15th day of the month. If the 1st or 15th fall on a weekend or national holiday payment will be made the working day prior. The pay scales below are proposals for active and reserve components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard, and are monthly amounts rounded to the nearest US dollar.

2011 Enlisted Pay Chart - 2011 Officer Pay Chart
2011 Enlisted Reserve/Guard Drill Pay Chart
2011 Officer Reserve/Guard Military Drill Pay Chart
 
2011 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart 
Pay Grade Years of Service
Less than 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-9




E-8




E-7 2638 2879 2989 3135 3249
E-6 2281 2510 2621 2728 2840
E-5 2091 2230 2338 2448 2620
E-4 1915 2014 2123 2231 2326
E-3 1730 1839 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467
E-1 with less than 4 months of service 1357





Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9
4635 4740 4872 5029
E-8 3794 3962 4066 4191 4325
E-7 3444 3554 3751 3914 4025
E-6 3094 3193 3382 3441 3484
E-5 2800 2947 2965 2965 2965
E-4 2326 2326 2326 2326 2326
E-3 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
E-9 5185 5436 5649 5874 6215
E-8 4568 4692 4902 5018 5305
E-7 4143 4189 4343 4426 4740
E-6 3533 3533 3533 3533 3533
E-5 2965 2965 2965 2965 2965
E-4 2326 2326 2326 2326 2326
E-3 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950
E-2 1645 1645 1645 1645 1645
E-1 1467 1467 1467 1467 1467
Enlisted Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
E-9 6526 6853 7196 Make room
E-8 5411 5411 5411 Retire!!

Notes: 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 $7,490.

The US military has various pays which are not included these pay tables. They include, but not limited to, Submarine Duty Pay, Hazardous Duty, Imminent Danger Pay (Combat Pay), Sea Pay, aircrew-flight pay, Special Duty Pay (SDAP). You must be assigned in an available billet in the required field/location to draw additional pay status. The US military also has various allowances such as Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Cost of living Allowance (COLA) and Clothing Allowance just to name a few.

2011 Basic Officer Military Pay Chart
Pay Grade Years of Service
Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-10
See Note 1




O-9




O-8 9531 9843 10050 10108 10366
O-7 7919 8287 8457 8592 8838
O-6 5870 6448 6872 6872 6898
O-5 4893 5512 5893 5966 6204
O-4 4222 4887 5213 5286 5588
O-3 3712 4208 4542 4952 5189
O-2 3207 3653 4207 4349 4438
O-1 2783 2898 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
See Note 2 Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
O-3E


4951 5189
O-2E


4349 4438
O-1E


3501 3740
Warrant Officers

Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
W-5




W-4 3836 4125 4245 4361 4562
W-3 3502 3648 3799 3847 4005
W-2 3081 3257 3411 3522 3619
W-1 2719 2943 3093 3189 3445

Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-10
See Note 1




O-9




O-8 10798 10898 11308 11426 11779
O-7 9079 9360 9639 9919 10798
O-6 7193 7233 7233 7643 8370
O-5 6346 6659 6889 7185 7639
O-4 5913 6316 6632 6850 6976
O-3 5449 5617 5895 6038 6038
O-2 4438 4438 4438 4438 4438
O-1 3503 3503 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
See Note 2 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-3E 5449 5618 5895 6128 6263
O-2E 4580 4819 5003 5140 5140
O-1E 3878 4020 4159 4349 4349
Warrant Officers

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-5 -- -- -- -- --
W-4 4761 4961 5264 5530 5782
W-3 4313 4635 4786 4961 5142
W-2 4059 4214 4366 4552 4698
W-1 3746 3881 4070 4257 4403
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-10
See Note 1
15401 15476 15797 16358
O-9
13470 13664 13944 14433
O-8 12291 12762 13078 13078 13078
O-7 11541 11541 11541 11541 11599
O-6 8797 9223 9466 9711 10188
O-5 7856 8070 8313 8313 8313
O-4 7049 7049 7049 7049 7049
O-3 6039 6039 6039 6039 6039
O-2 4438 4438 4438 4438 4438
O-1 3503 3503 3503 3503 3503
Commissioned Officer With Over 4 Years of Active Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
See Note 2 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-3E 6445 6445 6445 6445 6445
O-2E 5140 5140 5140 5140 5140
O-1E 4349 4349 4349 4349 4349
Warrant Officers

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5 -- 6821 7167 7424 7710
W-4 5988 6189 6486 6728 7006
W-3 5466 5684 5816 5956 6145
W-2 4830 4988 5091 5174 5174
W-1 4538 4701 4701 4701 4701
Commissioned Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
O-10		 17176 18035 18936 Time for
O-9 15155 15913 16709 Retirement!
O-8 13405 13739 13739 Retire!!
O-7 11832 11832 11832 Retire!!
O-6 10391 10391 10391 Retire!!
Warrant Officers Over 30 Years of Service
Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 30		 Over 34 Over 38 Over 40
W-5 8095 8501 8926 Make room
W-4 7145 7145 7145 you're old!!

NOTE 1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule.

NOTE 2. Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years & 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member. See DoDFMR for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.

Military Pay Chart : 2011

ENLISTED PAY SCALE (Basic Pay Rates: Jan. 1, 2011)
Pay Grades E-6, E-7, E-8, and E-9

OFFICER PAY SCALE (Basic Pay Rates: Jan. 1, 2011)
O-1 to O-5 | O-6 to O-10 | W-1 to W-5 | E-1 to E-5 | E-6 to E-9
Active Duty Pay

2011 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates

Military.com - The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is based on geographic duty location, pay grade, and dependency status. The intent of BAH is to provide uniformed servicemembers accurate and equitable housing compensation based on housing costs in local civilian housing markets, and is payable when government quarters are not provided.

Each year the BAH tables are released between December 15 and January 1.

2011 BAH Update:

The overall average military Basic Allowance for Housing rates across the country has dropped for the first time since 1998, the year BAQ was replaced by BAH. The 0.6 percent drop reflects a decrease in the average rental costs across the over 400 designated military housing areas.

Fortunately about 400,000 active duty service members will see their BAH protected from a rate drop Jan. 1; thanks to “individual rate protection,” which was adopted by Congress nine years ago.

View the 2011 BAH Rate tables:

2011 BAH With Dependents (pdf)
2011 BAH Without Dependents (pdf)
Non-Locality (Reserve Component/Transient and Differential BAH Rates)
Search for your 2011 BAH rate by zip code

You can also view the 2009 and 2010 BAH rate tables:

2010 BAH With Dependents (pdf)
2010 BAH Without Dependents (pdf)
2009 BAH With Dependents (pdf)
2009 BAH Without Dependents (pdf)

According to the DoD, BAH rates now make it possible for servicemembers to have zero out-of-pocket expense -- for servicemembers living in civilian rented housing. Since 2008 the BAH rates are directly related to the cost increases of the local rental housing markets.
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