military_pay_2026.json

{
  "_version": 1,
  "_updated": "2026-01-01",
  "_source": "DFAS — Military Basic Pay Chart effective January 1, 2026 (Executive Order, published at www.dfas.mil). BAS rates from DFAS. These are MONTHLY amounts in USD, taxable for basic pay, NON-taxable for BAH/BAS.",
  "_notes": "Basic pay tables by grade and years-of-service bracket. For grades shown with '<2' bracket, use that figure when years-of-service is less than 2. For brackets >40 years, use the highest bracket shown.",
  "basicPayMonthly": {
    "E-1_under4mo": 2017.20,
    "E-1": 2181.30,
    "E-2": 2444.10,
    "E-3": {"<2":2569.80,"2":2732.10,"3":2898.00,"4":2898.00,"6":2898.00,"8":2898.00,"10":2898.00,"12":2898.00,"14":2898.00,"16":2898.00,"18":2898.00,"20":2898.00},
    "E-4": {"<2":2845.80,"2":2990.70,"3":3153.30,"4":3312.90,"6":3454.50,"8":3454.50,"10":3454.50,"12":3454.50,"14":3454.50,"16":3454.50,"18":3454.50,"20":3454.50},
    "E-5": {"<2":3105.30,"2":3314.70,"3":3474.00,"4":3636.90,"6":3893.70,"8":4162.80,"10":4381.80,"12":4407.60,"14":4407.60,"16":4407.60,"18":4407.60,"20":4407.60},
    "E-6": {"<2":3389.10,"2":3728.40,"3":3895.80,"4":4057.20,"6":4223.70,"8":4599.60,"10":4747.80,"12":5028.90,"14":5116.50,"16":5180.10,"18":5252.40,"20":5252.40},
    "E-7": {"<2":3923.40,"2":4280.40,"3":4442.10,"4":4659.30,"6":4830.30,"8":5123.40,"10":5288.70,"12":5577.90,"14":5858.70,"16":6027.30,"18":6207.60,"20":6277.80},
    "E-8": {"<2":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"6":0,"8":5639.40,"10":5892.90,"12":6044.10,"14":6232.50,"16":6433.20,"18":6790.20,"20":6974.10},
    "E-9": {"<2":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"6":0,"8":0,"10":6887.70,"12":7042.80,"14":7236.30,"16":7467.00,"18":7703.70,"20":8079.30},
    "W-1": {"<2":3767.10,"2":4173.00,"3":4280.40,"4":4510.50,"6":4781.70,"8":5181.30,"10":5368.20,"12":5630.10,"14":5884.80,"16":6089.10,"18":6276.60,"20":6508.80},
    "W-2": {"<2":4290.00,"2":4697.40,"3":4824.30,"4":4907.70,"6":5188.20,"8":5623.80,"10":5835.30,"12":6043.50,"14":6303.30,"16":6505.80,"18":6691.50,"20":6910.20},
    "W-3": {"<2":4849.50,"2":5050.80,"3":5261.70,"4":5326.80,"6":5547.60,"8":5972.70,"10":6418.50,"12":6625.80,"14":6864.30,"16":7116.00,"18":7567.50,"20":7870.80},
    "W-4": {"<2":5312.40,"2":5712.60,"3":5877.30,"4":6036.60,"6":6317.40,"8":6590.70,"10":6867.60,"12":7286.40,"14":7653.00,"16":8004.60,"18":8290.50,"20":8569.80},
    "W-5": {"<2":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"6":0,"8":0,"10":0,"12":0,"14":0,"16":0,"18":0,"20":9857.10},
    "O-1": {"<2":3794.70,"2":3950.40,"3":4774.20,"4":4774.20,"6":4774.20,"8":4774.20,"10":4774.20,"12":4774.20,"14":4774.20,"16":4774.20,"18":4774.20,"20":4774.20},
    "O-2": {"<2":4372.20,"2":4977.90,"3":5734.80,"4":5929.20,"6":6048.30,"8":6048.30,"10":6048.30,"12":6048.30,"14":6048.30,"16":6048.30,"18":6048.30,"20":6048.30},
    "O-3": {"<2":5062.80,"2":5738.70,"3":6191.70,"4":6749.70,"6":7072.20,"8":7428.60,"10":7660.20,"12":8039.70,"14":8234.70,"16":8234.70,"18":8234.70,"20":8234.70},
    "O-4": {"<2":5753.40,"2":6663.00,"3":7107.30,"4":7206.60,"6":7618.80,"8":8063.70,"10":8616.60,"12":9047.10,"14":9350.70,"16":9520.80,"18":9625.80,"20":9625.80},
    "O-5": {"<2":6663.60,"2":7505.40,"3":8023.80,"4":8121.90,"6":8447.10,"8":8641.20,"10":9068.70,"12":9384.90,"14":9785.40,"16":10404.90,"18":10698.60,"20":10990.80},
    "O-6": {"<2":7998.60,"2":8786.70,"3":9362.40,"4":9362.40,"6":9397.80,"8":9795.90,"10":9849.60,"12":9849.60,"14":10414.50,"16":11404.80,"18":11989.80,"20":12564.60},
    "O-7+": {"<2":10635.30,"2":11126.10,"3":11356.50,"4":11538.30,"6":11864.10,"8":12190.20,"10":12564.60,"12":12938.40,"14":13311.30,"16":14497.50,"18":15494.70,"20":15494.70}
  },
  "basMonthly": {
    "_note": "BAS (Basic Allowance for Subsistence) — non-taxable. 2026 rates.",
    "enlisted": 486.37,
    "officer": 335.17
  },
  "bahLookupUrl": "https://www.travel.dod.mil/Allowances/Basic-Allowance-for-Housing/BAH-Rate-Lookup/",
  "bahNote": "BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) varies by ZIP, rank, and dependent status. No official REST API — use the DoD lookup tool above. BAH is the field family courts MOST often use to inflate military income because the amount is large and the court claims it's disposable. On many bases BAH for a mid-grade NCO exceeds $2,500/month."
}