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2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances
July 1, 2022
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MONTHLY MILITARY BASIC PAY
(Effective Jan. 1, 2022)
<2 Years
2 Years
3 Years
4 Years
6 Years
8 Years
10 Years
12 Years
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
O-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O-8
11,636
12,017
12,270
12,341
12,656
13,183
13,306
13,807
O-7
9,668
10,118
10,325
10,491
10,790
11,085
11,427
11,768
O-6
7,332
8,055
8,583
8,583
8,616
8,985
9,035
9,035
O-5
6,112
6,885
7,362
7,451
7,749
7,927
8,318
8,606
O-4
5,274
6,104
6,512
6,603
6,981
7,386
7,892
8,285
O-3
4,637
5,256
5,672
6,185
6,482
6,807
7,017
7,363
O-2
4,007
4,563
5,255
5,433
5,544
5,544
5,544
5,544
O-1
3,477
3,620
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
O-3E
0
0
0
6,185
6,482
6,807
7,017
7,363
O-2E
0
0
0
5,433
5,544
5,721
6,019
6,249
O-1E
0
0
0
4,376
4,672
4,845
5,022
5,195
ENLISTED MEMBERS
E-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,789
5,921
E-8
0
0
0
0
0
4,739
4,949
5,078
E-7
3,294
3,596
3,734
3,915
4,058
4,303
4,441
4,685
E-6
2,849
3,136
3,274
3,409
3,549
3,864
3,988
4,226
E-5
2,610
2,786
2,921
3,059
3,273
3,498
3,682
3,704
E-4
2,393
2,516
2,652
2,787
2,906
2,906
2,906
2,906
E-3
2,161
2,297
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
E-2
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
E-1 >4 Mon
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
E-1 <4 Mon
1,695
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 Years
16 years
18 years
20 years
22 years
24 Years
26 Years
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
O-10
0
0
0
16,975
16,975
16,975
16,975
O-9
0
0
0
16,445
16,682
16,975
16,975
O-8
13,951
14,382
15,006
15,581
15,966
15,966
15,966
O-7
12,110
13,183
14,090
14,090
14,090
14,090
14,162
O-6
9,548
10,455
10,988
11,521
11,824
12,131
12,725
O-5
8,977
9,544
9,814
10,081
10,384
10,384
10,384
O-4
8,558
8,715
8,805
8,805
8,805
8,805
8,805
O-3
7,544
7,544
7,544
7,544
7,544
7,544
7,544
O-2
5,544
5,544
5,544
5,544
5,544
5,544
5,544
O-1
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
4,376
O-3E
7,655
7,823
8,051
8,051
8,051
8,051
8,051
O-2E
6,421
6,421
6,421
6,421
6,421
6,421
6,421
O-1E
5,433
5,433
5,433
5,433
5,433
5,433
5,433
ENLISTED MEMBERS
E-9
6,086
6,280
6,477
6,791
7,057
7,336
7,764
E-8
5,234
5,402
5,706
5,861
6,123
6,268
6,626
E-7
4,889
5,027
5,175
5,233
5,425
5,528
5,921
E-6
4,298
4,351
4,413
4,413
4,413
4,413
4,413
E-5
3,704
3,704
3,704
3,704
3,704
3,704
3,704
E-4
2,906
2,906
2,906
2,906
2,906
2,906
2,906
E-3
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
2,436
E-2
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
2,055
E-1 >4 Mon
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
1,833
E-1 <4 Mon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C/S
16,975
M/S
9,356
Cadet
1,217
NOTE–BASIC PAY FOR O7-O10 IS LIMITED TO LEVEL II OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE DURING 2022 ($16,974.90) BASIC PAY FOR O6 AND BELOW IS LIMITED TO LEVEL V OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DURING 2022 ($13,775.10)
ANNUAL PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIANS
(Effective Jan. 1, 2022)
Grade
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
1
20,172
20,849
21,519
22,187
22,857
2
22,682
23,222
23,973
24,608
24,886
3
24,749
25,574
26,399
27,224
28,049
4
27,782
28,708
29,634
30,560
31,486
5
31,083
32,119
33,155
34,191
35,227
6
34,649
35,804
36,959
38,114
39,269
7
38,503
39,786
41,069
42,352
43,635
8
42,641
44,062
45,483
46,904
48,325
9
47,097
48,667
50,237
51,807
53,377
10
51,864
53,593
55,322
57,051
58,780
11
56,983
58,882
60,781
62,680
64,579
12
68,299
70,576
72,853
75,130
77,407
13
81,216
83,923
86,630
89,337
92,044
14
95,973
99,172
102,371
105,570
108,769
15
112,890
116,653
120,416
124,179
127,942
Grade
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Within Grade Amounts
1
23,249
23,913
24,581
24,608
25,234
VARIES
2
25,618
26,350
27,082
27,814
28,546
VARIES
3
28,874
29,699
30,524
31,349
32,174
825
4
32,412
33,338
34,264
35,190
36,116
926
5
36,263
37,299
38,335
39,371
40,407
1,036
6
40,424
41,579
42,734
43,889
45,044
1,155
7
44,918
46,201
47,484
48,767
50,050
1,283
8
49,746
51,167
52,588
54,009
55,430
1,421
9
54,947
56,517
58,087
59,657
61,227
1,570
10
60,509
62,238
63,967
65,696
67,425
1,729
11
66,478
68,377
70,276
72,175
74,074
1,899
12
79,684
81,961
84,238
86,515
88,792
2,277
13
94,751
97,458
100,165
102,872
105,579
2,707
14
111,968
115,167
118,366
121,565
124,764
3,199
15
131,705
135,468
139,231
142,994
146,757
3,763
Does not include locality pay assigned by geographic area, such as 19.18% for Dayton, Ohio, and 30.48% for Washington, D.C. Source: Office of Personnel Management
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