2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances

ANNUAL MILITARY BASIC PAY

(Effective Jan. 1, 2025)

GRADE	2	3	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
O-10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698
O-9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698	225,698
O-8	165,826	169,311	170,283	174,643	181,911	183,607	190,515	192,506	198,457	207,072	215,006	220,309	220,309	220,309	220,309	225,698
O-7	139,608	142,477	144,763	148,885	152,967	157,680	162,378	167,101	181,911	194,425	194,425	194,425	194,425	195,426	195,426	199,332
O-6	111,142	118,440	118,440	118,893	123,987	124,664	124,664	131,749	144,273	151,624	158,972	163,155	167,389	175,593	175,593	179,100
O-5	95,007	101,584	102,823	106,930	109,378	114,778	118,749	123,872	131,691	135,421	139,107	143,290	143,290	143,290	143,290	143,290
O-4	84,236	89,866	91,108	96,325	101,923	108,900	114,314	118,087	120,250	121,500	121,500	121,500	121,500	121,500	121,500	121,500
O-3	72,529	78,271	85,348	89,445	93,934	96,829	101,599	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094	104,094
O-2	55,281	62,960	72,514	74,966	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503	76,503
O-1	49,942	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375	60,375

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OR MORE THAN 1,460 RESERVE POINTS AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
O-3E	—	—	85,348	89,445	93,934	96,829	101,599	105,631	107,942	111,092	111,092	111,092	111,092	111,092	111,092	111,092
O-2E	—	—	74,966	76,504	78,937	83,048	86,231	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596	88,596
O-1E	—	—	60,375	64,468	66,855	69,292	71,683	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966	74,966

WARRANT OFFICERS
W-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	117,568	123,534	127,980	132,890	132,890	139,546
W-4	71,121	73,162	75,171	78,634	82,058	85,525	90,730	95,302	99,651	103,219	106,693	111,787	115,977	120,754	120,754	123,163
W-3	62,895	65,484	66,322	69,026	74,347	79,891	82,501	85,522	88,624	94,222	97,995	100,252	102,654	105,926	105,926	105,926
W-2	58,485	60,037	61,110	64,569	69,955	72,630	75,254	78,469	80,982	83,253	85,975	87,764	89,182	89,182	89,182	89,182
W-1	51,951	53,305	56,174	59,562	64,558	66,891	70,164	73,371	75,895	78,220	81,043	81,043	81,043	81,043	81,043	81,043

ENLISTED MEMBERS
E-9	—	—	—	—	—	79,887	81,694	83,973	86,659	89,373	93,700	97,376	101,232	107,143	107,143	112,489
E-8	—	—	—	—	65,394	68,288	70,077	72,223	74,545	78,742	80,870	84,488	86,493	91,432	91,432	93,265
E-7	49,611	51,516	54,025	55,998	59,371	61,275	64,645	67,456	69,375	71,413	72,205	74,858	76,280	81,705	81,705	81,705
E-6	43,272	45,180	47,037	48,967	53,326	55,022	58,305	59,310	60,040	60,897	60,897	60,897	60,897	60,897	60,897	60,897
E-5	41,598	43,650	45,626	47,512	49,708	50,814	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116	51,116
E-4	38,185	40,258	42,296	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107	44,107
E-3	34,855	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972	36,972
E-2	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190	31,190
E-1 >4 mos	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828	27,828

Staff Sgt. Cameron Phillips, assigned to the 388th Maintenance Squadron, performs checks on an afterburner from a General Electric F110 jet engine, used to power an F-16 Fighting Falcon, during an engine test run at a hush house at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 6, 2025. Micah Garbarino

ANNUAL PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIANS

(Effective Jan. 1, 2025)

GRADE	STEP 1	STEP 2	STEP 3	STEP 4	STEP 5	STEP 6	STEP 7	STEP 8	STEP 9	STEP 10	WITHIN GRADE AMOUNTS
1	$22,360	$23,110	$23,853	$24,594	$25,336	$25,770	$26,506	$27,247	$27,277	$27,970	varies
2	25,142	25,740	26,573	27,277	28,394	29,205	29,205	30,016	30,827	31,638	varies
3	27,434	28,348	29,262	30,176	31,090	32,004	32,918	33,832	34,746	35,660	914
4	30,795	31,822	32,849	33,876	34,903	35,930	36,957	37,984	39,011	40,038	1,027
5	34,454	35,602	36,750	37,898	39,046	40,194	41,342	42,490	43,638	44,786	1,148
6	38,407	39,687	40,967	42,247	43,527	44,807	46,087	47,367	48,647	49,927	1,280
7	42,679	44,102	45,525	46,948	48,371	49,794	51,217	52,640	54,063	55,486	1,423
8	47,265	48,841	50,417	51,993	53,569	55,145	56,721	58,297	59,873	61,449	1,576
9	52,205	53,945	55,685	57,425	59,165	60,905	62,645	64,385	66,125	67,865	1,740
10	57,489	59,405	61,321	63,237	65,153	67,069	68,985	70,901	72,817	74,733	1,916
11	63,163	65,268	67,373	69,478	71,583	73,688	75,793	77,898	80,003	82,108	2,105
12	75,706	78,230	80,754	83,278	85,802	88,326	90,850	93,374	95,898	98,422	2,524
13	90,025	93,026	96,027	99,028	102,029	105,030	108,031	111,032	114,033	117,034	3,001
14	106,382	109,928	113,474	117,020	120,566	124,112	127,658	131,204	134,750	138,296	3,546
15	125,133	129,304	133,475	137,646	141,817	145,988	150,159	154,330	158,501	162,672	4,171

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Gumaer and Andrea Beyette take in the ocean view from the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 25 over the French island collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific, April 29, 2025. Croix du Sud, a biennial multinational training exercise organized by the French military in New Caledonia, focuses on humanitarian aid, evacuating civilians and reestablishing security in the wake of a simulated disaster.Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE PAY

(Effective Jan. 1, 2025)

SES Pay System Structure	Minimum	Maximum
Certified SES performance appraisal system	$150,160	$225,700
Noncertified SES performance appraisal system	$150,160	$207,500

The American Relief Act, 2025, continued the freeze on the payable pay rates for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees.

AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY

(Effective Oct. 1, 2017)

Years of Service as Aviation Officer	Monthly Rate
Two or fewer	$150
More than two	250
More than six	700
More than 10	1,000
More than 22	700
More than 24	450

Years of Service as an Enlisted Flyer	Monthly Rate
Four or fewer	$225
More than four	350
More than eight	500
More than 14	600

Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service

HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY

(Effective Oct. 1, 2017)

Duty	Rate per month
Aircrew Members	$250
Parachute Duty, Static Line	150
Parachute Duty, Military Free Fall	225
Flight Deck Duty	150
Demolition Duty	150
Experimental Stress Duty	150
Toxic Fuels (or Propellants) Duty	150
Toxic Pesticides Duty	150
Dangerous Viruses (or Bacteria) Lab Duty	150
Chemical Munitions Duty	150
Maritime Visit, Board, Search, Seizure (VBSS) Duty	150
Polar Region Flight Operations Duty	150
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support (WMDCS) Team	150

Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service

U.S. Airmen training with the 68th Rescue Squadron perform static-line jumps over Theodore Roosevelt Lake during the Combat Leader Course near Roosevelt, Ariz., April 8, 2025. The CLC students used static line parachutes which deployed immediately after exiting the aircraft. **U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop**

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ANNUAL MILITARY BASIC PAY

ANNUAL PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIANS

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE PAY

AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY

HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY

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