| 2011 extended basic pay: What a 1.4% raise would mean for you | |||||||
| President Barack Obama is proposing a 1.4 percent military pay raise as part of his 2011 defense budget request. Monthly pay rates that would take effect Jan.1 if that proposal is approved, and the monthly increase over current pay rates that troops would see in their paychecks: | |||||||
Years of service |
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| Paygrade | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40+ |
| O-10 | 16,358.40 | 17,176.20 | 17,176.20 | 18,034.80 | 18,034.80 | 18,937.20 | 18,937.20 |
| 225.9 | 237 | 237 | 249 | 249 | 261.6 | 261.6 | |
| O-9 | 14,433.30 | 15,155.10 | 15,155.10 | 15,912.90 | 15,912.90 | 16,708.50 | 16,708.50 |
| 199.2 | 209.1 | 209.1 | 219.6 | 219.6 | 230.7 | 230.7 | |
| O-8 | 13,077.30 | 13,404.30 | 13,404.30 | 13,739.40 | 13,739.40 | 13,739.40 | 13,739.40 |
| 180.6 | 185.1 | 185.1 | 189.6 | 189.6 | 189.6 | 189.6 | |
| O-7 | 11,599.50 | 11,831.70 | 11,831.70 | 11,831.70 | 11,831.70 | 11,831.70 | 11,831.70 |
| 160.2 | 163.5 | 163.5 | 163.5 | 163.5 | 163.5 | 163.5 | |
| O-6 | 10,187.70 | 10,391.10 | 10,391.10 | 10,391.10 | 10,391.10 | 10,391.10 | 10,391.10 |
| 140.7 | 143.4 | 143.4 | 143.4 | 143.4 | 143.4 | 143.4 | |
| W-5 | 7,710.00 | 8,095.80 | 8,095.80 | 8,500.50 | 8,500.50 | 8,925.90 | 8,925.90 |
| 106.5 | 111.9 | 111.9 | 117.3 | 117.3 | 123.3 | 123.3 | |
| W-4 | 7,005.60 | 7,145.70 | 7,145.70 | 7,145.70 | 7,145.70 | 7,145.70 | 7,145.70 |
| 96.6 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.7 | |
| E-9 | 6,215.70 | 6,526.20 | 6,526.20 | 6,852.90 | 6,852.90 | 7,195.80 | 7,195.80 |
| 85.8 | 90 | 90 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 99.3 | 99.3 | |
| E-8 | 5,304.60 | 5,411.10 | 5,411.10 | 5,411.10 | 5,411.10 | 5,411.10 | 5,411.10 |
| 73.2 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | |
| Note: Monthly basic pay for O-7s through O-10s in 2010 is capped at $14,975.10 under Level II of the federal Executive Schedule. The cap for 2011 is not yet known. | |||||||
| Source: White House, Military Times calculations | |||||||
