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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 4638 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 601

Sec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates

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Effective January 1, 2025, and subject to subsection (b), the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade (and with years of service as computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code) are as follows: Commissioned Officers Pay Grade 2 or Less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 O–8 $12,803.70 $13,223.70 $13,501.80 $13,579.20 $13,926.90 O–7 10,638.90 11,133.00 11,361.90 11,544.00 11,872.80 O–6 8,067.90 8,863.20 9,444.90 9,444.90 9,481.20 O–5 6,725.70 7,576.50 8,100.90 8,199.60 8,527.20 O–4 5,803.20 6,717.30 7,166.40 7,265.40 7,681.50 O–3 5,102.10 5,783.70 6,241.80 6,806.10 7,132.80 O–2 4,408.50 5,020.80 5,782.80 5,978.10 6,100.80 O–1 3,826.20 3,982.80 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 O–8 $14,506.50 $14,641.80 $15,192.60 $15,351.30 $15,825.90 O–7 12,198.30 12,574.20 12,948.90 13,325.40 14,506.50 O–6 9,887.40 9,941.40 9,941.40 10,506.30 11,505.00 O–5 8,722.50 9,153.00 9,469.80 9,878.10 10,501.80 O–4 8,127.90 8,684.10 9,116.10 9,416.70 9,589.50 O–3 7,490.70 7,721.70 8,102.10 8,301.00 8,301.00 O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 O–10 $0.00 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 18,491.70 $18,491.70 O–9 0.00 18,096.00 18,357.30 18,491.70 18,491.70 O–8 16,512.90 17,145.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 O–7 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,584.10 O–6 12,091.20 12,677.10 13,010.70 13,348.50 14,002.80 O–5 10,799.10 11,093.10 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 O–10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 O–9 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 O–8 17,568.60 18,008.40 18,008.40 18,458.10 18,458.10 O–7 15,584.10 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 O–6 14,002.80 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 O–5 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10, 9,689.10 O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 Over 38 Over 40 O–10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 O–9 18,491.70 18,491.70 O–8 18,458.10 18,458.10 O–7 15,895.80 15,895.80 O–6 14,282.40 14,282.40 O–5 11,426.70 11,426.70 O–4 9,689.10 9,689.10 O–3 8,301.00 8,301.00 O–2 6,100.80 6,100.80 O–1 4,814.70 4,814.70 Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer Pay Grade 2 or Less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 O–3E $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,806.10 $7,132.80 O–2E 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,978.10 6,100.80 O–1E 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,814.70 5,141.10 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 O–3E $7,490.70 $7,721.70 $8,102.10 $8,423.40 $8,607.90 O–2E 6,294.90 6,622.80 6,876.60 7,065.00 7,065.00 O–1E 5,331.30 5,525.70 5,716.50 5,978.10 5,978.10 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 Over 38 Over 40 O–3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 O–2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 O–1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 Warrant Officers Pay Grade 2 or Less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 W–4 $5,273.10 $5,671.50 $5,834.40 $5,994.60 $6,270.60 W–3 4,815.60 5,015.70 5,222.10 5,289.00 5,504.40 W–2 4,260.90 4,663.80 4,787.70 4,873.20 5,149.20 W–1 3,739.80 4,143.00 4,250.70 4,479.60 4,749.90 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 W–3 5,928.90 6,370.80 6,579.00 6,819.90 7,067.40 W–2 5,578.50 5,791.80 6,001.20 6,257.40 6,457.80 W–1 5,148.30 5,334.30 5,595.30 5,850.90 6,052.20 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 W–5 $0.00 $9,375.60 $9,851.10 $10,205.70 $10,597.20 W–4 8,231.10 8,508.30 8,914.50 9,248.70 9,629.70 W–3 7,513.80 7,814.70 7,994.70 8,186.10 8,447.10 W–2 6,639.00 6,856.20 6,998.70 7,111.80 7,111.80 W–1 6,237.60 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 W–5 $10,597.20 $11,128.20 $11,128.20 $11,683.50 $11,683.50 W–4 9,629.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 W–3 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 W–2 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 W–1 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 Over 38 Over 40 W–5 $12,269.10 $12,269.10 W–4 9,821.70 9,821.70 W–3 8,447.10 8,447.10 W–2 7,111.80 7,111.80 W–1 6,462.90 6,462.90 Enlisted Members Pay Grade 2 or Less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 E–7 $3,624.90 $3,956.40 $4,108.20 $4,308.30 $4,465.50 E–6 3,135.60 3,450.60 3,603.00 3,750.90 3,904.80 E–5 2,872.20 3,065.70 3,214.20 3,365.70 3,601.80 E–4 2,633.70 2,768.40 2,918.40 3,066.30 3,197.40 E–3 2,401.20 2,552.10 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 E–2 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 E–1 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 E–9 $0.00 $6,370.50 $6,514.80 $6,696.60 $6,910.50 E–8 5,214.90 5,445.60 5,588.40 5,759.40 5,944.50 E–7 4,734.60 4,886.40 5,155.20 5,379.30 5,532.30 E–6 4,252.50 4,387.80 4,649.70 4,729.80 4,788.00 E–5 3,848.70 4,052.10 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 E–4 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 E–3 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 E–2 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 E–1 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 E–9 $7,127.10 $7,472.10 $7,765.20 $8,072.70 $8,544.00 E–8 6,279.30 6,449.10 6,737.40 6,897.30 7,291.20 E–7 5,694.90 5,757.90 5,969.70 6,083.10 6,515.70 E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 E–4 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 E–3 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 E–2 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 E–1 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 E–9 $8,544.00 $8,970.30 $8,970.30 $9,419.40 $9,419.40 E–8 7,291.20 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 E–7 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 E–4 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 3,197.40 E–3 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 2,706.90 E–2 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 2,283.60 E–1 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 2,037.30 Over 38 Over 40 E–9 $9,891.30 $9,891.30 E–8 7,437.30 7,437.30 E–7 6,515.70 6,515.70 E–6 4,856.40 4,856.40 E–5 4,076.40 4,076.40 E–4 3,197.40 3,197.40 E–3 2,706.90 2,706.90 E–2 2,283.60 2,283.60 E–1 2,037.30 2,037.30 The increase in monthly basic pay authorized by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, is in addition to the changes to the rates of monthly basic pay provided for under subsection (a).
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