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2025 Active Duty Pay Effective April 1, 2025. Reflects full 14.5% pay raise for E-1 to E-4.

Under the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, troops in the ranks of E-1 through E-4 will see a 14.5% raise next year, while most other service members will get a 4.5% pay bump.

April-December 2025 Drill Pay Effective April 1, 2025. Reflects full 14.5% raise for junior enlisted. Commissioned Officers ... Updated March 18, 2025

There are two ways of calculating your military retired pay base, the final pay method and the high 36 method. The final pay method sets the retired base pay equal to the final basic pay.

Jan 7, 2025 · Many U.S. military service members anticipate significant increases to their pay and allowances in 2025, such as a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops and an average 5.4% …

Check out the 2023 U.S. military pay scale charts for all ranks for active duty, as well as Reserve and Guard components.