Air Force Enlisted Pay – FY2010

Active duty servicemembers are paid twice per month, on the 1st and the 15th of each month. The charts below show MONTHLY pay, therefore, you would receive 1/2 of this on each payday. A member’s grade (usually the same as rank) and years of service determines the amount of basic pay received.

Enlisted Basic Pay Rates

January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Enlisted
Less than 12 Years of Service

Years	< 2	2	3	4	6	8	10
E-9							4570.80
E-8						3741.60	3907.20
E-7	2601.00	2838.90	2947.50	3091.80	3204.00	3396.90	3505.50
E-6	2249.70	2475.30	2584.50	2690.70	2801.40	3051.00	3148.20
E-5	2061.30	2199.30	2305.50	2414.40	2583.90	2761.80	2906.70
E-4	1889.70	1986.30	2094.00	2199.90	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80
E-3	1705.80	1813.20	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00
E-2	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10
E-1*	1447.20	–	–	–	–	–	–

* Applicable to E-1 with 4 months or more of active duty. Basic pay for an E-1 with less than 4 months of active duty is $1,338.60.

Enlisted Basic Pay Rates

January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Enlisted
More than 12 Years of Service

Years	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	24
E-9	4674.30	4804.80	4958.40	5112.90	5361.60	5571.30	5792.40	6129.90
E-8	4009.50	4132.50	4265.40	4505.40	4626.90	4833.90	4948.50	5231.40
E-7	3699.00	3859.50	3969.00	4085.70	4131.30	4282.80	4364.40	4674.60
E-6	3336.00	3393.60	3435.60	3484.50	3484.50	3484.50	3484.50	3484.50
E-5	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70	2924.70
E-4	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80	2293.80
E-3	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00	1923.00
E-2	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10	1622.10
E-1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

New Senior Enlisted Over 26 Years Pay Chart

January 1, 2010 Monthly Military Pay for Senior Enlisted
More than 26 Years of Service

Years	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
E-9	6436.20	6758.40	7096.50
E-8	5336.40	5336.40	5336.40

Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

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