The pay charts below reflect a 1.4% pay raise and show MONTHLY pay for Officers in the Air Force. Members are paid twice a month on the first and fifteenth, therefore you will receive half of the amount listed below on each payday.
| Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2011 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers Less than 12 Years of Service |
| Years | < 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 |
| O-10* | |||||||
| O-9* | |||||||
| O-8* |
9530.70 |
9842.70 |
10050.00 |
10107.90 |
10366.50 |
10798.20 |
10899.00 |
| O-7* |
7919.10 |
8287.20 |
8457.30 |
8592.60 |
8837.70 |
9079.80 |
9359.70 |
| O-6* |
5869.50 |
6448.50 |
6871.50 |
6871.50 |
6897.60 |
7193.40 |
7232.40 |
| O-5 |
4893.00 |
5512.20 |
5893.80 |
5965.80 |
6203.70 |
6346.20 |
6659.40 |
| O-4 |
4221.90 |
4887.30 |
5213.40 |
5286.00 |
5588.70 |
5913.30 |
6317.40 |
| O-3 |
3711.90 |
4208.10 |
4542.00 |
4951.80 |
5188.80 |
5449.20 |
5617.80 |
| O-2 |
3207.30 |
3652.80 |
4207.20 |
4349.10 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
| O-1 |
2784.00 |
2897.40 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
| O-3* |
4951.80 |
5188.80 |
5449.20 |
5617.80 |
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| O-2* |
4349.10 |
4438.50 |
4580.10 |
4818.60 |
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| O-1* |
3502.50 |
3740.40 |
3878.70 |
4020.30 |
*Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member.
| Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2011 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers More than 12 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 |
| O-10* |
15400.80 |
15475.80 |
15797.70 |
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| O-9* |
13469.70 |
13663.80 |
13944.00 |
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| O-8* |
11308.80 |
11426.40 |
11779.80 |
12291.00 |
12762.30 |
13077.30 |
13077.30 |
| O-7* |
9638.70 |
9918.60 |
10798.20 |
11540.70 |
11540.70 |
11540.70 |
11540.70 |
| O-6* |
7232.40 |
7643.40 |
8370.30 |
8796.90 |
9222.90 |
9465.60 |
9711.30 |
| O-5 |
6889.20 |
7186.20 |
7640.70 |
7856.70 |
8070.30 |
8313.30 |
8313.30 |
| O-4 |
6632.10 |
6851.10 |
6976.50 |
7049.10 |
7049.10 |
7049.10 |
7049.10 |
| O-3 |
5894.70 |
6039.00 |
6039.00 |
6039.00 |
6039.00 |
6039.00 |
6039.00 |
| O-2 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
4438.50 |
| O-1 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
3502.50 |
| O-3* |
5894.70 |
6128.10 |
6262.20 |
6444.90 |
6444.90 |
6444.90 |
6444.90 |
| O-2* |
5002.80 |
5140.20 |
5140.20 |
5140.20 |
5140.20 |
5140.20 |
5140.20 |
| O-1* |
4158.90 |
4349.10 |
4349.10 |
4349.10 |
4349.10 |
4349.10 |
4349.10 |
*Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member.
| Commissioned Officer Basic Pay Rates |
| January 1, 2011 Monthly Military Pay for Commissioned Officers More than 26 Years of Service |
| Years | Over 26 | Over 30 | Over 34 | Over 38 |
| O-10* |
16358.40 |
17176.20 |
18034.80 |
18936.90 |
| O-9* |
14433.00 |
15155.10 |
15912.90 |
16708.50 |
| O-8 * |
13077.30 |
13404.30 |
13739.40 |
13739.40 |
| O-7 * |
11599.50 |
11831.70 |
11831.70 |
11831.70 |
| O-6 * |
10187.70 |
10391.10 |
10391.10 |
10391.10 |
*Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule which is $14,975.10. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule
which is $12,141.60.
*While serving as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff/Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Chief of Navy Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Army/Air Force Chief of Staff,
Commander of a unified or specified combatant command, basic pay is $20,263.50.
*Applicable to O-1 to O-3 with at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty or more than 1460 points as a warrant and/or enlisted member.
Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
See Military Pay Rates for more information on pay in the Military.
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2010 (effective January 1, 2010)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2009 (effective January 1, 2009)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2008 (effective January 1, 2008)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2007 (effective January 1, 2007)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2006 (effective January 1, 2006)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2005 (effective January 1, 2005)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)
- Reserve Drill Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)