Warrant Officer Basic Pay Rates (FY2009)

Warrant Officer Basic Pay Rates

January 1, 2009 Monthly Military Pay for Warrant Officers Less than 12 Years of Service
Years	Less than 2	2	3	4	6	8	10
W-5
W-4	3658.50	3935.70	4048.80	4159.80	4351.20	4540.50	4732.20
W-3	3340.80	3480.30	3622.80	3669.90	3819.60	4114.20	4420.80
W-2	2956.50	3236.10	3322.20	3381.60	3573.30	3871.20	4018.80
W-1	2595.30	2874.00	2949.60	3108.30	3296.10	3572.70	3701.70

Warrant Officer Basic Pay Rates

January 1, 2009 Monthly Military Pay for Warrant Officers More than 12 Years of Service
Years	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26
W-5					6505.50	6835.50	7081.20	7353.60
W-4	5021.10	5274.00	5514.60	5711.40	5903.40	6185.70	6417.30	6681.90
W-3	4565.10	4731.90	4904.10	5213.10	5422.20	5547.30	5680.20	5860.80
W-2	4164.30	4341.90	4480.80	4606.80	4757.10	4856.40	4935.00	4935.00
W-1	3882.30	4059.90	4199.40	4328.10	4484.40	4484.40	4484.40	4484.40

New Warrant Officer Over 26 Years Pay Charts

January 1, 2009 Monthly Military Pay for Warrant Officers More than 26 Years of Service
Years	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
W-5	7721.40	8107.50	8513.10
W-4	6815.40	6815.40	6815.40

Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

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