Military Pay Links

We have searched the Internet for web sites that help service members get information about pay issues. You’ll find tools like military pay scales, pay charts, pay calculators, Paycheck Estimators and more. We hope this helps make your life easier.

 

    Military Pay web sites:

     

  • Military Pay and Benefits Website sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense – Information on pay and allowances, retirement, benefits and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

     

  • DFAS myPay – MyPay allows you to manage your pay information, leave and earnings statements (LES), W2’s and more.

     

  • Defense Finance and Accounting Service – Information on military pay rates, pay scales, procedures and policies, military LES, garnishment and pay manual.

     

  • Army.com Military Pay Scale – Basic Pay is the fundamental component of military pay. All members receive it and typically it is the largest component of a member’s pay.

     

  • Military Pay Newsletter – Information on military pay rates, pay scales, procedures and policies, and Fiscal Year 2007 Legislative Proposals.

     

  • Military Pay Charts – Here you’ll find the latest U.S. Military Pay Charts, Base Pay Raise, Base Pay, Housing Allowance (BAH), Food Allowance, Annual Salary, Retirement Pay, Guard and Reserve Drill Pay, Clothing Allowance, TDY Per Diem Rates, PCS/TDY Mileage Travel Rates, Enlistment & Reenlistment Bonuses, Flight Pay, Submarine Duty Pay, Family Separation Allowance (FSA) and dislocation allowance (DLA) as well as other military pay information.

     

  • Military Monthly Paycheck Estimator – This Estimator is intended to help military families estimate their pay and identify pay problems. It does not calculate how much you owe in taxes.

     

  • Military Pay Allotments – Allotments to Dependents or Relatives, Locally Paid Dependent, Class X Allotments (Army & Air Force Only), Allotment for Deduction of Rent, Insurance Allotments, Allotments to Financial Organizations and Investment Firms, Allotments for the Savings Deposit Program, Allotments for Child or Spousal Support and Allotments for Commercial Debts.

     

    • Note: We are not affiliated with the sites listed above and cannot be responsible for their content.

     

Military pay issues are of utmost concern to service members. With spouses deployed to the Middle East, military families face many challenges including finances. Many military service members have questions about Housing Allowance (BAH), Food Allowance, Clothing Allowance, TDY Per Diem Rates, PCS/TDY Mileage Travel Rates, Enlistment & Reenlistment Bonuses, Flight Pay, Submarine Duty Pay, Family Separation Allowance (FSA), military dislocation allowance (DLA), leave and earnings statements (LES), garnishment, allotments, W2’s and more.

 

How do they calculate annual military pay raises? Military pay raises have been at least one half of a percent higher than the civilian pay raise each year (equal to the Employment Cost Index (ECI)), until 2006. Beginning in 2007, pay raises are equal to the increase in the ECI. Pay raises may exceed these automatic levels if authorized by Congress. In January 2008, the military pay raise was changed to 3.0%, and 3.5% (ECI).

 

What happens if military payday is a holiday? If payday falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal federal holiday, payment is authorized on the preceding workday. This cannot be more than three days before the scheduled payday, with the member being paid for the entire pay period.