2012 Military Pay Chart - For my fellow military peoples.

The White House Budget includes a proposed 1.6 percent across-the-board pay raise for 2012. This raise is .2% percent more than the 2011 military pay increase and is among the smallest increases since 1962. Helpful Link for MYPAY HERE. The following tables reflect the 2012 Proposed monthly pay based on the 1.4 percent pay raise, which should go into effect Jan. 1, 2012 .

2012 Proposed Military Commissioned Officer Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
O10
O-9
O-8	$9,683	$10,000	$10,211	$10,270	$10,532	$10,971	$11,073	$11,490	$11,609
O-7	$8,046	$8,420	$8,593	$8,730	$8,979	$9,225	$9,509	$9,793	$10,077
O-6	$5,963	$6,552	$6,981	$6,981	$7,008	$7,308	$7,348	$7,348	$7,766
O-5	$4,971	$5,600	$5,988	$6,061	$6,303	$6,448	$6,766	$6,999	$7,301
O-4	$4,289	$4,965	$5,297	$5,371	$5,678	$6,008	$6,418	$6,738	$6,961
O-3	$3,771	$4,275	$4,615	$5,031	$5,272	$5,536	$5,708	$5,989	$6,136
O-2	$3,259	$3,711	$4,275	$4,419	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510
O-1	$2,829	$2,944	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559
*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. (See note 1 above).
	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
O10			$15,647	$15,723	$16,050	$16,620	$17,451	$18,323	$19,240
O-9			$13,685	$13,882	$14,167	$14,664	$15,398	$16,168	$16,976
O-8	$11,968	$12,488	$12,966	$13,287	$13,287	$13,287	$13,619	$13,959	$13,959
O-7	$10,971	$11,725	$11,725	$11,725	$11,725	$11,785	$12,021	$12,021	$12,021
O-6	$8,504	$8,938	$9,370	$9,617	$9,867	$10,351	$10,557	$10,557	$10,557
O-5	$7,763	$7,982	$8,199	$8,446	$8,446	$8,446	$8,446	$8,446	$8,446
O-4	$7,088	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162	$7,162
O-3	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136
O-2	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510	$4,510
O-1	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559	$3,559

2012 Proposed Military Officers (with prior enlisted experience)+
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
03E				$5,031	$5,272	$5,536	$5,708	$5,989	$6,226
O2E				$4,419	$4,510	$4,653	$4,896	$5,083	$5,222
O1E				$3,559	$3,800	$3,941	$4,085	$4,225	$4,419
+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. See Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations for more detailed explanation on who is eligible for this special basic pay rate.
	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
03E	$6,362	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548	$6,548
O2E	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222	$5,222
O1E	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419	$4,419

2012 Proposed Warrant Officer Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
W-5
W-4	$3,897	$4,193	$4,313	$4,431	$4,635	$4,837	$5,041	$5,349	$5,618
W-3	$3,559	$3,707	$3,859	$3,909	$4,069	$4,383	$4,709	$4,863	$5,040
W-2	$3,149	$3,447	$3,539	$3,602	$3,806	$4,124	$4,281	$4,436	$4,625
W-1	$2,765	$3,062	$3,142	$3,311	$3,511	$3,806	$3,944	$4,136	$4,325
	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
W-5			$6,930	$7,282	$7,543	$7,833	$8,225	$8,637	$9,069
W-4	$5,874	$6,084	$6,289	$6,589	$6,836	$7,118	$7,260	$7,260	$7,260
W-3	$5,224	$5,553	$5,776	$5,909	$6,051	$6,243	$6,243	$6,243	$6,243
W-2	$4,773	$4,907	$5,068	$5,173	$5,257	$5,257	$5,257	$5,257	$5,257
W-1	$4,474	$4,611	$4,777	$4,777	$4,777	$4,777	$4,777	$4,777	$4,777

2012 Proposed Enlisted Pay Chart
	< 2	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
E-9							$4,709	$4,816	$4,950
E-8						$3,855	$4,025	$4,131	$4,257
E-7	$2,679	$2,925	$3,037	$3,185	$3,301	$3,500	$3,612	$3,811	$3,976
E-6	$2,318	$2,550	$2,663	$2,772	$2,886	$3,143	$3,243	$3,437	$3,496
E-5	$2,124	$2,266	$2,375	$2,487	$2,662	$2,845	$2,995	$3,013	$3,013
E-4	$1,947	$2,046	$2,157	$2,266	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363
E-3	$1,757	$1,868	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981
E-2	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671
E-1	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491
*E-1 With less than 4 Months = $1,379
For the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the AF, Sergeant Major of the Army or Marine Corps or Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JCS, basic pay is $7610 Basic pay rate for Academy Cadets/Midshipmen and ROTC members/applicants is $990
	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 30	Over 34	Over 38
E-9	$5,108	$5,268	$5,524	$5,740	$5,967	$6,315	$6,631	$6,963	$7,311
E-8	$4,394	$4,641	$4,767	$4,980	$5,098	$5,389	$5,498	$5,498	$5,498
E-7	$4,089	$4,209	$4,256	$4,412	$4,496	$4,816	$4,816	$4,816	$4,816
E-6	$3,539	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590	$3,590
E-5	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013	$3,013
E-4	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363
E-3	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981	$1,981
E-2	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671	$1,671
E-1	$1,491	$1,491	$1,491

2011 Military Pay increase Finally Passed! [by Congress]

The wait is over!

For those keeping tabs on my previous post regarding the year-long story of the military budget approval, I Just decided to get straight to the dirt here:

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 was passed by Congress and has been sent to the President for signature. Touted as the largest Defense budget since WWII, the bill authorizes $725 billion for fiscal year 2011. The bill covers virtually every aspect of military spending including authorization for expanding TRICARE coverage to include dependents up to age 26, TRICARE fee protection, family support and care giver programs and a 1.4 percent increase in military pay.
FULL STORY at Military.com HERE.

Here is a handy link to the DFAS website for military pay, where they have a customer service number to call as well.  http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html


"What's this? I get PAID to be here??"



2011 Military Pay Raise: House, 1.9% vs. Senate, 1.4%?

[Updated 1/1/2011]
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 was passed by Congress and has been sent to the President for signature. Touted as the largest Defense budget since WWII, the bill authorizes $725 billion for fiscal year 2011. The bill covers virtually every aspect of military spending including authorization for expanding TRICARE coverage to include dependents up to age 26, TRICARE fee protection, family support and care giver programs and a 1.4 percent increase in military pay. 

Find the pay chart HERE

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For my fellow military members- here is the pending, unofficially proposed increases for next year, the great battle between the House and the Senate for the 2011 military pay increase.

Here's a excerpt from a reliable source on the recent conundrum:
AirForceTimes.com

"The House of Representatives wants a 1.9 percent military raise for 2011, an amount that would shave another half a percentage point off a perceived gap between average military and private-sector wages by providing an across-the-board increase higher than the average civilian wage hike last year.

The Senate, however, is siding with the Obama administration by putting a 1.4 percent across-the-board raise in its version of the 2011 defense authorization bill passed May 27 by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

...Differences in the House and Senate bills must be reconciled before a final bill passes. The Obama administration has made clear that it sides with the Senate, although it is unclear how hard it would fight for a smaller raise."

There is a longer-termed benefit to the proposal by the Senate, that will have far reaching benefits to certain military members beyond the next fiscal year.

In addition to their chosen 1.4 percent increase (which they believe to be quite fair due to a number of other military pay/benefits having healthy increases), and by the urging of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., chairman of that committee’s personnel panel, the Senate bill takes the first steps toward establishing a new formula for military pay raises that, beginning in 2012, would provide bigger increases to ground combat troops.

“There is no civilian equivalent for a grunt,” Webb said. “We need to have a new formula that recognizes that.”

Here is an excerpt from the latest news regarding this story @ USA Today:

"The House approved a 1.9% raise, but the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., adopted the administration's lower recommendation.
Two weeks remain in the "lame duck" session of Congress, and Democrats have made passage of a defense authorization bill, which includes the pay raise, contingent on a divisive measure to repeal the military's ban on gays serving openly.
Some senators say Congress should give a boost to troops doing the most fighting. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., will propose bonuses for troops doing the "hardest work and most hazardous duties," spokesman Will Jenkins says.
Retired vice admiral Norbert Ryan, president of the Military Officers Association of America, says his group is leading a coalition of 32 groups representing 5.5 million current and former military personnel and their families in pushing for a 1.9% raise."

I think we'll soon be seeing a LOT more of these pop up in the sandbox!