8 guidesupdated
Basic pay, BAH, BAS, deployment pays and bonuses: how each table works, which column or rate applies to you, and what changed this year — every number from the paying agency’s own table, with its date.
Basic pay rose 3.8% on January 1, 2026: an E-5 with over 4 years of service earns $3,946.80 a month and an O-3 with over 6 years $7,737.00. BAS, the food allowance, is $476.95 a month for enlisted members and $328.48 for officers. BAH depends on the ZIP of your duty station, your grade and whether you have dependents: the BAH calculator looks it up.
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In-depth guide · Pay
E-5 over 4: $3,946.80 basic; $6,229.75 to $8,398.75 a month with BAH and BAS
2026 basic pay by grade and years, plus the proposed 2027 raise: 7/6/5% in the budget or 3.6% by formula, with no defense bill enacted as of October 16, 2026.
Guide · Pay
E-5 with dependents: $1,806 at Fort Bragg/Pope, NC to $3,975 in San Diego, CA
How DoD sets 2026 BAH by ZIP, grade and dependents, why rates rose 4.2% on average, how rate protection works, and the Abilene mid-year increase.
Guide · Pay
E-5 RC/T with dependents $1,403.70 vs $2,430 locality in Norfolk/Portsmouth
BAH types 2026 by grade: E-5 partial BAH $8.70, BAH-DIFF $380.10, RC/T $1,052.70 or $1,403.70, with vs without dependents, and the 31-day Reserve rule.
Guide · Pay
$476.95 enlisted, $328.48 officer, $953.90 BAS II
BAS 2026 rates: $476.95 a month enlisted, $328.48 for officers and warrant officers, BAS II $953.90, up 2.4% from 2025, and when BAS II applies.
Guide · Pay
A full month of HFP, FSA and HDP-L adds $850.00
What a 2026 deployment adds: HFP $450 or IDP $275 ($9.16 a day) from Oct. 1 ($225 before), the $300 family separation allowance and hardship duty pay.
Guide · Pay
Up to $75,000 to enlist; $50,000 a year to reenlist
The legal ceilings on military bonuses: $75,000 to enlist, $50,000 a year to reenlist ($15,000 reserve), officer caps, repayment, and who sets your amount.
Guide · Pay
Drill pay is 1/30 of monthly basic pay per period of at least two hours. See the 2026 DFAS enlisted cells, a four-drill weekend and 14 days of annual training.
Guide · Pay
Officers exclude up to $11,616.90 a month in 2026
How the combat zone tax exclusion works: one day counts the month, enlisted pay is fully excluded, and officers are capped — $11,616.90 a month with HFP.