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April-December 2025 Drill Pay Effective April 1, 2025. Reflects full 14.5% raise for junior enlisted. Commissioned Officers ... Updated March 18, 2025

2025 Active Duty Pay Effective April 1, 2025. Reflects full 14.5% pay raise for E-1 to E-4.

How Much Does the Military Pay? The best way to figure out how much the military pays is to use the military pay calculator or check military pay charts.

January-March 2025 Drill Pay An additional raise for E-1s to E-4s is planned for April. The Defense Department will release final rates. Commissioned Officers

January-March 2025 Active Duty Pay An additional raise for E-1s to E-4s is planned for April. The Defense Department will release final rates.

Military pay includes a number of components including allowances. These allowances can be a major portion of a service members pay based on location, status and pay-grade.

*Projected rates are based on the initial 4.5% pay raise proposed in the compromise fiscal 2025 NDAA. An additional raise for junior troops is proposed in April.