Military pay reference

2026 Military Pay Calculator

Choose your grade and creditable service to retrieve the exact monthly basic-pay value from the 2026 DFAS table.

OfficialLast verified: August 18, 2026Independent reference

2026 official rates

Calculate your basic pay

Choose your pay grade and creditable service. Add optional monthly BAH to estimate core compensation.

Monthly basic pay$4,299.90
Annual basic pay$51,598.80
Core monthly comp.$4,776.85

Includes enlisted BAS of $476.95. BAH and BAS are generally tax-exempt; this is not a take-home-pay estimate.

What the result includes

Monthly basic pay comes from the official DFAS rate for the selected pay grade and service bracket. Annual basic pay is monthly pay multiplied by 12. If you enter BAH, the core-compensation figure also adds the applicable 2026 BAS rate.

Why this is not a take-home calculator

Federal and state tax withholding, FICA, TSP contributions, SGLI, allotments and debts vary by member. Calling a gross-compensation estimate “take-home pay” would create false precision.