Pay data updates
What the site uses, where each figure comes from, and when it was last checked.
- Last checked
- 2026-11-01
- Not yet imported
- DTMO 2026 BAH rates
- Not yet published
- 2027 pay rates
Datasets on the site
| Dataset | What it covers | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic pay, 2026 | Enlisted E-1 to E-9, warrant W-1 to W-5, officers O-1 to O-10 and O-1E to O-3E | Executive Order 14368, Schedule 8 (Federal Register 2025-23844). Cell-by-cell check of 528 readable cells against the Federal Register PDF, 2026-11-03. DFAS enlisted page updated January 12, 2026. | Verified |
| Basic pay, 2025 | The 2025 schedule, a separate table | Federal Register 2024-31466, Schedule 8. Checked cell by cell against the Federal Register PDF, 2026-11-03. E-6 at Over 20 through Over 40 was blank in an earlier copy and is now $5,074.80, as printed. | Verified |
| Active-duty pay days, 2026 | 12 months of mid-month and end-of-month pay dates | DFAS 2026 Active Duty Paydays | Verified |
| Basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) | Monthly rates for 2025 (enlisted $465.77) and 2026 (enlisted $476.95) | DFAS BAS page, updated December 19, 2025 | Verified |
| Basic allowance for housing (BAH), 2025 | 335 housing areas and 24 grade columns, with and without dependents | DTMO 2025 BAH bulk file, retrieved 2026-11-01 | Verified. DTMO 2026 rates are not imported. |
| Reserve drill pay, 2026 | Enlisted, warrant, and officer rates by years band; 4 DFAS enlisted cells not shown | DFAS Reserve Component Drill Pay, effective 2026-01-01 | Verified |
| Retirement pension formulas | Legacy (final pay and high-36) and BRS multipliers, high-36 average | 10 U.S.C. 1401, 1407, 1409; DoD Military Pay, Military Retirement | Verified |
| Aviation career incentive pay | Monthly rates by years of aviation service; O-7 and O-8 caps | 37 U.S.C. 301a | Verified (statute) |
| GI Bill housing allowance rules | Eligibility tiers and rate of pursuit; the school ZIP BAH is entered by the user | VA Post-9/11 GI Bill rates, August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027 | Verified rules |
| Special duty assignment pay (SDAP) | $750 monthly cap; no service level table | DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Ch. 8, paragraph 2.4.2 (August 2025) | Verified |
The sources page lists each source with its check date.
How an update is made
- Read each official page that publishes a table, and note its updated date.
- Compare the new figures with the imported figures, row by row and column by column.
- Import the new figures and their notes, rebuild the site, and check the pages that use them.
- Update the "last checked" date on the affected pages and in the sources list.
Reporting a correction
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