Defenders assigned to the 7th Security Forces Squadron deployed with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to support Bomber Task Force Europe, guard a B-1B Lancer on the flight line at Ørland Air Force Station, Norway. Airman 1st Class Colin Hollowell
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2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances

June 30, 2021

MONTHLY MILITARY BASIC PAY

(Effective Jan. 1, 2021)



Years of Service
Pay Grade<2234681012
Commissioned Officers
O-10
O-9
O-811,33011,70111,94812,01612,323 12,837 12,95613,444
O-7 9,414 9,85110,054 10,21510,506 10,79411,12711,458
O-6 7,1397,843 8,3588,3588,3908,7498,7978,797
O-55,9516,7047,1687,2567,5467,7188,099 8,380
O-4 5,1355,9446,3416,4296,797 7,1927,6848,067
O-34,515 5,1185,5236,0236,3126,6286,8337,169
O-23,9014,4435,1175,2905,3995,3995,3995,399
O-13,3863,5244,2614,2614,2614,2614,2614,261
O-3E6,0236,3126,6286,8337,169
O-2E5,2905,3995,5705,8616,085
O-1E4,2614,5504,7184,8905,058
Enlisted Members
E-9a5,6375,765
E-84,6154,8194,945
E-73,2083,5013,6353,8123,9514,1904,3244,562
E-62,7743,0533,1883,3193,4553,7633,8834,115
E-52,5422,7132,8442,9783,1873,4063,585 3,607
E-42,3302,4502,5822,7142,8292,8292,8292,829
E-32,1042,2362,3722,3722,3722,3722,3722,372
E-22,0012,0012,0012,0012,0012,0012,0012,001
E-11,650 1,7851,7851,7851,7851,7851,7851,785
PAY GRADE14161820222426
Commissioned Officers
O-1016,60816,60816,60816,608
O-916,01316,24416,57716,608
O-813,58414,00414,61215,17215,54615,54615,546
O-711,79112,83713,71913,71913,71913,71913,719
O-69,29710,18110,69911,21811,51311,46812,030
O-58,7419,2939,5569,81610,11110,11110,111
O-48,3338,4868,5748,5748,5748,5748,574
O-37,3457,3457,3457,3457,3457,3457,345
O-25,3995,3995,3995,3995,3995,3995,399
O-14,2614,2614,2614,2614,2614,2614,261
O-3E7,4547,6177,8397,8397,8397,8397,839
O-2E6,2526,2526,2526,2526,2526,2526,252
O-1E5,2905,2905,2905,2905,2905,2905,290
Enlisted Members
E-9a5,9266,1156,3076,6126,8727,1437,560
E-85,0965,2615,5565,7065,9626,1046,452
E-74,7604,8955,0395,0955,2825,3835,765
E-64,1854,2374,2974,2974,2974,297 4,297
E-53,6073,6073,6073,6073,6073,6073,607
E-42,8292,8292,8292,8292,8292,8292,829
E-32,3722,3722,3722,3722,3722,3722,372
E-22,0012,0012,0012,0012,0012,0012,001
E-11,7851,7851,7851,7851,7851,7851,785
Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Basic pay for pay grades O-7 through O-10 is limited to $16,608.30. Grades O-1E to O-3E are commissioned officers with more than four years of active-duty service as an enlisted member. Basic pay for the Chief Master Sergeants of the USAF and USSF is $9,109.50. Source: militarypay.defense.gov.

ANNUAL PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIANS

(Effective Jan. 1, 2021)

GRADESTEP1STEP2STEP3STEP4STEP5
1$19,738$20,400$21,056$21,709$22,365
222,19422,72223,45724,07824,349
324,21625,02325,83026,63727,444
427,18428,09028,99629,90230,808
530,41431,42832,44233,45634,470
633,90335,03336,16337,29338,423
737,67438,93040,18641,44242,698
841,72343,11444,50545,89647,287
946,08347,61949,15550,69152,227
1050,74852,44054,13255,82457,516
1155,75657,61559,47461,33363,192
1266,82969,05771,28573,51375,741
1379,46882,11784,76687,41590,064
1493,90797,037100,167103,297106,427
15110,460114,142117,824121,506125,188
GRADESTEP6STEP7STEP8STEP9STEP10
1$22,749$23,398$24,052$24,078$24,690
225,06525,78126,49727,21327,929
328,25129,05829,86530,67231,479
431,71432,62033,52634,43235,338
535,48436,49837,51238,52639,540
639,55340,68341,81342,94344,073
743,95445,21046,46647,72248,978
848,67850,06951,46052,85154,242
953,76355,29956,83558,37159,907
1059,20860,90062,59264,28465,976
1165,05166,91068,76970,62872,487
1277,96980,19782,42584,65386,881
1392,71395,36298,011100,660103,309
14109,557112,687115,817118,947122,077
15128,870132,552136,234139,916143,598
Does not include locality pay assigned by geographic area, such as 19.18% for Dayton, Ohio, and 30.48% for Washington, D.C. Source: Office of Personnel Management

1st Lt. Ahmed Said, 45th Range Squadron range operations commander, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Feb. 22, 2021. Airman First Class Thomas Sjoberg

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE PAY

(Effective Jan. 1, 2021)

SES Pay System StructureMINIMUMMAXIMUM
Certified SES performance appraisal system$132,552$199,300
Noncertified SES performance appraisal system$132,552$183,300
Source: Office of Personnel Management.

An Airman cycles past a dormitory at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 22, 2021.
Senior Airman Mya Crosby

SAMPLE HOUSING ALLOWANCES

(Effective Jan. 1, 2021)

Without
Dependents		With Dependents
JB San Antonio 
O-7 to O-10$1,806$2,040
O-61,8032,028
O-51,8002,013
O-41,7941,920
O-31,7851,818
O-21,7281,785
O-11,5421,770
E-91,7791,830
E-81,6831,794
E-71,6591,803
E-61,5481,788
E-51,4341,761
E-4 to E-11,2391,653
A 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares during a test at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Dover Air Force Base aircraft and aircrew released the flares as part of a two-week defensive countermeasures test program with the 46th Test Squadron. Samuel King Jr./USAF
Without
Dependents		With Dependents
Eglin AFB (Niceville-Valparalso, Fla.)
O-7 to O-10$2,085$2,406
O-62,0492,388
O-51,9472,370
O-41,8812,244
O-31,7312,064
O-21,6621,773
O-11,6231,683
E-91,7162,118
E-81,6921,995
E-71,6531,878
E-61,6261,776
E-51,5331,665
E-4 to E-11,3711,647
Airmen 1st Class Lainey Harmon, left, and Elaine Arceneaux, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management aircraft parts store technicians, check parts in storage racks at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Nicholas Pilch/USAF
Without
Dependents		With Dependents
Travis AFB (Fairfield, Calif.)
O-7 to O-10$2,781$3,123
O-62,7663,102
O-52,7633,075
O-42,7572,940
O-32,7482,778
O-22,6642,745
O-12,3372,736
E-92,7422,802
E-82,7362,772
E-72,5412,763
E-62,3552,748
E-52,2652,727
E-4 to E-12,1422,532
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Dodd, 27th Fighter Squadron weapons team chief, marshals an F-22 Raptor to park during the Agile Combat Exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Staff Sgt. Ericha Fitzgerald
Without
Dependents		With Dependents
JB Langley-Eustis (Hampton, Va.)
O-7 to O-10$1,668$2,223
O-61,6562,208
O-51,6442,193
O-41,5601,938
O-31,5451,596
O-21,5061,563
O-11,4251,530
E-91,5391,683
E-81,5331,590
E-71,4731,581
E-61,4281,566
E-51,3351,518
E-4 to E-11,1701,473
Maj. Daniel Liu, an F-15E weapon systems officer from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., participates in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Todd Berenger/USAF
Without
Dependents		With Dependents
Kirtland AFB (Albuquerque, N.M.)
O-7 to O-10$1,590$1,893
O-61,5871,884
O-51,5841,869
O-41,5781,746
O-31,5691,602
O-21,5181,569
O-11,3591,554
E-91,5631,623
E-81,5571,596
E-71,4581,587
E-61,3621,572
E-51,2691,545
E-4 to E-11,1041,455
Monthly rates for assigned duty at the most populous DAF bases, by total force, in each of the five states with the most active-duty members. Sources: Analysis of data from the Defense Travel Management Office and the Defense Manpower Data Center.

SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE

(Effective Jan. 1, 2021)

OFFICERSENLISTED MEMBERS
$266.18/month$386.50/month
Munitions are prepared for an F-15E Strike Eagle at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia on April 25, 2021. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing configured their F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to ferry extra munitions to forward operating bases, on the back of its workhorse, the F-15E.
Tech. Sgt. Paul Duquette

HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE  PAY

(Effective since Jan. 1, 2017) 

Pay GradeMonthly Rate
O-10$150
O-9150
O-8150
O-7150
O-6250
O-5250
O-4250
O-3175
O-2150
O-1150
E-9240
E-8240
E-7240
E-6215
E-5190
E-4165
E-3150
E-2150
E-1150
All Pay GradesMonthly Rate
Flying aircrew$250
HALO parachute jumper$225
All Other Eligible$150
Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Source: militarypay.defense.gov.
Pararescuemen maintain their hoist proficiency while giving fighter pilots, assigned to the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, a taste of being rescued at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Tech. Sgt. Paul Duquette

AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY

(Effective since Oct. 1, 2017)

Years of Service as Aviation OfficerMonthly Rate
Two or fewer$150
More than two$250
More than six$700
More than 10$1,000
More than 22$700
More than 24$450
Years of Service as an Enlisted FlyerMonthly Rate
Four of fewer$225
More than four$350
More than eight$500
More than 14$600
Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
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