Enlisted pay
E-4 Basic Pay (2026)
An E-4 is paid $3,142.20 a month in basic pay with 2 or less years of service, rising to $3,815.40 a month from over 6 years of service, under the DFAS enlisted pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for E-4, 22 steps by cumulative years of service.
- 2 or less years
- $3,142.20
- a month, the first step
- Over 40 years
- $3,815.40
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, enlisted
- $476.95
- a month, DFAS Enlisted column
E-4 pay table
E-4 monthly basic pay by years of service
E-4 rates by cumulative years of service, as DFAS publishes them. “12 months at this rate” is 12 times the monthly rate.
| Years of service | Monthly basic pay | 12 months at this rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 or less | $3,142.20 | $37,706.40 |
| Over 2 | $3,303.00 | $39,636.00 |
| Over 3 | $3,482.40 | $41,788.80 |
| Over 4 | $3,658.50 | $43,902.00 |
| Over 6 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 8 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 10 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 12 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 14 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 16 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 18 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 20 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 22 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 24 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 26 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 28 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 30 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 32 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 34 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 36 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 38 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
| Over 40 | $3,815.40 | $45,784.80 |
Sources
- 1.DFAS: Basic Pay - Enlisted (opens in a new tab)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service; page updated January 12, 2026. Internet Archive copy (opens in a new tab)
- 2.DFAS: Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) (opens in a new tab)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service; page updated December 19, 2025. Internet Archive copy (opens in a new tab)
Last reviewed against DFAS's tables on .