Enlisted pay
E-6 Basic Pay (2026)
An E-6 is paid $3,401.10 a month in basic pay with 2 or less years of service, rising to $5,267.70 a month from over 18 years of service, under the DFAS enlisted pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for E-6, 22 steps by cumulative years of service.
- 2 or less years
- $3,401.10
- a month, the first step
- Over 40 years
- $5,267.70
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, enlisted
- $476.95
- a month, DFAS Enlisted column
E-6 pay table
E-6 monthly basic pay by years of service
E-6 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 | $3,401.10 | $40,813.20 |
| Over 2 | $3,743.10 | $44,917.20 |
| Over 3 | $3,908.10 | $46,897.20 |
| Over 4 | $4,068.90 | $48,826.80 |
| Over 6 | $4,235.70 | $50,828.40 |
| Over 8 | $4,612.80 | $55,353.60 |
| Over 10 | $4,759.50 | $57,114.00 |
| Over 12 | $5,043.30 | $60,519.60 |
| Over 14 | $5,130.30 | $61,563.60 |
| Over 16 | $5,193.60 | $62,323.20 |
| Over 18 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 20 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 22 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 24 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 26 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 28 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 30 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 32 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 34 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 36 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 38 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
| Over 40 | $5,267.70 | $63,212.40 |
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 .