Enlisted pay
E-8 Basic Pay (2026)
An E-8 is paid $5,656.50 a month in basic pay with over 8 years of service, the first step DFAS publishes for this grade, rising to $8,067.30 a month from over 30 years of service, under the DFAS enlisted pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for E-8, 17 steps by cumulative years of service.
- Over 8 years
- $5,656.50
- a month, the first published step
- Over 40 years
- $8,067.30
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, enlisted
- $476.95
- a month, DFAS Enlisted column
E-8 pay table
E-8 monthly basic pay by years of service
E-8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Over 8 | $5,656.50 | $67,878.00 |
| Over 10 | $5,907.00 | $70,884.00 |
| Over 12 | $6,061.80 | $72,741.60 |
| Over 14 | $6,247.20 | $74,966.40 |
| Over 16 | $6,448.20 | $77,378.40 |
| Over 18 | $6,811.20 | $81,734.40 |
| Over 20 | $6,995.40 | $83,944.80 |
| Over 22 | $7,308.30 | $87,699.60 |
| Over 24 | $7,481.70 | $89,780.40 |
| Over 26 | $7,908.90 | $94,906.80 |
| Over 28 | $7,908.90 | $94,906.80 |
| Over 30 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
| Over 32 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
| Over 34 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
| Over 36 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
| Over 38 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
| Over 40 | $8,067.30 | $96,807.60 |
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 .