Enlisted pay
E-9 Basic Pay (2026)
An E-9 is paid $6,910.20 a month in basic pay with over 10 years of service, the first step DFAS publishes for this grade, rising to $10,729.20 a month from over 38 years of service, under the DFAS enlisted pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for E-9, 16 steps by cumulative years of service.
- Over 10 years
- $6,910.20
- a month, the first published step
- Over 40 years
- $10,729.20
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, enlisted
- $476.95
- a month, DFAS Enlisted column
E-9 pay table
E-9 monthly basic pay by years of service
E-9 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 10 | $6,910.20 | $82,922.40 |
| Over 12 | $7,066.50 | $84,798.00 |
| Over 14 | $7,263.60 | $87,163.20 |
| Over 16 | $7,496.10 | $89,953.20 |
| Over 18 | $7,730.70 | $92,768.40 |
| Over 20 | $8,105.10 | $97,261.20 |
| Over 22 | $8,423.10 | $101,077.20 |
| Over 24 | $8,756.70 | $105,080.40 |
| Over 26 | $9,267.90 | $111,214.80 |
| Over 28 | $9,267.90 | $111,214.80 |
| Over 30 | $9,730.20 | $116,762.40 |
| Over 32 | $9,730.20 | $116,762.40 |
| Over 34 | $10,217.40 | $122,608.80 |
| Over 36 | $10,217.40 | $122,608.80 |
| Over 38 | $10,729.20 | $128,750.40 |
| Over 40 | $10,729.20 | $128,750.40 |
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 .