Officer pay
O-3 Basic Pay (2026)
An O-3 is paid $5,534.10 a month in basic pay with 2 or less years of service, rising to $9,004.20 a month from over 14 years of service, under the DFAS officer pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for O-3, 22 steps by cumulative years of service.
- 2 or less years
- $5,534.10
- a month, the first step
- Over 40 years
- $9,004.20
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, officers
- $328.48
- a month, DFAS Officers column
O-3 pay table
O-3 monthly basic pay by years of service
O-3 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 | $5,534.10 | $66,409.20 |
| Over 2 | $6,273.90 | $75,286.80 |
| Over 3 | $6,770.40 | $81,244.80 |
| Over 4 | $7,382.70 | $88,592.40 |
| Over 6 | $7,737.00 | $92,844.00 |
| Over 8 | $8,125.50 | $97,506.00 |
| Over 10 | $8,375.70 | $100,508.40 |
| Over 12 | $8,788.20 | $105,458.40 |
| Over 14 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 16 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 18 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 20 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 22 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 24 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 26 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 28 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 30 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 32 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 34 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 36 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 38 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
| Over 40 | $9,004.20 | $108,050.40 |
Sources
- 1.DFAS: Basic Pay - Officers (opens in a new tab)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service; page updated January 9, 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 .