Officer pay
O-6 Basic Pay (2026)
An O-6 is paid $8,751.30 a month in basic pay with 2 or less years of service, rising to $15,408.30 a month from over 30 years of service, under the DFAS officer pay table effective January 1, 2026. Below is every rate DFAS publishes for O-6, 22 steps by cumulative years of service.
- 2 or less years
- $8,751.30
- a month, the first step
- Over 40 years
- $15,408.30
- a month, the last published step
- BAS, officers
- $328.48
- a month, DFAS Officers column
O-6 pay table
O-6 monthly basic pay by years of service
O-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 | $8,751.30 | $105,015.60 |
| Over 2 | $9,613.80 | $115,365.60 |
| Over 3 | $10,245.00 | $122,940.00 |
| Over 4 | $10,245.00 | $122,940.00 |
| Over 6 | $10,284.30 | $123,411.60 |
| Over 8 | $10,725.00 | $128,700.00 |
| Over 10 | $10,783.50 | $129,402.00 |
| Over 12 | $10,783.50 | $129,402.00 |
| Over 14 | $11,396.40 | $136,756.80 |
| Over 16 | $12,479.70 | $149,756.40 |
| Over 18 | $13,115.40 | $157,384.80 |
| Over 20 | $13,751.10 | $165,013.20 |
| Over 22 | $14,112.90 | $169,354.80 |
| Over 24 | $14,479.20 | $173,750.40 |
| Over 26 | $15,188.70 | $182,264.40 |
| Over 28 | $15,188.70 | $182,264.40 |
| Over 30 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
| Over 32 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
| Over 34 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
| Over 36 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
| Over 38 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
| Over 40 | $15,408.30 | $184,899.60 |
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 .