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Regular Force pay by rank

Monthly salary for full-time Regular Force and Reserve Class C service, effective April 1, 2024. Current pay rates for all ranks, pay levels and occupations, including specialist, search and rescue, special forces, pilot, legal, medical and dental officers.

For 2023 rates, visit Previous military pay rates.

If you have questions about your pay, visit Understanding military pay or contact your Chain of Command or Orderly Room.

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Non-commissioned members

Private, Aviator or Sailor 2nd Class, or Sailor 3rd Class
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 and 2, effective April 1, 2024.
1 2 3
$3,614 $4,413 $5,304

Corporal or Sailor 1st Class

Corporal or Sailor 1st Class – Standard
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$6,069 $6,175 $6,279 $6,383 $6,493
Corporal or Sailor 1st Class – Specialist 1
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$6,731 $6,793 $6,907 $7,021 $7,142
Corporal or Sailor 1st Class – Specialist 2
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$7,202 $7,269 $7,390 $7,512 $7,642
Corporal or Sailor 1st Class – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$8,189 $8,305 $8,448 $8,562 $8,682 $8,735 $8,746 $8,756 $8,763 $8,773 $8,796 $8,813 $8,833 $8,851 $8,868 $8,918 $8,934 $8,954
Corporal or Sailor 1st Class – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$10,077 $10,164 $10,486 $10,572 $10,653 $10,775 $10,895 $11,018 $11,200 $11,383 $11,567 $11,895 $12,223 $12,548 $13,492

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Master Corporal or Master Sailor

Master Corporal or Master Sailor – Standard
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$6,299 $6,409 $6,516 $6,621 $6,939
Master Corporal or Master Sailor – Specialist 1
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$6,929 $7,050 $7,168 $7,283 $7,404
Master Corporal or Master Sailor – Specialist 2
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$7,414 $7,544 $7,670 $7,793 $7,922
Master Corporal or Master Sailor – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$8,441 $8,564 $8,708 $8,790 $8,943 $8,959 $8,975 $8,989 $9,013 $9,033 $9,055 $9,072 $9,093 $9,147 $9,152 $9,157 $9,159 $9,213
Master Corporal or Master Sailor – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$10,325 $10,414 $10,728 $10,818 $10,908 $11,029 $11,150 $11,272 $11,454 $11,640 $11,822 $12,150 $12,476 $12,802 $13,746

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Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class

Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class – Standard
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$7,043 $7,147 $7,245 $7,315 $7,380
Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class – Specialist 1
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$7,677 $7,790 $7,825 $7,900 $7,970
Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class – Specialist 2
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$8,214 $8,335 $8,373 $8,453 $8,528
Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$9,190 $9,258 $9,365 $9,441 $9,511 $9,527 $9,542 $9,558 $9,580 $9,603 $9,623 $9,642 $9,660 $9,679 $9,729 $9,731 $9,766 $9,783
Sergeant or Petty Officer 2nd Class – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$10,965 $11,032 $11,337 $11,411 $11,478 $11,599 $11,720 $11,841 $12,025 $12,208 $12,392 $12,718 $13,048 $13,373 $14,317

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Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class

Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class – Standard
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$7,694 $7,761 $7,832 $7,900 $7,962
Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class – Specialist 1
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$8,310 $8,382 $8,459 $8,532 $8,599
Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class – Specialist 2
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$8,892 $8,969 $9,051 $9,129 $9,201
Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$9,823 $9,894 $10,000 $10,072 $10,140 $10,155 $10,171 $10,186 $10,209 $10,230 $10,251 $10,270 $10,289 $10,308 $10,323 $10,338 $10,355 $10,411
Warrant Officer or Petty Officer 1st Class – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$11,742 $11,815 $12,118 $12,195 $12,267 $12,389 $12,510 $12,632 $12,816 $12,999 $13,184 $13,510 $13,836 $14,162 $15,105

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Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class

Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class – Standard
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$8,556 $8,643 $8,730 $8,815 $8,900
Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class – Specialist 1
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$8,984 $9,075 $9,167 $9,256 $9,345
Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class – Specialist 2
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$9,298 $9,393 $9,442 $9,515 $9,607
Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$10,496 $10,587 $10,705 $10,797 $10,885 $10,899 $10,916 $10,931 $10,955 $10,976 $10,997 $11,014 $11,033 $11,053 $11,068 $11,083 $11,100 $11,156
Master Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$12,533 $12,619 $12,939 $13,025 $13,110 $13,233 $13,353 $13,474 $13,658 $13,841 $14,026 $14,353 $14,681 $15,006 $15,950

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Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class

Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4 for pay levels A, B and C, effective April 1, 2024.
Pay level Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
A $9,347 $9,443 $9,547 $9,642 $9,735
B $10,000 $10,106 $10,214 $10,315 $10,420
C $10,401 $10,511 $10,623 $10,728 $10,834
Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class – Special Forces
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 17, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$10,859 $10,957 $11,085 $11,183 $11,276 $11,291 $11,306 $11,324 $11,345 $11,367 $11,387 $11,406 $11,424 $11,443 $11,459 $11,475 $11,490 $11,548
Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class – Search and Rescue
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 14, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
$13,465 $13,561 $13,896 $13,992 $14,086 $14,207 $14,328 $14,450 $14,634 $14,817 $15,001 $15,328 $15,655 $15,980 $16,924

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Officers

Officer Cadet or Naval Cadet
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3 for pay levels A and B, effective April 1, 2024.
Pay level Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
A $2,578 $2,624 $2,684 $2,734
B $3,579 $3,727 $4,311 $4,478
Second Lieutenant or Acting Sub-Lieutenant
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 10 for pay levels A, B, C, D and E, effective April 1, 2024.
Pay level Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A $5,675 $5,758 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
B $4,510 $4,776 $5,230 $5,693 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
C $4,853 $5,264 $5,726 $6,097 $6,514 $6,932 $7,349 n/a n/a n/a n/a
D $6,195 $6,377 $6,569 $6,831 $6,974 $7,180 $7,396 $7,616 $7,844 $8,079 $8,320
E $6,269 $6,455 $6,712 $6,968 $7,070 $7,266 $7,484 $7,708 $7,938 $8,180 $8,419
Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 10 for pay levels A, B, C, D and E, effective April 1, 2024.
Pay level Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A $6,185 $6,604 $7,024 $7,442 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
B $4,776 $5,230 $5,693 $6,196 $6,708 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
C $5,336 $5,796 $5,970 $6,185 $6,396 $6,604 $6,864 $7,024 $7,234 $7,442 n/a
D $6,361 $6,614 $6,878 $7,156 $7,440 $7,740 $8,048 $8,371 $8,706 $9,051 $9,417
E $6,607 $6,872 $7,148 $7,431 $7,733 $8,041 $8,363 $8,700 $9,045 $9,410 $9,785
Captain or Lieutenant (Navy)
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 10, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
$7,841 $8,138 $8,437 $8,734 $9,024 $9,303 $9,579 $9,864 $10,030 $10,195 $10,364
Major or Lieutenant-Commander
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 7, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
$10,604 $10,789 $10,974 $11,157 $11,340 $11,521 $11,706 $11,889
Lieutenant-Colonel or Commander
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 4, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4
$12,289 $12,487 $12,680 $12,879 $13,078
Colonel or Captain (Navy)
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
$14,239 $14,800 $15,363 $15,925
Brigadier-General or Commodore
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
$16,859 $17,308 $17,785 $18,250
Major-General or Rear-Admiral
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
$19,340 $20,450 $21,600 $22,717
Lieutenant-General or Vice-Admiral
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3, effective April 1, 2024.
Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
$24,833 $25,506 $26,212 $26,883

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Pilots, legal, medical and dental officers, Military Judges

Pilots
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 20, effective April 1, 2024.
Rank Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Captain $7,841 $8,138 $8,437 $8,734 $9,024 $9,303 $9,579 $9,864 $10,242 $10,651 $11,077 $11,519 $11,980 $12,460 $12,959 $13,476 $14,016 $14,576 $15,159 $15,311 $15,684
Major $12,959 $13,219 $13,483 $13,751 $14,027 $14,308 $14,664 $15,031 $15,332 $15,716 $16,245 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Lieutenant-Colonel $16,081 $16,242 $16,406 $16,569 $16,805 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Legal officers
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 3, effective April 1, 2021. Legal officers are also entitled to special military differential pay. Legal officers (except Military Judges) are paid based on direct benchmarks to the Public Service's Law Group.
Rank Basic pay (monthly) 1 2 3
Captain $7,360 $8,404 $9,452 $10,500
Major $11,235 $11,957 $13,361 $14,767
Lieutenant-Colonel $15,613 $15,870 $16,226 $16,592
Colonel $17,688 $18,760 $19,832 $20,908
Brigadier-General $17,678 $18,974 $20,267 $21,567
Military Judges
Annual rate of pay in accordance with QR&O 204.22 (Rates of PAy - Military Judges - Regular Force and Class "C" Reserve Service, Effective 1 April 2024
Military Judges Annual Rate of Pay
Military Judge $346,680
Chief Military Judge $357,080
Medical and dental officers
Basic monthly pay and annual pay increments 1 through 6, effective April 1, 2024. Medical and dental officers are also entitled to special military differential pay.
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Captain $14,325 $16,416 $17,238 $18,104 $19,450 $20,022 $20,592
Major $20,022 $20,592 $21,160 $21,730 $22,300 n/a n/a
Major (Specialist) $24,024 $24,710 $25,391 $26,076 $26,757 n/a n/a
Lieutenant-Colonel $23,004 $24,175 $25,538 $26,859 n/a n/a n/a
Lieutenant-Colonel (Specialist) $28,379 $29,652 $30,943 $32,233 n/a n/a n/a
Colonel $24,032 $25,443 $26,860 $28,284 n/a n/a n/a
Colonel (Specialist) $28,838 $30,532 $32,233 $33,939 n/a n/a n/a
Brigadier General $25,492 $26,991 $28,488 $29,994 n/a n/a n/a
Major-General $27,043 $28,635 $30,218 $31,808 n/a n/a n/a

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