Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Military Officer Pay and GS Pay Scale Similarities

2022 Rates

0-2 First Lieutenant
Four years ---- $724
Five years ---- $739

0-2 with four years of service, monthly: $5,432
Four years per day: $250.72/day (8 hours at $31.34/hour)
Four year annual: $65,192

Four years monthly, less 15% for Roth IRA 15%, FICA deductions at 7% and $25 for SGLI/SSLI.
= $4,212

Same as above, except 20% towards Roth IRA.
= $3,941




0-3 Captain
Six years (drill) - $864
Six years monthly: $6,482
Six years annual: $77,784

O-3 Captain
Six years (drill) --------$841
Six years monthly: $6,482
Six years annual: $77,785

Starting pay yearly: $55,638

Eight years---- $883


Bozeman BAH for O-2 (no dependents)
$1,638 (2022)
The government decreased this, even though the cost of housing in the Bozeman area has increased since 2021 and rentals are very hard to get. This needs to be increased to match the CPI numbers. 


$1,671 (2021)
$1,934 - with dependents




BAH for O-1 (no dependents)

Bozeman (59718) - $1,491
COUNTY COST GROUP 850 (ZZ850)

Great Falls (59404) - $870
MALMSTROM AFB/GREAT FLS MT (MT175)

Livingston (59047) - $1,293
COUNTY COST GROUP 810 (ZZ810)

Missoula (59801) - $1,338
COUNTY COST GROUP 820 (ZZ820)

Helena 

Big Sky (59716) - $1,491
COUNTY COST GROUP 850 (ZZ850)

Billings




Drill Pay 2021

O-1 Second Lieutenant
One year  ------ $438
Two years ----- $469
Three years ----$568

0-2 First Lieutenant
Four years ---- $705
Five years ---- $719

Monthly Pay 2021

0-1 Second Lieutenant
Two years or less - $3,385  ($40,620 yearly)
Over two years - $3,524   ($42,228 yearly)
Three years - $4,260 ($51,120 yearly)

$1,500 of tax free BAH every month is actually like getting paid $1,875 pre-tax.

$4,260 gross base pay
(Less 30% deductions)
= $2,982 net base pay

$2,982 + $1,491 BAH
= $4,473 per month while at Officer tech school in third year of service, O-1 rank. 

Also add in BAS while living on base. This is about $8.85 per day. 

Some members will also get a split dispersement DTS payment for per diem. 


E-5 pay level (2 years or less).
Automatic base for non-priors attending OTS (Officer Training School). Some members will also be given BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) and a BAS (Basic Allowance for Subsistence).

Ask Finance at your Guard base to be reimbursed for accrued leave during OTS that cannot be used for actual leave, but will be added to a future paycheck.


GS Pay Scales 2020

GS 8, Step 1 - $41,310

GS 9, Step 1 - 45,627

GS 10, Step 1 - $50,246

GS 11, Step 1 - $55,204

Image of partial 2020 GS Pay Scales:




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