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United States Air Force Officer Pay (Ordered By Seniority)
| O-1 |  | Second Lieutenant Pay | Starting pay $3,826/mo - max $4,815/mo with over 10 years' experience |
| O-2 |  | First Lieutenant Pay | Starting pay $4,409/mo - max $6,101/mo with over 10 years' experience |
| O-3 |  | Captain Pay | Starting pay $5,102/mo - max $8,301/mo with over 14 years' experience |
| O-4 |  | Major Pay | Starting pay $5,803/mo - max $9,689/mo with over 18 years' experience |
| O-5 |  | Lieutenant Colonel Pay | Starting pay $6,726/mo - max $11,427/mo with over 22 years' experience |
| O-6 |  | Colonel Pay | Starting pay $8,068/mo - max $14,282/mo with over 30 years' experience |
| O-7 |  | Brigadier General Pay | Starting pay $10,639/mo - max $15,896/mo with over 30 years' experience |
| O-8 |  | Major General Pay | Starting pay $12,804/mo - max $18,458/mo with over 34 years' experience |
| O-9 |  | Lieutenant General Pay | Starting pay $18,096/mo - max $18,492/mo with over 24 years' experience |
| O-10 |  | General Pay | Starting pay $18,492/mo - max $18,492/mo with over 22 years' experience |
| O-10 |  | General of the Air Force Pay | Starting pay $18,492/mo - max $18,492/mo with over 22 years' experience |
United States Air Force Officer Pay
Officers in the U.S. Air Force receive a monthly salary called basic pay, determined by the officer's current DoD paygrade. Air Force officers range from paygrades O-1, Second Lieutenant, to O-10, General of the Air Force. Air Force officers receive automatic pay raises every one to two years based depending on their paygrade, with lower-ranking Air Force officers reaching their basic pay ceiling much sooner then higher-ranking officers.
In addition to basic pay, Air Force officers are eligible for a wide variety of additional payments, bonuses, and allowances. These include hostile fire pay, food and housing allowance, personal money allowances, hazard pay, and more. Choose any Air Force rank from the table above to view a full basic pay chart and detailed information on supplimental allowances and payments.
Military Discounts & Benefits for Airmen:
In addition to basic pay and allowances, active-duty airmen, veterans, and even their families are eligible for hundreds of discounts and additional benefits offered by organizations and private companies like JetBlue 
, United Airlines , Verizon , and hundreds more.