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The United States military pay scales below became effective on October 1, 1963 and continued to be in effect until August 31, 1964. It is the basic pay amounts for the active components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Ai...
FederalPay has archived documents showing military basic pay and allowances for every year since 1949. Click on any year to view or print the pay chart.
Check out these military pay charts, archived by the Defense Finance Accounting and Service (DFAS), to see how military pay today compares to what service members made in the past.
Historic pay charts, pay raises and estimated future pay charts.
Submarine Duty Pay) and Other Special Pay Effective: 1 October 1963 .
Seamen, Firemen, etc. (pay grade E-3).- These perform duties and are identified as follows: Keep compartments lines or rigging, decks, and deck machinery in shipshape condition; act as lookouts, members of gun crews, ...
The dates below reflect effective dates for the military basic pay rates, which may differ from the effective dates for the various allowances and other pay entitlements.
E pay scale is Enlisted, W scale is Warrant Officer, O scale is Commissioned Officer. Effective October 1, 1963 through September 30, 1967.
Military members received a pay raise of between zero to 13% (8.3% average) depending on their grade and time in service. During this pay period, more emphasis was placed on tenure as Pay Grades saw additional longevi...
The table below compares the old Army and Navy maximum basic pay scales with those provided by the new law. The same hikes will go to equivalent Air Force and Marine grades.
