Base Pay 2025 E5. All members receive it and typically it is the largest component of a member's pay. The 2025 gs pay scale incorporates a 2025 federal pay raise with an overall average increase of 2%.

The national defense authorization act (ndaa), which sets the basis for the defense budget and signed into law by the president, included a 4.5% pay raise for military. Our military pay calculator offers a clear estimate of total.