| 2009 Involuntary
Separation Pay Most members involuntarily separated from active duty are eligible for separation pay. The figures shown here are the payments to people who have exactly the number of years of service listed; actual payments are based on both full and partial years of service. A blank cell indicates that none of the services reported any members with that combination of years and paygrade. Payment levels effective Jan. 1: |
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| Years of Service | ||||||||||||||
| Paygrade | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| O-5 | 42,600 | 49,699 | 58,107 | 65,370 | 76,219 | 83,841 | 94,617 | 102,501 | 115,144 | 123,368 | 139,916 | 148,661 | 161,857 | |
| O-4 | 38,379 | 44,775 | 54,144 | 60,912 | 72,302 | 79,533 | 91,087 | 98,678 | 109,776 | 117,617 | 127,757 | 135,742 | 145,223 | |
| O-3 | 35,631 | 41,570 | 49,893 | 56,130 | 64,296 | 70,726 | 80,961 | 87,708 | 96,763 | 103,675 | 110,586 | 117,498 | 124,410 | |
| O-2 | 30,480 | 35,560 | 40,640 | 45,720 | 50,800 | 55,880 | 60,960 | 66,039 | 71,119 | 76,199 | 81,279 | 86,359 | 91,439 | |
| O-3E | 35,631 | 41,570 | 49,893 | 56,130 | 64,296 | 70,726 | 80,961 | 87,708 | 98,194 | 105,208 | 114,676 | 121,843 | 132,769 | |
| O-2E | 30,480 | 35,560 | 41,936 | 47,178 | 55,148 | 60,663 | 68,710 | 74,435 | 82,359 | 88,241 | 94,124 | 100,007 | 105,890 | |
| O-1E | 25,687 | 29,968 | 35,513 | 39,952 | 46,012 | 50,613 | 57,119 | 61,879 | 69,688 | 74,666 | 79,644 | 84,621 | 89,599 | |
| W-4 | 31,329 | 36,550 | 43,589 | 49,037 | 56,786 | 62,465 | 72,304 | 78,329 | 88,603 | 94,932 | 105,880 | 112,498 | 123,366 | |
| W-3 | 27,501 | 32,085 | 39,496 | 44,433 | 53,050 | 58,355 | 65,737 | 71,216 | 79,496 | 85,174 | 94,159 | 100,044 | 112,603 | |
| W-2 | 25,728 | 30,016 | 37,164 | 41,809 | 48,226 | 53,048 | 59,966 | 64,963 | 72,944 | 78,154 | 86,031 | 91,408 | 99,507 | |
| W-1 | 23,732 | 27,687 | 34,298 | 38,585 | 44,420 | 48,862 | 55,905 | 60,564 | 68,206 | 73,078 | 80,628 | 85,668 | 93,487 | |
| E-9 | - | - | - | - | 53,046 | 58,351 | 65,098 | 70,523 | 78,065 | 83,641 | 92,074 | 97,828 | 106,810 | |
| E-8 | - | - | 34,739 | 39,081 | 45,346 | 49,880 | 55,840 | 60,494 | 67,143 | 71,939 | 79,200 | 84,150 | 94,116 | |
| E-7 | 22,311 | 26,029 | 31,539 | 35,481 | 40,684 | 44,752 | 51,516 | 55,809 | 62,708 | 67,187 | 73,699 | 78,305 | 85,348 | |
| E-6 | 19,507 | 22,758 | 28,328 | 31,869 | 36,536 | 40,190 | 46,457 | 50,329 | 55,138 | 59,076 | 63,792 | 67,779 | 72,790 | |
| E-5 | 17,993 | 20,992 | 25,641 | 28,846 | 33,732 | 37,105 | 40,729 | 44,123 | 47,517 | 50,911 | 54,305 | 57,699 | 61,093 | |
| E-4 | 15,973 | 18,635 | 21,298 | 23,960 | 26,622 | 29,284 | 31,946 | 34,609 | 37,271 | 39,933 | 42,595 | 45,257 | 47,920 | |
| E-3 | 13,390 | 15,621 | 17,853 | 20,085 | 22,316 | 24,548 | 26,780 | 29,011 | 31,243 | 33,475 | 35,706 | 37,938 | 40,170 | |