How much do military nurses get paid?

Military nurses are commissioned officers in the United States military. Their pay is determined by their rank, years of service, and specialty. The following table shows the basic pay for military nurses in the United States, by rank and years of service:

Rank Years of Service Basic Pay (2023)

O-1 Less than 2 $3,663.60

O-2 Less than 2 $4,013.70

O-3 Less than 2 $4,400.40

O-1 2 or more $4,061.10

O-2 2 or more $4,458.30

O-3 2 or more $4,894.50

O-1 4 or more $4,651.50

O-2 4 or more $5,096.70

O-3 4 or more $5,572.80

O-4 Less than 2 $5,763.60

O-4 2 or more $6,140.70

O-4 4 or more $6,607.20

O-4 6 or more $7,099.50

O-4 8 or more $7,616.70

O-4 10 or more $8,153.70

O-4 12 or more $8,710.20

O-4 14 or more $9,286.50

O-5 Less than 2 $7,099.50

O-5 2 or more $7,493.70

O-5 4 or more $7,912.80

O-5 6 or more $8,356.50

O-5 8 or more $8,823.90

O-5 10 or more $9,315.60

O-5 12 or more $9,831.60

O-5 14 or more $10,371.90

O-5 16 or more $10,936.80

O-5 18 or more $11,526.60

O-5 20 or more $12,139.50

O-5 22 or more $12,763.80

O-6 Less than 2 $8,356.50

O-6 2 or more $8,763.30

O-6 4 or more $9,194.40

O-6 6 or more $9,649.50

O-6 8 or more $10,129.50

O-6 10 or more $10,634.70

O-6 12 or more $11,164.20

O-6 14 or more $11,718.40

O-6 16 or more $12,296.70

O-6 18 or more $12,899.10

O-7 Less than 14 $11,164.20

O-7 14 or more $11,718.40

O-8 Less than 18 $12,296.70

O-8 18 or more $12,899.10

O-9 Less than 22 $13,523.70

O-9 22 or more $14,152.20

O-10 $14,780.70