The below chart depicts the average annual salary for officers of the National Guard (with 10 or less years of service) for the calendar year of 2008. For rates of officers with more than 10 years of service, see this chart.
National Guard members receive four days worth of active duty base pay for each weekend drill period. Additionally, they receive 1/30th of active duty base pay for each day of annual training. When National Guard members are called to full-time active duty for longer than 30 days, they receive the same pay and allowances as active duty members.
Members of the National Guard are required to perform a minimum of 12 weekend drills and 15 days of annual training per year.
The below chart shows what a National Guard member would make each year in drill and annual training pay, assuming the minimum drill/training period required. The chart does not include housing allowance or food allowance that many National Guard members may qualify for during the annual training period.
The chart below includes a 3.5 percent pay raise, effective on January 1, 2008.
Military base pay is based upon grade (rank) and years of service:
Annual Salary
| Paygrade | <2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| O-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O-8 | 18372.69 | 18973.71 | 19373.76 | 19485.27 | 19983.60 | 20815.83 | 21009.87 |
| O-7 | 15266.16 | 15975.54 | 16303.77 | 16564.59 | 17036.46 | 17503.29 | 18042.57 |
| O-6 | 11315.43 | 12430.53 | 13246.38 | 13246.38 | 13296.78 | 13866.93 | 13941.90 |
| O-5 | 9432.36 | 10625.58 | 11362.05 | 11500.02 | 11958.66 | 12233.97 | 12837.51 |
| O-4 | 8138.97 | 9421.65 | 10049.76 | 10190.25 | 10773.63 | 11399.22 | 12177.90 |
| O-3 | 7155.54 | 8111.88 | 8755.74 | 9545.76 | 10002.51 | 10504.62 | 10829.70 |
| O-2 | 6182.19 | 7041.51 | 8109.99 | 8384.04 | 8556.03 | 8556.03 | 8556.03 |
| O-1 | 5366.97 | 5585.58 | 6751.71 | 6751.71 | 6751.71 | 6751.71 | 6751.71 |
