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2009 Air Force Sea Pay
Air Force personnel serving in paygrades E-4 and above assigned to sea duty are entitled to career sea pay. In addition, they are entitled to a separate, $100-a-month sea-pay premium for each month in excess of 36 consecutive months at sea. For E-5s through E-9s with more than eight years of sea duty, this premium is embedded in the sea-pay rates. The monthly rates currently in effect:
              Years of Sea Duty              
Paygrade <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20+
O-6 - - - 225 230 230 240 255 265 280 290 300 310 310 325 340 355 380
O-5 - - - 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 260 265 265 265 285 300 315 340
O-4 - - - 185 190 200 205 205 205 205 225 225 240 240 270 280 290 300
O-3 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 260 270 280 290
O-2 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 250 260 270 280
O-1 - - - 150 160 185 190 195 205 215 225 225 240 240 250 260 270 280
E-9 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 520 520 520
E-8 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 500 520 520
E-7 100 100 120 175 190 350 350 375 390 400 400 410 420 450 475 500 500 500
E-6 100 100 120 150 170 315 325 350 350 365 365 365 380 395 410 425 450 450
E-5 50 60 120 150 170 315 325 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350
E-4 50 60 120 150 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160