{"id":64123,"date":"2020-05-07T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/07\/troops-should-expect-a-big-pay-raise-next-year-despite-budget-uncertainty\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:20:35","slug":"troops-should-expect-a-big-pay-raise-next-year-despite-budget-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/2020\/05\/07\/troops-should-expect-a-big-pay-raise-next-year-despite-budget-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops should expect a big pay raise next year, despite budget uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite all the uncertainty surrounding next year\u2019s defense budget and federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus<\/a> spending, service members should expect to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/10\/troops-would-see-another-big-pay-raise-under-white-house-budget-plan-for-2021\/\" target=_blank>hefty pay raise in 2021<\/a>, according to the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople are our number one priority. And that\u2019s a way to show our people we value them,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/02\/24-hour-child-care-would-be-available-at-some-military-bases-under-new-congressional-proposal\/\" target=_blank>Rep. Mac Thornberry<\/a>, R-Texas. \u201cSo I would expect the (White House\u2019s) requested pay raise to be included next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service members would see a 3 percent pay raise starting next January under the federal budget plan unveiled by the White House in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/10\/troops-would-see-another-big-pay-raise-under-white-house-budget-plan-for-2021\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-money.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Troops would see another big pay raise under White House budget plan for 2021<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The request calls for a 3.0 percent pay raise starting next January, following a 3.1 percent pay raise this year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mark matches the expected pay boost prescribed under federal statute and, if approved, would represent the first time in a decade that troops have seen consecutive years with salary boosts of at least 3 percent. This past January, military pay increased by 3.1 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For junior enlisted troops, the proposed raise would amount to roughly $860 more a year in pay. For senior enlisted and junior officers, the hike equals about $1,500 more. An O-4 with 12 years service would see more than $2,800 extra next year under the increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In past budget cycles, defense leaders have pulled back on the federal pay calculation (designed to roughly match increases in private sector salaries) in an effort to shift available funds to other modernization and readiness priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Congress in recent years has rebuffed those types of moves. In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Thornberry \u2014 who led the committee from 2015 to 2019 \u2014 said ensuring military pay keeps pace with civilian wage levels is key to keeping the fighting force strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to continue to attract and retain the very best people we can,\u201d he said. \u201cNobody does it for the money, but it is at least a factor in families deciding whether they want to join or stay in the military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thornberry said he does have concerns that other lawmakers will push for cuts in defense funding in coming months to offset some of the spending related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Congress approved more than $2 trillion in emergency funds, and additional economic stimulus packages are being discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/12\/26\/biggest-military-pay-raise-in-years-takes-effect-jan-1-check-out-the-complete-chart\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_16305480352772.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Biggest military pay raise in years takes effect Jan. 1; check out the complete chart<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">For the first time since 2010, troops will see a pay raise of more than 3.0 percent. And they may not have to wait another decade before the next one arrives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., has already said he would not support additional increase in defense spending if the money can be better used for other public health and recovery priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Thornberry said the worldwide pandemic won\u2019t change the potential national security threats facing the military, and lawmakers need to make sure that defense funding isn\u2019t compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House budget plan calls for nearly $741 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are discussing how to move ahead with plans for the the annual defense authorization bill, which sets pay raise and spending priorities for the 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