Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Members

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Career Sea Pay for enlisted members can range from a monthly rate of $60 to $805 depending on your paygrade and how many years of sea time you have. Sea pay is paid to members assigned to ships or to commands that are deployed onboard a ship.

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Sea Pay Premium

Sea pay premium is a special pay that is in addition to career sea pay and is paid for unusually long periods of continuous sea duty. A member entitled to career sea pay who has served 36 consecutive months of sea duty becomes entitled to sea pay premium for the 37^th and consecutive months of sea duty.

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Navy & Marine Corps

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	135	135	160	381	400	438	438	469	688
E-8	135	135	160	381	400	438	438	469	688
E-7	135	135	160	381	400	438	438	469	688
E-6	135	135	160	350	375	394	406	438	638
E-5	70	80	160	350	375	394	406	438	638
E-4	70	80	160	350	363	363	363	363	488
E-3	50	60	100	125	125	125	125	125	125
E-2	50	60	75	94	94	94	94	94	94
E-1	50	50	50	63	63	63	63	63	63

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 13	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	700	700	713	725	750	750	750	750	750
E-8	700	700	713	725	750	750	750	750	750
E-7	700	700	713	725	750	750	750	750	750
E-6	656	656	656	675	694	713	731	750	750
E-5	638	638	638	638	638	638	638	638	638
E-4	488	488	488	488	488	488	488	488	488
E-3	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125
E-2	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
E-1	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63

Sea Pay Premium is $200 a month and payable to:

All enlisted members in pay grades E-1 through E-4
All enlisted members in pay grades E-5 through E-9 with less than 8 years of cumulative sea duty

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Coast Guard on Level 1 Assignments

Level 1 cutters and assignments include WLI, WYTL and ATOS.

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	105	130	130	155	205	255	305	355	355
E-8	105	130	130	155	205	255	305	355	355
E-7	105	130	130	155	205	255	305	305	305
E-6	105	130	130	155	205	255	255	255	255
E-5	105	130	130	155	205	205	205	205	205
E-4	105	130	130	155	180	180	180	180	180
E-3	80	105	130	130	155	155	155	155	155
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	355	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
E-8	355	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
E-7	305	305	305	305	305	305	305	305
E-6	255	255	255	255	255	255	255	255
E-5	205	205	205	205	205	205	205	205
E-4	180	180	180	180	180	180	180	180
E-3	155	155	155	155	155	155	155	155
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Coast Guard on Level 2 Assignments

Level 2 assignments consist of WTGB, 87′ WPB, and 110′ WPB, WLIC, WLR and WLM.

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	105	130	180	230	305	455	505	580	605
E-8	105	130	180	230	305	455	505	530	530
E-7	105	130	180	230	305	455	505	505	505
E-6	105	130	180	230	305	405	455	455	455
E-5	105	130	180	230	280	355	380	380	405
E-4	105	130	180	205	230	255	280	305	330
E-3	90	105	130	130	155	155	180	180	205
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	605	605	630	655	680	680	680	680
E-8	555	555	580	580	580	605	605	605
E-7	505	505	505	530	530	555	555	55
E-6	455	480	480	480	480	505	505	505
E-5	405	405	405	405	405	405	405	405
E-4	330	355	355	355	355	355	355	355
E-3	205	230	230	230	230	230	230	230
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Coast Guard on Level 3 Assignments

Level 3 assignments include WLBB, WLB, WPC deployed TACLET units and TDY aboard non-USCG vessels.

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	105	130	230	255	355	480	555	580	580
E-8	105	130	230	255	355	480	555	580	580
E-7	105	130	230	255	355	480	555	580	580
E-6	105	130	230	255	355	480	480	505	505
E-5	105	130	230	255	305	405	430	430	430
E-4	105	130	205	230	255	330	355	355	355
E-3	90	105	130	130	155	155	180	180	205
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	605	605	655	655	655	680	680	680
E-8	605	605	605	605	605	630	630	630
E-7	580	580	580	580	580	605	605	605
E-6	505	505	505	505	505	505	505	505
E-5	430	455	455	455	455	455	455	455
E-4	355	380	380	380	380	380	380	380
E-3	205	230	230	230	230	230	230	230
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Coast Guard on Level 4 Assignments

Level 4 assignments include EAGLE WIX, WMEC (except WMEC-270), WHEC (except Alaskan homeported WMEC & WHEC), WMSM (except Alaska homeported), PATFORSWA WPB & Cutter Support Team and permanent duty aboard sea pay-eligible non-Coast Guard vessels.

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	130	180	255	355	405	580	655	680	705
E-8	130	180	255	355	405	580	655	680	705
E-7	130	180	255	355	405	580	655	680	705
E-6	130	180	255	330	405	555	580	580	580
E-5	130	180	255	330	355	480	480	505	505
E-4	130	180	230	255	280	380	380	380	380
E-3	90	130	130	155	180	180	180	180	205
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	805	805	805	805	805	805	805	805
E-8	730	755	755	755	755	755	755	755
E-7	730	730	730	730	730	730	730	730
E-6	580	605	605	605	605	605	605	605
E-5	505	505	505	505	505	505	505	505
E-4	405	405	405	405	405	405	405	405
E-3	205	230	230	255	255	255	255	255
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Coast Guard on Level 5 Assignments

Level 5 assignments include WMEC-270, WAGB, WMSL, Kodiak and Alaska homeported WHEC, WMEC and WMSM.

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	155	205	280	380	455	705	755	755	780
E-8	155	205	280	380	455	705	755	755	780
E-7	155	205	280	380	455	705	755	755	755
E-6	155	205	280	380	455	630	655	655	655
E-5	155	205	280	355	450	530	555	555	555
E-4	130	205	280	280	305	430	430	430	430
E-3	105	130	155	155	180	180	205	205	230
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	805	805	805	805	805	805	805	805
E-8	805	805	805	805	805	805	805	805
E-7	755	780	780	780	780	780	780	780
E-6	655	680	680	680	680	680	680	680
E-5	555	580	580	580	580	580	580	580
E-4	430	455	455	455	455	455	455	455
E-3	230	255	255	280	280	305	305	305
E-2	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
E-1	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

Sea pay premium for Coast Guard personnel is $100 a month and is payable to all members in paygrades E-4 through O-6.

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Army

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	130	130	156	328	347	425	425	458	477
E-8	130	130	156	328	347	425	425	458	477
E-7	130	130	156	328	347	425	425	458	477
E-6	130	130	156	295	321	380	393	425	425
E-5	65	78	156	295	321	380	393	425	425
E-4	65	78	156	295	308	308	308	308	308
E-3	50	60	120	150	160	170	190	190	190
E-2	50	60	120	150	160	170	170	170	170
E-1	50	60	120	150	160	160	160	160	160

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 13	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	490	490	503	516	555	588	620	646	646
E-8	490	490	503	516	555	588	620	646	646
E-7	490	490	503	516	555	588	620	620	620
E-6	445	445	445	464	484	503	523	555	555
E-5	425	425	425	425	425	425	425	425	425
E-4	308	308	308	308	308	308	308	308	308
E-3	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190
E-2	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170
E-1	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160

Sea Pay Premium is $100 a month and payable to all enlisted members in pay grades E-1 through E-3

Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Air Force

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Under 1	Over 1	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 5	Over 6	Over 7	Over 8
E-9	100	100	120	175	190	350	350	375	390
E-8	100	100	120	175	190	350	350	375	390
E-7	100	100	120	175	190	350	350	375	390
E-6	100	100	120	150	170	315	325	350	350
E-5	50	60	120	150	170	315	325	350	350
E-4	50	60	120	150	160	160	160	160	160

Cumulative Years of Sea Duty
Pay Grade	Over 9	Over 10	Over 11	Over 12	Over 13	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20
E-9	400	400	410	420	450	475	520	520	520
E-8	400	400	410	420	450	475	520	520	520
E-7	400	400	410	420	450	475	500	500	500
E-6	365	365	365	380	395	410	425	450	450
E-5	350	350	350	350	350	350	350	350	350
E-4	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160

Sea Pay Premium is $100 a month and payable to:

All enlisted members in pay grade E-4
All enlisted members in pay grades E-5 through E-9 with less than 5 years of cumulative sea duty

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Isabella Miller on July 9, 2026 5:51 pm

Solid analysis. Will be watching this space.

Olivia Davis on July 9, 2026 5:52 pm

Great insights on Defense. Thanks for sharing!

Lucas Jackson on July 9, 2026 5:53 pm

I’ve been following this closely. Good to see the latest updates.

- Linda Brown on July 9, 2026 6:30 pm
  
  Good point. Watching closely.
  
Elizabeth Hernandez on July 9, 2026 5:54 pm

Interesting update on Career Sea Pay for Enlisted Members. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.

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