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Military personnel to receive a 6.9% salary increase in September
The adjustment applies to all ranks and will take effect from September 2026. According to official information cited by La Nación, there will also be monthly increases through December.
Military personnel will receive a 6.9% salary increase in September 2026, according to the official update cited by La Nación. The increase covers all categories, regardless of rank or hierarchy, and is part of a monthly adjustment scheme scheduled through the end of the year.
According to the calculation published by La Nación, September pay will be as follows: lieutenant general, admiral and brigadier general, $3,603,781; division general, vice admiral and senior brigadier, $3,213,781; brigadier general, rear admiral and brigadier, $2,928,071; colonel, navy captain and commodore, $2,564,733; lieutenant colonel, frigate captain and vice commodore, $2,229,912; major and corvette captain, $1,756,798; captain and navy lieutenant, $1,454,977; first lieutenant, frigate lieutenant and first lieutenant, $1,294,116; lieutenant and corvette lieutenant, $1,166,689; second lieutenant, midshipman and ensign, $1,056,639.
For noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel, La Nación detailed these estimated amounts: senior noncommissioned officer, $1,801,887; chief noncommissioned officer, $1,597,415; staff sergeant, first noncommissioned officer and assistant noncommissioned officer, $1,416,131; first sergeant, second noncommissioned officer and auxiliary noncommissioned officer, $1,245,646; sergeant and chief corporal, $1,118,305; first corporal, $1,003,616; corporal and second corporal, $928,903; volunteer 1st class and sailor 1st class, $846,104; volunteer 2nd class and sailor 2nd class, $782,991.
The funds to cover this increase depend on the general budget of the National Public Administration of the Ministry of Defense. With this update, the extraordinary bonus paid the previous month is no longer in effect.
As La Nación recalled, Decree 695/2026 established in August a one-time remunerative and non-bonifiable fixed sum of $50,000 for active-duty military personnel in the Armed Forces, active-duty personnel of the Naval Establishments Police and active-duty civilian intelligence personnel of the Armed Forces.
According to official information, between September and December 2026 the cumulative increase will be 12.22% on pay. That percentage is added to the 17.62% accumulated between January and August, bringing the projected increase toward year-end to around 32%. Again according to the official information, the increase also applies to retired personnel and is added to the recently implemented title supplement, with additional amounts of 10%, 15% and 25% on the rank salary, depending on educational level.
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