Canadian Armed Forces Salary Calculator
How much does a Regular Force Corporal earn and take home?
A Regular Force Corporal at Pay increment 1 earns $6,978.00/month in base pay under the current published DND table. Estimated take-home in Ontario is approximately $4,774.93/month before excluded allowances and benefits.
- Component
- Regular Force
- Rank
- Corporal / Sailor 1st Class
- Pay increment
- Pay increment 1
- Official monthly base pay
- $6,978.00
- Pay-table effective date
- April 1, 2025
- Annualized base pay
- $83,736.00
- Estimated annual take-home
- $57,299.12
- Pension included
- Yes (Regular Force estimate)
- Allowances included
- No, unless entered
Tax year: 2026 Ontario example Last updated: September 6, 2026 Methodology
Source: Regular Force pay by rank
Estimate CAF take-home pay by component, rank, pay increment, and province. Base pay comes from official National Defence tables. Income tax, CPP or QPP, and EI are estimated with the same engine as the paycheck calculator.
CAF rates of pay effective 1 April 2025. Pay tables last checked 2026-09-06.
Estimated take-home
$4,774.93
monthly · Corporal / Sailor 1st Class
- Component
- Regular Force
- Rank
- Corporal / Sailor 1st Class
- Pay increment
- Pay increment 1
- Published monthly rate
- $6,978.00
- Base annual military pay
- $83,736.00
- Other entered taxable income
- $0.00
- Gross monthly pay
- $6,978.00
- Gross biweekly equivalent
- $3,220.62
- Estimated federal tax
- -$8,367.24
- Estimated provincial tax
- -$4,494.08
- CPP / CPP2
- -$4,595.89
- EI
- -$1,123.07
- Estimated CAF pension
- -$7,856.60
- Estimated annual take-home
- $57,299.12
Monthly take-home
$4,774.93
Biweekly take-home
$2,203.81
Annual take-home
$57,299.12
Estimated Regular Force pension using 9.10% up to the 2026 YMPE of $74,600 and 11.69% above it. Members with 35 years of pensionable service are not modeled.
Allowances and benefits are not included unless entered manually.
Results are estimates for a full-year employee claiming the basic personal amount. They are not a pay stub, tax advice, or an official CRA or Revenu Québec calculation. Employer withholding on a single cheque can differ from this annual estimate.
How CAF pay works
Regular Force members and reservists on Class C service are paid a monthly rate for their rank, pay level, and pay increment. Reserve Force Class A and Class B service is paid a published daily rate. This calculator uses those published base-pay tables. It does not invent occupation-specific or specialist rates.
Regular Force vs Reserve Force pay
Choose Regular Force for the official monthly scale (also used for Reserve Class C). Choose Reserve Force for Class A or Class B daily rates, then enter how many days you expect to be paid in a year. Daily rates are stored separately — they are not monthly pay divided by 30.
Pay increments
A pay increment is the step on the published scale for that rank. “Basic” is the starting rate on the official table. Higher numbered increments are later annual steps. Some officer and CWO ranks also have pay levels (A, B, C, and so on) for different entry plans or appointments.
Taxes and payroll deductions
Federal and provincial or territorial income tax, CPP or QPP (including CPP2/QPP2), EI, and QPIP in Quebec use the same 2026 payroll formulas as the rest of this site. Regular Force pension is estimated from official Treasury Board rates for 2026. Reserve Force pension is not estimated.
What is not included
Allowances and benefits are not included unless entered manually. That means PLD/CFHD, LDA, sea duty, aircrew, special operations, deployment, environmental allowances, Military Service Pay, and other CAF benefits are omitted. Specialist, Special Forces, Search and Rescue, pilot, legal, medical, and dental occupation tables are also omitted.
Example: Regular Force Corporal
Official base pay comes from the published DND table (CAF rates of pay effective 1 April 2025). Estimated take-home uses Ontario payroll rules and excludes allowances unless entered.
| Component | Regular Force |
|---|---|
| Rank | Corporal / Sailor 1st Class |
| Pay increment | Pay increment 1 |
| Official monthly base pay | $6,978.00 |
| Pay-table effective date | CAF rates of pay effective 1 April 2025 |
| Annualized base pay | $83,736.00 |
| Estimated annual take-home | $57,299.12 |
| Pension included | Yes (Regular Force estimate) |
| Allowances included | No, unless entered |
Official pay-data source
- Regular Force pay by rank — National Defence. Regular Force and Reserve Class C monthly rates, effective 1 April 2025.
- Reserve Force pay by rank — National Defence. Reserve Force Class A and Class B daily rates, effective 1 April 2025.
- Military pay — National Defence. CAF pay hub.
- Pension contribution rates for the 3 major public sector pension plans — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force pension contribution rates effective 1 January 2026.
These are official standard Regular Force monthly rates and Reserve Force Class A/B daily rates for the listed ranks. Specialist, Special Forces, Search and Rescue, pilot, legal, medical, and dental occupation tables are not included. Allowances and benefits are not included.
Frequently asked questions
How much does this rank earn?
A Regular Force Corporal at Pay increment 1 earns $6,978.00/month in official base pay (CAF rates of pay effective 1 April 2025), or $83,736.00 annualized.
What is the monthly base pay?
The official monthly base pay for this example is $6,978.00. Allowances are excluded unless you enter them.
Is pension included?
Yes for Regular Force. The estimate uses Treasury Board 2026 contribution rates. Members with 35 years of pensionable service are not modeled.
Are allowances included?
No, unless entered. PLD/CFHD, LDA, sea duty, aircrew, deployment, and other CAF benefits are omitted from the published rank table.
What deductions are estimated?
Income tax, CPP or QPP, EI, and QPIP in Quebec, plus Regular Force pension when applicable. Estimated annual take-home for this Ontario Corporal example is $57,299.12.
Are these the current official CAF pay rates?
Yes for base pay. National Defence still publishes Regular Force monthly and Reserve Force daily tables as effective 1 April 2025. Those remain the official published rank scales as of this page’s retrieved date. April 2026 CAF compensation updates were mainly allowances, which this calculator does not estimate.
Does this include CAF pension?
For Regular Force only. The estimate uses the Treasury Board 2026 rates of 9.10% up to the YMPE and 11.69% above it. It does not model members who have reached 35 years of pensionable service. Reserve Force pension is not included.
Why is my actual CAF pay different?
Occupation group, specialist pay, allowances, posting, Class of reserve service, and your real pensionable service all change a pay statement. This page estimates standard-occupation base pay plus optional amounts you type in.