Gross drill pay is the easy number. This is what actually reaches your account.
Fill in your grade, tax details and deductions, then press Calculate Net Drill Pay.
Drill pay is fully taxable — there is no BAH or BAS on a drill weekend to soften it, because those allowances only come with orders exceeding 30 consecutive days.
And because it stacks on top of your civilian salary, it is taxed at your marginal rate. A drilling E-6 with a $75,000 civilian job pays 22% federal on every dollar of drill pay, not the 10% or 12% the first dollars of an income would attract. That is why the net figure often lands 30–40% below the gross.
Estimates only, at the 2026 pay and tax tables. Federal tax is computed as the marginal cost of adding drill pay on top of your other income, using the standard deduction and graduated brackets — an estimate of liability, not the withholding your LES will show. State tax uses a single effective rate and ignores state exemptions for military pay, which several states offer for Reserve and Guard duty. TRICARE Reserve Select premiums are the 2026 rates. Your LES and tax return are authoritative.