Military pay. Military OneSource photo 28 May 2021 Military service members and civilian federal government employees would both receive a 2.7% pay raise under the proposed fiscal 2022 budget request released Friday. In its first budget proposal, the Biden administration is asking for $715 billion in funding for the Defense Department in 2022, a 1.6% increase over the current year's budget of $703.7 billion. The proposed budget would also provide an average 3.1% increase in troops' basic allowance for housing payments, and an average 2.3% increase in basic allowance for subsistence payments. The proposed pay raise would be slightly lower than the 3% pay raise enacted in fiscal 2021. If approved, the 2.7% raise would mean an extra $183 each month for a major with more than six years of service, who makes nearly $6,800 per month. It would also mean roughly another $105 per month for an E-6 with more than eight years of service, who makes nearly $3,883 in basic pay.