Army Brigadier Salary 2026/27: OF-6 Take-Home
Brigadier is OF-6, equivalent to an RAF Air Commodore and a Royal Navy Commodore, and the first rank above Colonel. Pay in 2026/27 runs from £137,874 to £143,406 across six increment levels. Figures include X-Factor and the 3.6% award accepted on 9 June 2026.
Typical pay & take-home
- OF6-04
- £140,640
- Typical range
- £137,874–£143,406
- Take-home at median
- £86,326 England, no pension applied — use the salary calculator for your scheme.
At the median for this profession, you earn about 260% above the UK full-time median (£39,039), placing you in the top 5% of UK earners.
See exact take-home for £140,640 →
The AFPRB scales after the 3.6% award, with the four trade supplements for Other Ranks and take-home on a non-contributory pension: Armed forces pay scales 2026/27, every rank →
What influences army brigadier (of-6) pay
Six increment levels spanning £5,532, from £137,874 at OF6-01 and OF6-02 to £143,406 at OF6-06. The band is tight because progression by this rank is mostly by appointment rather than by time served.
The whole range sits above £125,140, so there is no personal allowance at all and every extra pound is taxed at the 45% additional rate, with National Insurance at 2%. The marginal rate across the entire scale is therefore 47%.
That makes the gross-to-net gap wider here than anywhere below: £5,532 of gross difference across the scale produces about £2,932 in hand.
The Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 is non-contributory, so nothing is deducted for it, and nothing reduces adjusted net income either.
X-Factor is already included in every figure.
Career progression
- Lieutenant Colonel (OF-4): £95,850 to £110,806.
- Colonel (OF-5): £115,881 to £127,272.
- Brigadier (OF-6): £137,874 to £143,406.
- Major General (OF-7): £151,825 to £164,054.
Frequently asked questions
- What does an Army Brigadier take home 2026/27?
- On the £137,874 entry figure, take-home is about £84,860 a year or £7,072 a month, after Income Tax and National Insurance and with no pension deduction. At the £143,406 top it is about £87,792.
- What is the marginal tax rate at Brigadier?
- 47% across the whole scale - 45% Income Tax plus 2% National Insurance. The personal allowance has already been fully tapered away below this rank, so there is no 60% band left to pass through; every increment is taxed at the additional rate from the first pound.