Deployment Pay & SDP Calculator

Estimate your take-home pay and savings yield during deployments. Select a template profile for typical geographic rules, customize your allowances, and model compound returns.

Service Profile

Define your home station parameters.

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📍 Resolved MHA: EL Paso TX

SCRA protects military pay from being taxed by your stationed state. Auto-resolved from ZIP unless overridden.
6 YOS

Deployment Location Profile

Select a template to pre-fill standard geographical allowances.

Allowance Customizations

Refine settings manually as authorized by orders.

Hardship Duty Pay - Location (HDP-L)Adds up to $150/mo
Authorized Per Diem RateTax-free reimbursement

Savings Deposit Program (SDP)

Compounding estimator for the DoD 10% guaranteed yield savings account.

$1,000.00 /mo
* Principal cap is $10,000 maximum.
9 Months

Estimated Monthly Increase

Advancement in take-home pay during deployment

Net Monthly Bump+$1,003.32
Annualized Equivalency+$12,039.90

Side-by-Side Comparison

Compensation ElementHome StationDeployedMonthly Bump
Basic Pay$4,110.00$4,110.00$0.00
Housing (BAH)$1,809.00$1,809.00$0.00
Food (BAS)$476.95$476.95$0.00
Special Pays & Allowances$0.00$575.00+$575.00
Per Diem (Tax-Free Travel Pay)$0.00+$105.00+$105.00
Estimated Income Tax-$323.33$0.00+$323.33
Net Take-Home Pay$6,072.63$7,075.95+$1,003.32

Visual Breakdown

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Guaranteed SDP Earnings

Projected interest earned at 10% APY compounded quarterly.

Principal Saved$9,000.00
Interest Earned$622.11
Total SDP Payout$9,622.11
* The DoD Savings Deposit Program (SDP) pays 10% annual interest compounded quarterly on up to $10,000 in deposits. Calculations assume equal monthly deposits starting in Month 1 of deployment, with interest compounding quarterly and accruing for an additional 90 days post-deployment.