The Government increased the salaries of the Armed Forces and the Naval Police

The National Government confirmed a salary increase for the personnel of the Armed Forces and the Naval Establishments Police. This will take effect starting in December.

The measure was made official through Joint Resolution 1/2026, published in the Official Gazette. It is added to the increases recently granted to other sectors of the State.

The regulation bears the signature of the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, and the Minister of Defense, Carlos Presti. It establishes the update of salaries after analyzing the ranking situation and the salary criteria defined for the National Public Administration.

El Presidente Milei con el Ministro de Defensa, Carlos Presti.

The new salaries of military personnel

According to Annex I of the resolution, the monthly salaries of the military personnel of the Armed Forces were set as follows:

Lieutenant General, Admiral, Brigadier General: $2,866,115
Divisional General, Vice Admiral, Senior Brigadier: $2,555,944
Brigade General, Rear Admiral, Brigadier: $2,328,718
Colonel, Ship Captain, Commodore: $2,039,752
Lieutenant Colonel, Frigate Captain, Vice Commodore: $1,773,466
Major, Corvette Captain: $1,397,196
Captain, Ship Lieutenant: $1,157,154
First Lieutenant, Frigate Lieutenant, First Ensign: $1,029,221
Lieutenant, Corvette Lieutenant: $927,877
Second Lieutenant, Midshipman, Ensign: $840,353
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer: $1,433,055
Principal Non-Commissioned Officer: $1,270,438
Staff Sergeant, First Non-Commissioned Officer, Assistant Non-Commissioned Officer: $1,126,261
First Sergeant, Second Non-Commissioned Officer, Auxiliary Non-Commissioned Officer: $990,671
Sergeant, Principal Corporal: $889,398
First Corporal: $798,183
Corporal, Second Corporal: $738,764
First-Class Volunteer, First-Class Sailor: $672,914
Second-Class Volunteer, Second-Class Sailor: $622,720

Update for the Naval Establishments Police

In the case of the Naval Establishments Police, the new values were established in Annex II of the resolution. The amounts by rank are as follows:

Inspector Commissioner: $883,514
Commissioner: $848,036
Deputy Commissioner: $788,793
Principal Officer: $687,932
Inspector Officer: $625,825
Deputy Inspector Officer: $523,412
Assistant Officer: $433,557
Deputy Assistant Officer: $381,309
Subscribing Officer: $622,606
First Sergeant: $470,357
Sergeant: $450,727
Corporal: $361,420
First-Class Agent: $349,341
Second-Class Agent: $343,686

The drafting of the measure involved the Technical Advisory Commission on Public Sector Wage Policy, which participated in the evaluation and determination of the new amounts.

The context: increases for public employees and residents

The salary update for military personnel is taking place in parallel with other recent measures. This Monday, the Executive Branch made official an increase of 2% for SINEP public sector workers, through decree 37/2026.

In addition, decree 36/2026 ordered the update of salaries for national residents of hospitals under the Ministry of Health and Garrahan Hospital. There were also changes in the leave regime and in the compensation cap for extraordinary services.

With these measures, the Government moved forward with a partial recomposition of public sector salaries, with a special focus on the Armed Forces and the security forces under national jurisdiction.