Soldiers who qualify for hazardous duty incentive pay for parachute duty and qualified jumpmaster soldiers are now eligible for pay bumps.

“These pay increases demonstrate the Army's continued appreciation for airborne service and acknowledge the distinctive challenges faced by our paratroopers,” Col. Frank Pena, chief of the Total Army Readiness Division in the Army’s personnel directorate, G-1, said in an Army news release. “We’ve worked closely with airborne units and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to ensure accurate updates for those who qualify for the incentive pay."

Qualified parachutists, soldiers training to become parachutists and soldiers assigned or ordered to positions to perform parachute jumps from aircraft in flight will receive $200 a month for static line jumps, a $50 increase, according to the Army news release.

Qualified jumpmasters and soldiers performing jumpmaster duties in authorized positions will receive a new jumpmaster special duty assignment pay of $150 monthly.

To remain eligible for the pay increase, soldiers must meet and maintain the minimum performance standards outlined in the military’s Hazard Pay Program, according to the Army.

The pay increase was initially announced in May by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during the 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American Week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. "Here's to our paratroopers, our jumpmasters, who do the difficult things in difficult places that most Americans can never imagine," Hegseth said at the time.

The pay bump, which was effective Oct. 1, recognizes “the vital contributions paratroopers make to Army readiness,” said Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler, deputy Army chief of staff for personnel, G-1.

“This was long overdue, and I’m glad we were able to get this across the line,” he said in the Army news release. “Parachutists’ incentive pay hadn’t been adjusted since 1998.”