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Pay grades are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services. While different ranks may be used among the eight uniformed services, pay grades are uniform and equivalent between the services and can be used to quickly determine seniority among a group of members from different services. They are also essential when determining a member's entitlements such as basic pay and allowances.
Structure
Pay grades are divided into three groups: enlisted (E), warrant officer (W), and officer (O). Enlisted pay grades begin at E-1 and end at E-9; warrant officer pay grades originate at W-1 and terminate at W-5; and officer pay grades start at O-1 and finish at O-10. Not all of the uniformed services use all of the grades; for example, the Coast Guard does not use the grades of W-1 and W-5, though it has the authority to.
Although authorized to do so, neither the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) nor the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps use any of the enlisted or warrant officer grades. Additionally, while not officially part of the uniformed services as defined by U.S. law, the Maritime Service (which provides officers serving in the Maritime Administration and as administrators and instructors at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), and the six state-operated maritime academies) is also authorized, but does not currently employ, enlisted or warrant officer grades.
Officers in pay grades O-1, O-2, and O-3 with more than four years of prior cumulative service (creditable toward both length of service and retirement) in an enlisted or warrant officer grade are paid "... the special rate of basic pay for pay grade O-1E, O-2E, or O-3E," respectively. This benefit does not affect their rank and is used simply for reward and incentive purposes in recognition of their prior enlisted (or warrant officer) experience. A cumulative total of 1,440 days of creditable Federal active duty and/or reserve inactive duty for training days is required to qualify.
The pay grade of W-1 is normally reserved for officers appointed using a "warrant" rather than a "commission" by the Secretary of Defense or by each of the service secretaries, using authority delegated from the President, to an intermediate rank between enlisted non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers (starting at W-2). However, appointments to this grade can be made by commission by the service secretaries, defense secretary, or the President, but this is more uncommon. By law, regulation, and traditional customs and courtesies across the military services, warrant officers serving in pay grade W-1 have the same privileges as commissioned officers (with certain exceptions grounded in the distinction required in the Constitution that all "officers of the United States" be commissioned, which affects the command authority and specific standing of W-1's under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Manual for Courts-Martial).
While cadets and midshipmen directly appointed by the President to four of the Federal Service Academies (U.S. Military Academy; U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy; U.S. Coast Guard Academy) are members of the Regular Component of their Service, serving on active duty, they hold neither a commission nor a warrant of appointment, nor do they hold an enlisted grade or rank. U.S. statutes no longer include any pay grade for cadets or midshipmen; as "inchoate officers" appointed using the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution as "inferior officers," they are recognized as having only a precedence below the most junior warrant officer, and above the enlisted grades, and almost entirely lack any authority over any other servicemembers (including other cadets and midshipmen) except for specific internal Academy functions, or very narrowly drawn training purposes while serving with their Service for leadership and skills development.
Those appointed to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (the fifth Federal Service Academy), by the Administrator of the Maritime Administration (within the Department of Transportation), will also be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy directly as Midshipmen, U.S. Navy Reserve, without enlistment. Additionally, the Service Secretaries will appoint the cadets or midshipmen of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), but unlike the cadets and midshipmen of each Federal Service Academy, ROTC cadets and midshipmen are first enlisted into the reserve component of their respective service. Cadets and midshipmen from both the USMMA and ROTC are appointed as "inchoate officers" without a commission or warrant, but unlike the other four Federal service academies, they are also appointed under Article II as "inferior officers" in their respective reserve component, and only serve on active duty during authorized training events (typically the "Sea Year" for USMMA midshipmen, or for ROTC during the summers between years of college). They share the ill-defined precedence, and lack of statutory pay grade, of cadets and midshipmen of the Academies, and have even less apparent authority (since they are generally not in any official duty status) beyond their internal USMMA and ROTC requirements, although they—like the cadets and midshipmen serving in the Regular Component at the Federal Service Academies—have the innate potential to command troops in emergencies, and otherwise perform duties far beyond their academic environment, as required by competent authorities.
The basic pay rate for both Academy and non-active duty ROTC cadets and midshipmen is $1,272.20, effective 1 January 2023, which is "the monthly rate equal to 35 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O–1 with less than two years of service."
NATO equivalents
The enlisted grades correspond with the NATO rank codes, with E-1 being equivalent to OR-1, E-2 equivalent to OR-2, and so on. The officer grades are all one higher than their NATO equivalent (except O-1) as the O-1 and O-2 grades are both equivalent to the NATO code of OF-1. Hence O-3 is equivalent to OF-2, O-4 is equivalent to OF-3, and so on. U.S. warrant officer grades (W-1 through W-5) are depicted in the NATO system as WO-1 through WO-5. The United States is the only nation that has officers in this category.
Enlisted
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Uniformed services pay grade | Special | E-9 | E-8 | E-7 | E-6 | E-5 | E-4 | E-3 | E-2 | E-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman | Sergeant Major of the Army | Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau | Command sergeant major | Sergeant major | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Specialist | Private first class | Private | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman | Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps | Sergeant major | Master gunnery sergeant | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Gunnery sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private first class | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy | Fleet/force master chief petty officer | Command master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Command senior chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman apprentice | Seaman recruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Uniformed services pay grade | Special | E-9 | E-8 | E-7 | E-6 | E-5 | E-4 | E-3 | E-2 | E-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman | Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force | Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau | Command Chief Master Sergeant | First sergeant | Chief master sergeant | First sergeant | Senior master sergeant | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Staff sergeant | Senior airman | Airman first class | Airman | Airman basic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman | Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force | Chief master sergeant | Senior master sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Sergeant | Specialist 4 | Specialist 3 | Specialist 2 | Specialist 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard | Area-level Command Master Chief Petty Officer | Command master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman apprentice | Seaman recruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uniformed services pay grade | Special | E-9 | E-8 | E-7 | E-6 | E-5 | E-4 | E-3 | E-2 | E-1 |
Note: The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps consist entirely of commissioned officers and do not use any of the enlisted (or warrant officer) pay grades.
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< 2 Years | 2 - 3 Years | 3 - 4 Years | 4 - 6 Years | 6 - 8 Years | 8 - 10 Years | 10 - 12 Years | 12 - 14 Years | 14 - 16 Years | 16 - 18 Years | 18 - 20 Years | 20 - 22 Years | 22 - 24 Years | 24 - 26 Years | 26 - 30 Years | 30 - 34 Years | 34 - 38 Years | Over 38 | |||||||||||||||||||
E-1 | 1,865 | .10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
E-1 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 | 2,017 | .20 |
E-2 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 | 2,261 | .10 |
E-3 | 2,377 | .50 | 2,526 | .90 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 | 2,680 | .20 |
E-4 | 2,633 | .70 | 2,768 | .40 | 2,918 | .40 | 3,066 | .30 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 | 3,197 | .40 |
E-5 | 2,872 | .20 | 3,065 | .70 | 3,214 | .20 | 3,365 | .70 | 3,601 | .80 | 3,848 | .70 | 4,052 | .10 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 | 4,076 | .40 |
E-6 | 3,135 | .60 | 3,450 | .60 | 3,603 | .00 | 3,750 | .90 | 3,904 | .80 | 4,252 | .50 | 4,387 | .80 | 4,649 | .70 | 4,729 | .80 | 4,788 | .00 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 | 4,856 | .40 |
E-7 | 3,624 | .90 | 3,956 | .40 | 4,108 | .20 | 4,308 | .30 | 4,465 | .50 | 4,734 | .60 | 4,886 | .40 | 5,155 | .20 | 5,379 | .30 | 5,532 | .30 | 5,694 | .90 | 5,757 | .90 | 5,969 | .70 | 6,083 | .10 | 6,515 | .70 | 6,515 | .70 | 6,515 | .70 | 6,515 | .70 |
E-8 | 5,214 | .90 | 5,445 | .60 | 5,588 | .40 | 5,759 | .40 | 5,944 | .50 | 6,279 | .30 | 6,449 | .10 | 6,737 | .40 | 6,897 | .30 | 7,291 | .20 | 7,437 | .30 | 7,437 | .30 | 7,437 | .30 | ||||||||||
E-9 | 6,370 | .50 | 6,514 | .80 | 6,696 | .60 | 6,910 | .50 | 7,127 | .10 | 7,472 | .10 | 7,765 | .20 | 8,072 | .70 | 8,544 | .00 | 8,970 | .30 | 9,419 | .40 | 9,891 | .30 |
- Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.
- Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.
- Basic pay for senior enlisted member (grade E-9) is $10,294.80 regardless of years of service while serving as: Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Sergeant Major of the Army; Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy; Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force; Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps; Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force; Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard; or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. If a member is placed on terminal leave pending retirement immediately following the completion of service as the senior enlisted member of a Military Department, the member is entitled to the higher senior enlisted pay $10,294.80 up to a maximum of 60 days. If a member is hospitalized, and during or immediately before such hospitalization, completed service as the senior enlisted member of that Military Department’s Armed Force, the member will continue to be entitled, for not more than 180 days while so hospitalized, to the rate of basic pay authorized for a senior enlisted member.
Warrant officer
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1
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Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uniformed services pay grade | W-5 | W-4 | W-3 | W-2 | W-1 |
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> 2 Years | 2 - 3 Years | 3 - 4 Years | 4 - 6 Years | 6 - 8 Years | 8 - 10 Years | 10 - 12 Years | 12 - 14 Years | 14 - 16 Years | 16 - 18 Years | 18 - 20 Years | 20 - 22 Years | 22 - 24 Years | 24 - 26 Years | 26 - 30 Years | 30 - 34 Years | 34 - 38 Years | Over 38 | |||||||||||||||||||
W-1 | 3,739 | .80 | 4,143 | .00 | 4,250 | .70 | 4,479 | .60 | 4,749 | .90 | 5,148 | .30 | 5,334 | .30 | 5,595 | .30 | 5,850 | .90 | 6,052 | .20 | 6,237 | .60 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 | 6,462 | .90 |
W-2 | 4,260 | .90 | 4,663 | .80 | 4,787 | .70 | 4,873 | .20 | 5,149 | .20 | 5,578 | .50 | 5,791 | .80 | 6,001 | .20 | 6,257 | .40 | 6,457 | .80 | 6,639 | .00 | 6,856 | .70 | 6,998 | .70 | 7,111 | .80 | 7,111 | .80 | 7,111 | .80 | 7,111 | .80 | 7,111 | .80 |
W-3 | 4,815 | .60 | 5,015 | .70 | 5,222 | .10 | 5,289 | .00 | 5,504 | .40 | 5,928 | .90 | 6,370 | .80 | 6,579 | .00 | 6,819 | .90 | 7,067 | .40 | 7,513 | .80 | 7,814 | .70 | 7,994 | .70 | 8,186 | .10 | 8,447 | .10 | 8,447 | .10 | 8,447 | .10 | 8,447 | .10 |
W-4 | 5,273 | .10 | 5,671 | .50 | 5,834 | .40 | 5,994 | .60 | 6,270 | .60 | 6,543 | .60 | 6,820 | .20 | 7,235 | .40 | 7,599 | .90 | 7,946 | .70 | 8,231 | .10 | 8,508 | .30 | 8,914 | .50 | 9,248 | .70 | 9,629 | .70 | 9,821 | .70 | 9,821 | .70 | 9,821 | .70 |
W-5 | 9,375 | .60 | 9,851 | .10 | 10,205 | .70 | 10,597 | .20 | 11,128 | .20 | 11,683 | .50 | 12,269 | .10 |
Officer
Uniformed services pay grade | Special grade | O-10 | O-9 | O-8 | O-7 | O-6 | O-5 | O-4 | O-3 | O-2 | O-1 | |||||||||||||
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General of the Army | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
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Fleet admiral | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | ||||||||||||||
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General of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
Uniformed services pay grade | Special grade | O-10 | O-9 | O-8 | O-7 | O-6 | O-5 | O-4 | O-3 | O-2 | O-1 | |||||||||||||
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | |||||||||||||||
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | |||||||||||||||
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Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | ||||||||||||||||
Uniformed services pay grade | Special grade | O-10 | O-9 | O-8 | O-7 | O-6 | O-5 | O-4 | O-3 | O-2 | O-1 |
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< 2 Years | 2 - 3 Years | 3 - 4 Years | 4 - 6 Years | 6 - 8 Years | 8 - 10 Years | 10 - 12 Years | 12 - 14 Years | 14 - 16 Years | 16 - 18 Years | 18 - 20 Years | 20 - 22 Years | 22 - 24 Years | 24 - 26 Years | 26 - 30 Years | 30 - 34 Years | Over 34 Years | ||||||||||||||||||
O-1 | 3,826 | .20 | 3,982 | .80 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 | 4,814 | .70 |
O-2 | 4,408 | .50 | 5,020 | .80 | 5,782 | .80 | 5,978 | .10 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,100 | .80 |
O-3 | 5,102 | .10 | 5,783 | .70 | 6,241 | .80 | 6,806 | .10 | 7,132 | .80 | 7,490 | .70 | 7,721 | .70 | 8,102 | .10 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 | 8,301 | .00 |
O-4 | 5,803 | .20 | 6,717 | .30 | 7,166 | .40 | 7,265 | .40 | 7,681 | .50 | 8,127 | .90 | 8,684 | .10 | 9,116 | .10 | 9,416 | .70 | 9,589 | .50 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 | 9,689 | .10 |
O-5 | 6,725 | .70 | 7,576 | .50 | 8,100 | .90 | 8,199 | .60 | 8,527 | .20 | 8,722 | .50 | 9,153 | .00 | 9,469 | .80 | 9,878 | .10 | 10,501 | .80 | 10,799 | .10 | 11,093 | .10 | 11,426 | .70 | 11,426 | .70 | 11,426 | .70 | 11,426 | .70 | 11,426 | .70 |
O-6 | 8,067 | .90 | 8,863 | .20 | 9,444 | .90 | 9,444 | .90 | 9,481 | .20 | 9,887 | .40 | 9,941 | .40 | 9,941 | .40 | 10,506 | .30 | 11,505 | .00 | 12,091 | .20 | 12,677 | .10 | 13,010 | .70 | 13,348 | .50 | 14,002 | .80 | 14,282 | .40 | 14,282 | .40 |
O-7 | 10,638 | .90 | 11,133 | .00 | 11,361 | .90 | 11,544 | .00 | 11,872 | .80 | 12,198 | .30 | 12,574 | .20 | 12,948 | .90 | 13,325 | .40 | 14,506 | .50 | 15,504 | .30 | 15,504 | .30 | 15,504 | .30 | 15,504 | .30 | 15,584 | .10 | 15,895 | .80 | 15,895 | .80 |
O-8 | 12,803 | .70 | 13,223 | .70 | 13,501 | .80 | 13,579 | .20 | 13,926 | .90 | 14,506 | .50 | 14,641 | .80 | 15,192 | .60 | 15,351 | .30 | 15,825 | .90 | 16,512 | .90 | 17,145 | .60 | 17,568 | .60 | 17,568 | .60 | 17,568 | .60 | 18,008 | .40 | 18,458 | .10 |
O-9 | 18,096 | .00 | 18,357 | .30 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O-10 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 | 18,491 | .70 |
- Rates do not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years (i.e., at least 4 years and 1 day) of active duty service as an enlisted member or as a warrant officer or as both an enlisted member and a warrant officer.
- Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule in effect during Calendar Year 2024 which is $15,000.00.
- Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during Calendar Year 2024 which is $18,491.70 per month. This includes officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)).
- For officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)), basic pay for this grade (as of 2016, the latest year for which this information could be found [1]) was calculated to be $21,147.30 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under 37 U.S.C. 205. Nevertheless, actual basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2023, which is $17,675.10 per month.
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4 - 6 Years | 6 - 8 Years | 8 - 10 Years | 10 - 12 Years | 12 - 14 Years | 14 - 16 Years | 16 - 18 Years | Over 18 Years | |||||||||
O-1E | 4,814 | .70 | 5,141 | .10 | 5,331 | .30 | 5,525 | .70 | 5,716 | .50 | 5,978 | .10 | 5,978 | .10 | 5,978 | .10 |
O-2E | 5,978 | .10 | 6,100 | .80 | 6,294 | .90 | 6,622 | .80 | 6,876 | .60 | 7,065 | .00 | 7,065 | .00 | 7,065 | .00 |
O-3E | 6,806 | .10 | 7,132 | .80 | 7,490 | .70 | 7,721 | .70 | 8,102 | .10 | 8,423 | .40 | 8,607 | .90 | 8,859 | .00 |
See also
- List of comparative military ranks
- Ranks and insignia of NATO
- General Schedule (US civil service pay scale)
- Military compensation
Notes
- Before the death of General of the Army Omar Bradley in 1981, the pay grade of O-11 was authorized. Currently, O-10 is the highest authorized pay grade and pay grade O-11 appears nowhere in Title 10 of the US Code pertaining to authorized distribution of general/flag officers, nor within various documents establishing rates of pay
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This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Pay grades are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States Army Marine Corps Navy Air Force Space Force Coast Guard Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps as well as the Maritime Service to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services While different ranks may be used among the eight uniformed services pay grades are uniform and equivalent between the services and can be used to quickly determine seniority among a group of members from different services They are also essential when determining a member s entitlements such as basic pay and allowances StructurePay grades are divided into three groups enlisted E warrant officer W and officer O Enlisted pay grades begin at E 1 and end at E 9 warrant officer pay grades originate at W 1 and terminate at W 5 and officer pay grades start at O 1 and finish at O 10 Not all of the uniformed services use all of the grades for example the Coast Guard does not use the grades of W 1 and W 5 though it has the authority to Although authorized to do so neither the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps NOAA Corps nor the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps use any of the enlisted or warrant officer grades Additionally while not officially part of the uniformed services as defined by U S law the Maritime Service which provides officers serving in the Maritime Administration and as administrators and instructors at the U S Merchant Marine Academy USMMA and the six state operated maritime academies is also authorized but does not currently employ enlisted or warrant officer grades Officers in pay grades O 1 O 2 and O 3 with more than four years of prior cumulative service creditable toward both length of service and retirement in an enlisted or warrant officer grade are paid the special rate of basic pay for pay grade O 1E O 2E or O 3E respectively This benefit does not affect their rank and is used simply for reward and incentive purposes in recognition of their prior enlisted or warrant officer experience A cumulative total of 1 440 days of creditable Federal active duty and or reserve inactive duty for training days is required to qualify The pay grade of W 1 is normally reserved for officers appointed using a warrant rather than a commission by the Secretary of Defense or by each of the service secretaries using authority delegated from the President to an intermediate rank between enlisted non commissioned officers and commissioned officers starting at W 2 However appointments to this grade can be made by commission by the service secretaries defense secretary or the President but this is more uncommon By law regulation and traditional customs and courtesies across the military services warrant officers serving in pay grade W 1 have the same privileges as commissioned officers with certain exceptions grounded in the distinction required in the Constitution that all officers of the United States be commissioned which affects the command authority and specific standing of W 1 s under the Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ and the Manual for Courts Martial While cadets and midshipmen directly appointed by the President to four of the Federal Service Academies U S Military Academy U S Naval Academy U S Air Force Academy U S Coast Guard Academy are members of the Regular Component of their Service serving on active duty they hold neither a commission nor a warrant of appointment nor do they hold an enlisted grade or rank U S statutes no longer include any pay grade for cadets or midshipmen as inchoate officers appointed using the Appointments Clause of the U S Constitution as inferior officers they are recognized as having only a precedence below the most junior warrant officer and above the enlisted grades and almost entirely lack any authority over any other servicemembers including other cadets and midshipmen except for specific internal Academy functions or very narrowly drawn training purposes while serving with their Service for leadership and skills development Those appointed to attend the U S Merchant Marine Academy the fifth Federal Service Academy by the Administrator of the Maritime Administration within the Department of Transportation will also be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy directly as Midshipmen U S Navy Reserve without enlistment Additionally the Service Secretaries will appoint the cadets or midshipmen of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC but unlike the cadets and midshipmen of each Federal Service Academy ROTC cadets and midshipmen are first enlisted into the reserve component of their respective service Cadets and midshipmen from both the USMMA and ROTC are appointed as inchoate officers without a commission or warrant but unlike the other four Federal service academies they are also appointed under Article II as inferior officers in their respective reserve component and only serve on active duty during authorized training events typically the Sea Year for USMMA midshipmen or for ROTC during the summers between years of college They share the ill defined precedence and lack of statutory pay grade of cadets and midshipmen of the Academies and have even less apparent authority since they are generally not in any official duty status beyond their internal USMMA and ROTC requirements although they like the cadets and midshipmen serving in the Regular Component at the Federal Service Academies have the innate potential to command troops in emergencies and otherwise perform duties far beyond their academic environment as required by competent authorities The basic pay rate for both Academy and non active duty ROTC cadets and midshipmen is 1 272 20 effective 1 January 2023 which is the monthly rate equal to 35 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O 1 with less than two years of service NATO equivalentsThe enlisted grades correspond with the NATO rank codes with E 1 being equivalent to OR 1 E 2 equivalent to OR 2 and so on The officer grades are all one higher than their NATO equivalent except O 1 as the O 1 and O 2 grades are both equivalent to the NATO code of OF 1 Hence O 3 is equivalent to OF 2 O 4 is equivalent to OF 3 and so on U S warrant officer grades W 1 through W 5 are depicted in the NATO system as WO 1 through WO 5 The United States is the only nation that has officers in this category EnlistedRank by branch of service Uniformed services pay grade Special E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 E 1 United States Army No insignia Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Sergeant Major of the Army Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Command sergeant major Sergeant major First sergeant Master sergeant Sergeant first class Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Specialist Private first class Private Private United States Marine Corps No insignia Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sergeant major Master gunnery sergeant First sergeant Master sergeant Gunnery sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private United States Navy No insignia Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Fleet force master chief petty officer Command master chief petty officer Master chief petty officer Command senior chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman Seaman apprentice Seaman recruit Uniformed services pay grade Special E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 E 1 United States Air Force No insignia Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Command Chief Master Sergeant First sergeant Chief master sergeant First sergeant Senior master sergeant First sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Staff sergeant Senior airman Airman first class Airman Airman basic United States Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Chief master sergeant Senior master sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Sergeant Specialist 4 Specialist 3 Specialist 2 Specialist 1 United States Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Area level Command Master Chief Petty Officer Command master chief petty officer Master chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman Seaman apprentice Seaman recruit Uniformed services pay grade Special E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 E 1 Note The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps consist entirely of commissioned officers and do not use any of the enlisted or warrant officer pay grades Schedule 8 Pay of the Uniformed Services Part I Monthly Basic Pay as of 1 January 2024 Pay Grade Years of service computed under 37 U S C 205 lt 2 Years 2 3 Years 3 4 Years 4 6 Years 6 8 Years 8 10 Years 10 12 Years 12 14 Years 14 16 Years 16 18 Years 18 20 Years 20 22 Years 22 24 Years 24 26 Years 26 30 Years 30 34 Years 34 38 Years Over 38 E 1 1 865 10 E 1 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 2 017 20 E 2 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 2 261 10 E 3 2 377 50 2 526 90 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 2 680 20 E 4 2 633 70 2 768 40 2 918 40 3 066 30 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 3 197 40 E 5 2 872 20 3 065 70 3 214 20 3 365 70 3 601 80 3 848 70 4 052 10 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 4 076 40 E 6 3 135 60 3 450 60 3 603 00 3 750 90 3 904 80 4 252 50 4 387 80 4 649 70 4 729 80 4 788 00 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 4 856 40 E 7 3 624 90 3 956 40 4 108 20 4 308 30 4 465 50 4 734 60 4 886 40 5 155 20 5 379 30 5 532 30 5 694 90 5 757 90 5 969 70 6 083 10 6 515 70 6 515 70 6 515 70 6 515 70 E 8 5 214 90 5 445 60 5 588 40 5 759 40 5 944 50 6 279 30 6 449 10 6 737 40 6 897 30 7 291 20 7 437 30 7 437 30 7 437 30 E 9 6 370 50 6 514 80 6 696 60 6 910 50 7 127 10 7 472 10 7 765 20 8 072 70 8 544 00 8 970 30 9 419 40 9 891 30 Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty Basic pay for senior enlisted member grade E 9 is 10 294 80 regardless of years of service while serving as Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Sergeant Major of the Army Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau If a member is placed on terminal leave pending retirement immediately following the completion of service as the senior enlisted member of a Military Department the member is entitled to the higher senior enlisted pay 10 294 80 up to a maximum of 60 days If a member is hospitalized and during or immediately before such hospitalization completed service as the senior enlisted member of that Military Department s Armed Force the member will continue to be entitled for not more than 180 days while so hospitalized to the rate of basic pay authorized for a senior enlisted member Warrant officerRank by branch of service Uniformed services pay grade W 5 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 1 United States Army vte Chief warrant officer 5 Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1 United States Marine Corps vte Chief warrant officer 5 Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1 United States Navy vte Chief warrant officer 5 Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1 United States Air Force vte Chief warrant officer 5 Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1 U S Coast Guard vte Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Uniformed services pay grade W 5 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 1 Schedule 8 Pay of the Uniformed Services Part I Monthly Basic Pay as of 1 January 2024 Pay Grade Years of service computed under 37 U S C 205 gt 2 Years 2 3 Years 3 4 Years 4 6 Years 6 8 Years 8 10 Years 10 12 Years 12 14 Years 14 16 Years 16 18 Years 18 20 Years 20 22 Years 22 24 Years 24 26 Years 26 30 Years 30 34 Years 34 38 Years Over 38 W 1 3 739 80 4 143 00 4 250 70 4 479 60 4 749 90 5 148 30 5 334 30 5 595 30 5 850 90 6 052 20 6 237 60 6 462 90 6 462 90 6 462 90 6 462 90 6 462 90 6 462 90 6 462 90 W 2 4 260 90 4 663 80 4 787 70 4 873 20 5 149 20 5 578 50 5 791 80 6 001 20 6 257 40 6 457 80 6 639 00 6 856 70 6 998 70 7 111 80 7 111 80 7 111 80 7 111 80 7 111 80 W 3 4 815 60 5 015 70 5 222 10 5 289 00 5 504 40 5 928 90 6 370 80 6 579 00 6 819 90 7 067 40 7 513 80 7 814 70 7 994 70 8 186 10 8 447 10 8 447 10 8 447 10 8 447 10 W 4 5 273 10 5 671 50 5 834 40 5 994 60 6 270 60 6 543 60 6 820 20 7 235 40 7 599 90 7 946 70 8 231 10 8 508 30 8 914 50 9 248 70 9 629 70 9 821 70 9 821 70 9 821 70 W 5 9 375 60 9 851 10 10 205 70 10 597 20 11 128 20 11 683 50 12 269 10OfficerRank by branch of service Uniformed services pay grade Special grade O 10 O 9 O 8 O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 United States Army vte General of the Army General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps vte General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant United States Navy vte Fleet admiral Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral lower half Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign United States Air Force vte General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Uniformed services pay grade Special grade O 10 O 9 O 8 O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 United States Space Force vte General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant United States Coast Guard vte Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral lower half Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign United States Public Health Service vte Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral lower half Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign NOAA vte Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral lower half Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign Uniformed services pay grade Special grade O 10 O 9 O 8 O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 Schedule 8 Pay of the Uniformed Services Part I Monthly Basic Pay as of 1 January 2024 Pay Grade Years of service computed under 37 U S C 205 lt 2 Years 2 3 Years 3 4 Years 4 6 Years 6 8 Years 8 10 Years 10 12 Years 12 14 Years 14 16 Years 16 18 Years 18 20 Years 20 22 Years 22 24 Years 24 26 Years 26 30 Years 30 34 Years Over 34 Years O 1 3 826 20 3 982 80 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 4 814 70 O 2 4 408 50 5 020 80 5 782 80 5 978 10 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 6 100 80 O 3 5 102 10 5 783 70 6 241 80 6 806 10 7 132 80 7 490 70 7 721 70 8 102 10 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 8 301 00 O 4 5 803 20 6 717 30 7 166 40 7 265 40 7 681 50 8 127 90 8 684 10 9 116 10 9 416 70 9 589 50 9 689 10 9 689 10 9 689 10 9 689 10 9 689 10 9 689 10 9 689 10 O 5 6 725 70 7 576 50 8 100 90 8 199 60 8 527 20 8 722 50 9 153 00 9 469 80 9 878 10 10 501 80 10 799 10 11 093 10 11 426 70 11 426 70 11 426 70 11 426 70 11 426 70 O 6 8 067 90 8 863 20 9 444 90 9 444 90 9 481 20 9 887 40 9 941 40 9 941 40 10 506 30 11 505 00 12 091 20 12 677 10 13 010 70 13 348 50 14 002 80 14 282 40 14 282 40 O 7 10 638 90 11 133 00 11 361 90 11 544 00 11 872 80 12 198 30 12 574 20 12 948 90 13 325 40 14 506 50 15 504 30 15 504 30 15 504 30 15 504 30 15 584 10 15 895 80 15 895 80 O 8 12 803 70 13 223 70 13 501 80 13 579 20 13 926 90 14 506 50 14 641 80 15 192 60 15 351 30 15 825 90 16 512 90 17 145 60 17 568 60 17 568 60 17 568 60 18 008 40 18 458 10 O 9 18 096 00 18 357 30 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 O 10 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 18 491 70 Rates do not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years i e at least 4 years and 1 day of active duty service as an enlisted member or as a warrant officer or as both an enlisted member and a warrant officer Basic pay for O 6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule in effect during Calendar Year 2024 which is 15 000 00 Basic pay for an O 7 to O 10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during Calendar Year 2024 which is 18 491 70 per month This includes officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff JCS Chief of Staff of the Army Chief of Naval Operations Chief of Staff of the Air Force Commandant of the Marine Corps Chief of Space Operations Commandant of the Coast Guard Chief of the National Guard Bureau or commander of a unified or specified combatant command as defined in 10 U S C 161 c For officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Staff of the Army Chief of Naval Operations Chief of Staff of the Air Force Commandant of the Marine Corps Chief of Space Operations Commandant of the Coast Guard Chief of the National Guard Bureau or commander of a unified or specified combatant command as defined in 10 U S C 161 c basic pay for this grade as of 2016 the latest year for which this information could be found 1 was calculated to be 21 147 30 per month regardless of cumulative years of service computed under 37 U S C 205 Nevertheless actual basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2023 which is 17 675 10 per month Schedule 8 Pay of the Uniformed Services Part I Monthly Basic Pay as of 1 January 2024 Pay Grade Years of service computed under 37 U S C 205 4 6 Years 6 8 Years 8 10 Years 10 12 Years 12 14 Years 14 16 Years 16 18 Years Over 18 Years O 1E 4 814 70 5 141 10 5 331 30 5 525 70 5 716 50 5 978 10 5 978 10 5 978 10 O 2E 5 978 10 6 100 80 6 294 90 6 622 80 6 876 60 7 065 00 7 065 00 7 065 00 O 3E 6 806 10 7 132 80 7 490 70 7 721 70 8 102 10 8 423 40 8 607 90 8 859 00See alsoList of comparative military ranks Ranks and insignia of NATO General Schedule US civil service pay scale Military compensationNotesBefore the death of General of the Army Omar Bradley in 1981 the pay grade of O 11 was authorized Currently O 10 is the highest authorized pay grade and pay grade O 11 appears nowhere in Title 10 of the US Code pertaining to authorized distribution of 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