U.S. uniformed services pay grades

Pay grades are used by the uniformed services of the United States to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services. While different titles or ranks may be used among the seven 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.

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-11. Not all of the uniformed services use all of the grades; for example, the Navy and Coast Guard (USCG) do not use the grade W-1 (the USCG also does not use W-5), and the Air Force (USAF) discontinued appointing new warrant officers in 1959 (although the last USAF warrant officer did not retire until 1992).^[1]

Currently, neither the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nor the Public Health Service (USPHS) use any of the enlisted or warrant officer grades. However, in October 2004 the USPHS initiated "a program to establish a cadre of Warrant Officers to support the long-established Commissioned Corps of the PHS." (As of 2/1/2014 the program was still in development.)^[2] Additionally, while not one of the seven uniformed services, the Maritime Service, (which provides officers serving in the Maritime Administration and as administrators and instructors at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the six state-operated maritime academies) is also authorized, but does 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 in an enlisted or warrant officer grade are paid increased wages using the special pay grades of O-1E, O-2E, and 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 experience.

For pay tables and information on specific pay grade wages and entitlements for members of the uniformed services, see United States military pay.

Equivalent grades in NATO armed forces

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 pay grades


Pay grade	Rank by Branch of Service
Pay grade	Army	Marine Corps	Navy	Air Force	Coast Guard
E-1	Private	Private	Seaman Recruit	Airman Basic	Seaman Recruit
E-2	Private	Private First Class	Seaman Apprentice	Airman	Seaman Apprentice
E-3	Private First Class	Lance Corporal	Seaman	Airman First Class	Seaman
E-4	Specialist Corporal	Corporal	Petty Officer Third Class	Senior Airman	Petty Officer Third Class
E-5	Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer Second Class	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer Second Class
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer First Class	Technical Sergeant	Petty Officer First Class
E-7	Sergeant First Class	Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
E-8	Master Sergeant First Sergeant	Master Sergeant First Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Senior Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-9	Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Army	Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps	Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Force Master Chief Petty Officer Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy	Chief Master Sergeant Command Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

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 pay grades.

**Schedule 8 - Pay Of The Uniformed Services Part I--Monthly Basic Pay**^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Pay Grade	Years Of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
E-9^*							$4,885.20	$4,995.90	$5,135.40	$5,299.20	$5,465.10
E-8						$3,999.00	$4,175.70	$4,285.20	$4,416.60	$4,558.80	$4,815.30
E-7	$2,780.10	$3,034.20	$3,150.30	$3,304.20	$3,424.50	$3,630.90	$3,747.00	$3,953.40	$4,125.00	$4,242.30	$4,367.10
E-6	$2,404.50	$2,645.70	$2,762.40	$2,876.10	$2,994.60	$3,261.00	$3,364.80	$3,565.80	$3,627.30	$3,672.00	$3,724.20
E-5	$2,202.90	$2,350.80	$2,464.50	$2,580.60	$2,761.80	$2,951.40	$3,107.10	$3,125.70	$3,125.70	$3,125.70	$3,125.70
E-4	$2,019.60	$2,122.80	$2,238.00	$2,351.40	$2,451.60	$2,451.60	$2,451.60	$2,451.60	$2,451.60	$2,451.60	$2,451.60
E-3	$1,823.40	$1,938.00	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30	$2,055.30
E-2	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00	$1,734.00
E-1^**	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80	$1,546.80
E-1^***	$1,430.40
Note : For noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, basic pay for this grade is $7,894.50 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under 37 U.S.C. 205. Note : Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.* Note **: Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.*

Warrant Officer pay grades


Pay grade	Rank by Branch of Service
Pay grade	Army	Marine Corps	Navy	Air Force	Coast Guard	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
W-1	Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1	not used	discontinued	not used	none	none
W-2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	discontinued	Chief Warrant Officer 2	none	none
W-3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	discontinued	Chief Warrant Officer 3	none	none
W-4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	discontinued	Chief Warrant Officer 4	none	none
W-5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	none	not used	none	none

**Schedule 8 - Pay Of The Uniformed Services Part I--Monthly Basic Pay**^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Pay Grade	Years Of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
W-4	$4,043.40	$4,349.70	$4,474.20	$4,597.20	$4,808.70	$5,018.10	$5,229.90	$5,548.80	$5,828.10	$6,094.20	$6,311.70
W-3	$3,692.40	$3,846.30	$4,004.10	$4,056.00	$4,221.30	$4,546.80	$4,885.50	$5,045.10	$5,229.60	$5,419.80	$5,761.50
W-2	$3,267.30	$3,576.30	$3,671.70	$3,736.80	$3,948.90	$4,278.30	$4,441.50	$4,602.00	$4,798.50	$4,951.80	$5,091.00
W-1	$2,868.30	$3,176.70	$3,259.80	$3,435.00	$3,642.60	$3,948.30	$4,091.10	$4,290.30	$4,486.80	$4,641.30	$4,783.20

Officer pay grades


Pay grade	Rank by Branch of Service
Pay grade	Army	Marine Corps	Navy	Air Force	Coast Guard	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
O-1 O-1E⁺	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Ensign	Second Lieutenant	Ensign	Ensign	Ensign
O-2 O-2E⁺	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Lieutenant (junior grade)
O-3 O-3E⁺	Captain	Captain	Lieutenant	Captain	Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Lieutenant
O-4	Major	Major	Lieutenant Commander	Major	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant Commander
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Commander	Commander
O-6	Colonel	Colonel	Captain	Colonel	Captain	Captain	Captain
O-7	Brigadier General	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral (lower half)	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral (lower half)	Rear Admiral (lower half)	Rear Admiral (lower half)
O-8	Major General	Major General	Rear Admiral	Major General	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral
O-9	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Vice Admiral	Vice Admiral
O-10	General	General	Admiral	General	Admiral	Admiral	Admiral (no appointments)⁺⁺
O-11	General of the Army⁺⁺⁺	none	Fleet Admiral⁺⁺⁺	General of the Air Force⁺⁺⁺	none	none	none

Note +: The pay grade designations O-1E, O-2E, and O-3E pertain to certain officers who have over four years of prior service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.

Note ++: The rank of Admiral (O-10) has been established for the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, but the United States Congress has not authorized its use, and no NOAA Corps officer has ranked higher than Vice Admiral (O-9).

Note +++: The O-11 ranks of General of the Army, General of the Air Force, and Fleet Admiral are considered special ranks that can be conferred in wartime only. While it is still possible for an officer to be selected for these ranks, they do not appear on the current military pay grade scale.

**Schedule 8 - Pay Of The Uniformed Services Part I--Monthly Basic Pay^{^}** ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Pay Grade	Years Of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)
	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
O-10^{^^}
O-9
O-8	$9,946.20	$10,272.00	$10,488.30	$10,548.60	$10,818.60	$11,269.20	$11,373.90	$11,802.00	$11,924.70	$12,293.40	$12,827.10
O-7	$8,264.40	$8,648.40	$8,826.00	$8,967.30	$9,222.90	$9,475.80	$9,767.70	$10,059.00	$10,351.20	$11,269.20	$12,043.80
O-6	$6,186.60	$6,796.80	$7,242.90	$7,242.90	$7,270.50	$7,582.20	$7,623.30	$7,623.30	$8,056.50	$8,822.40	$9,272.10
O-5	$5,157.60	$5,810.10	$6,212.10	$6,288.00	$6,539.10	$6,689.10	$7,019.10	$7,261.50	$7,574.70	$8,053.80	$8,281.20
O-4	$4,449.90	$5,151.30	$5,495.10	$5,571.60	$5,890.50	$6,232.80	$6,659.10	$6,990.60	$7,221.00	$7,353.60	$7,430.10
O-3^{^^^}	$3,912.60	$4,435.20	$4,787.10	$5,219.40	$5,469.60	$5,744.10	$5,921.10	$6,213.00	$6,365.40	$6,365.40	$6,365.40
O-2^{^^^}	$3,380.70	$3,850.20	$4,434.30	$4,584.00	$4,678.50	$4,678.50	$4,678.50	$4,678.50	$4,678.50	$4,678.50	$4,678.50
O-1^{^^^}	$2,934.30	$3,054.30	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10	$3,692.10
Note ^: Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2014, which is $15,125.10 per month for officers at pay grades O-7 through O-10, and limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2015, which is $12,391.80 per month, for officers at O-6 and below. Note ^^: 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, 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 is 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 2014, which is $15,125.10 per month. Note ^^^: Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.

Notes

↑ Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2015^[3]
↑ Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2015)^[4]
↑ Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2015^[5]

References

↑ http://www.warrantofficerhistory.org//WO_Prog_Other_Svc.htm#PHS_CommissionedCorps
↑ http://www.warrantofficerhistory.org//PDF/PubHealthSvcDevelops-WO-Prog-Oct2004.pdf
↑ Obama, 2014
↑ Obama, 2014
↑ Obama, 2014

Sources

Obama, Barack (2014-12-19). "ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY" (PDF). EXECUTIVE ORDER 13686. The White House. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

External links

current and historic pay charts

United States Uniformed Services rank and rate insignia

Officer	Army Marine Corps Navy (midshipman) Air Force Coast Guard PHS Commissioned Corps NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Warrant officer

Enlisted	Army Marine Corps Navy Air Force Coast Guard

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.