U.S. Military Ranks
Source: U.S. Department of Defense.
Pay
Grade	Army and Marine Corps	Navy and Coast Guard1	Air Force	Total
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Commissioned Officers
0-1	Second Lieutenant	Ensign	Second Lieutenant	24,579
0-2	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade	First Lieutenant	28,002
0-3	Captain	Lieutenant	Captain	72,729
0-4	Major	Lieutenant Commander	Major	45,168
0-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	28,148
0-6	Colonel	Captain	Colonel	11,542
0-7	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral	Brigadier General	444
0-8	Major General	Rear Admiral	Major General	285
0-9	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General	132
0-10	General	Admiral	General	39
Special Grades3
(5 stars)	General of the Army	Fleet Admiral	General of the Air Force
Warrant Officers
W-1	Warrant Officer	—	—	2,935
W-2–W-5	Chief Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Officer4	—	13,450
TOTAL OFFICERS	 	 	227,453
Enlisted Personnel
E-1	Private	Seaman Recruit	Recruit	53,586
E-2	Army Private/
Marine Private First Class	Seaman Apprentice	Airman	80,531
E-3	Army Private First Class/
Marine Lance Corporal	Seaman	Airman First Class	185,923
E-4	Corporal	Petty Officer, Third Class	Senior Airman	261,890
E-5	Sergeant	Petty Officer, Second Class	Staff Sergeant	248,805
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer, First Class	Technical Sergeant	175,234
E-7	Army Sergeant First Class
Marine Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant	96,956
E-8	Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Senior Master Sergeant	26,912
E-9	Sergeant Major	Master Chief Petty Officer	Chief Master Sergeant	10,629
Special Grades5
 	Sergeant Major	Master Chief Petty Officer	Chief Master Sergeant