Every pay grade, every branch
Titles and abbreviations as the Department of War's insignia chart writes them.
E-1 · $2,407.20 a month
- Army
- Private
- Marine Corps
- Private
- Navy
- Seaman Recruit (SR)
- Air Force
- Airman Basic
- Space Force
- Specialist 1 (Spc1)
- Coast Guard
- Seaman Recruit (SR)
E-2 · $2,697.90 a month
- Army
- Private (PV2)
- Marine Corps
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Navy
- Seaman Apprentice (SA)
- Air Force
- Airman (Amn)
- Space Force
- Specialist 2 (Spc2)
- Coast Guard
- Seaman Apprentice (SA)
E-3 · $2,836.80 to $3,198.00 a month
- Army
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Marine Corps
- Lance Corporal (LCpl)
- Navy
- Seaman (SN)
- Air Force
- Airman First Class (A1C)
- Space Force
- Specialist 3 (Spc3)
- Coast Guard
- Seaman (SN)
E-4 · $3,142.20 to $3,815.40 a month
- Army
- Corporal (CPL) / Specialist (SPC)
- Marine Corps
- Corporal (Cpl)
- Navy
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
- Air Force
- Senior Airman (SrA)
- Space Force
- Specialist 4 (Spc4)
- Coast Guard
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
E-5 · $3,342.90 to $4,421.70 a month
- Army
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Marine Corps
- Sergeant (Sgt)
- Navy
- Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
- Air Force
- Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
- Space Force
- Sergeant (Sgt)
- Coast Guard
- Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
E-6 · $3,401.10 to $5,267.70 a month
- Army
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Marine Corps
- Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
- Navy
- Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
- Air Force
- Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
- Space Force
- Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
- Coast Guard
- Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
E-7 · $3,932.10 to $7,067.40 a month
- Army
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Marine Corps
- Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt)
- Navy
- Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
- Air Force
- Master Sergeant (MSgt) / First Sergeant
- Space Force
- Master Sergeant (MSgt)
- Coast Guard
- Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
E-8 · $5,656.50 to $8,067.30 a month
- Army
- Master Sergeant (MSG) / First Sergeant (1SG)
- Marine Corps
- Master Sergeant (MSgt) / First Sergeant
- Navy
- Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
- Air Force
- Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) / First Sergeant
- Space Force
- Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
- Coast Guard
- Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
E-9 · $6,910.20 to $10,729.20 a month
- Army
- Sergeant Major (SGM) / Command Sergeant Major (CSM) / Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
- Marine Corps
- Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) / Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) / Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)
- Navy
- Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) / Fleet Command Master Chief Petty Officer / Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
- Air Force
- Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) / First Sergeant / Command Chief Master Sergeant / Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
- Space Force
- Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) / Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF)
- Coast Guard
- Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) / Command Master Chief Petty Officer / Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG)
W-1 · $4,056.60 to $7,010.10 a month
- Army
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Marine Corps
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO)
- Navy
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Air Force
- —
- Space Force
- —
- Coast Guard
- —
W-2 · $4,621.80 to $7,714.20 a month
- Army
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Marine Corps
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
- Navy
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
- Air Force
- —
- Space Force
- —
- Coast Guard
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
W-3 · $5,223.30 to $9,162.60 a month
- Army
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)
- Marine Corps
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
- Navy
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
- Air Force
- —
- Space Force
- —
- Coast Guard
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
W-4 · $5,719.80 to $10,653.60 a month
- Army
- Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)
- Marine Corps
- Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
- Navy
- Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
- Air Force
- —
- Space Force
- —
- Coast Guard
- Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
W-5 · $10,169.70 to $13,308.30 a month
- Army
- Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)
- Marine Corps
- Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)
- Navy
- Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)
- Air Force
- —
- Space Force
- —
- Coast Guard
- —
O-1 · $4,150.20 to $5,222.40 a month
- Army
- Second Lieutenant (2LT)
- Marine Corps
- Second Lieutenant (2ndLt)
- Navy
- Ensign (ENS)
- Air Force
- Second Lieutenant (2d Lt)
- Space Force
- Second Lieutenant (2d Lt)
- Coast Guard
- Ensign (ENS)
O-2 · $4,782.00 to $6,617.70 a month
- Army
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Marine Corps
- First Lieutenant (1stLt)
- Navy
- Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
- Air Force
- First Lieutenant (1st Lt)
- Space Force
- First Lieutenant (1st Lt)
- Coast Guard
- Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
O-3 · $5,534.10 to $9,004.20 a month
- Army
- Captain (CPT)
- Marine Corps
- Captain (Capt)
- Navy
- Lieutenant (LT)
- Air Force
- Captain (Capt)
- Space Force
- Captain (Capt)
- Coast Guard
- Lieutenant (LT)
O-4 · $6,294.60 to $10,509.90 a month
- Army
- Major (MAJ)
- Marine Corps
- Major (Maj)
- Navy
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Air Force
- Major (Maj)
- Space Force
- Major (Maj)
- Coast Guard
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
O-5 · $7,295.40 to $12,394.80 a month
- Army
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Marine Corps
- Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)
- Navy
- Commander (CDR)
- Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
- Space Force
- Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
- Coast Guard
- Commander (CDR)
O-6 · $8,751.30 to $15,408.30 a month
- Army
- Colonel (COL)
- Marine Corps
- Colonel (Col)
- Navy
- Captain (CAPT)
- Air Force
- Colonel (Col)
- Space Force
- Colonel (Col)
- Coast Guard
- Captain (CAPT)
O-7 · $11,540.10 to $17,242.20 a month
- Army
- Brigadier General (BG)
- Marine Corps
- Brigadier General (BGen)
- Navy
- Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
- Air Force
- Brigadier General (Brig Gen)
- Space Force
- Brigadier General (Brig Gen)
- Coast Guard
- Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
O-8 · $13,888.50 to $18,999.90 a month
- Army
- Major General (MG)
- Marine Corps
- Major General (MajGen)
- Navy
- Rear Admiral (RADM)
- Air Force
- Major General (Maj Gen)
- Space Force
- Major General (Maj Gen)
- Coast Guard
- Rear Admiral (RADM)
O-9 · $18,999.90 a month
- Army
- Lieutenant General (LTG)
- Marine Corps
- Lieutenant General (LtGen)
- Navy
- Vice Admiral (VADM)
- Air Force
- Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
- Space Force
- Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
- Coast Guard
- Vice Admiral (VADM)
O-10 · $18,999.90 a month
- Army
- General (GEN)
- Marine Corps
- General (Gen)
- Navy
- Admiral (ADM)
- Air Force
- General (Gen)
- Space Force
- General (Gen)
- Coast Guard
- Admiral (ADM)
Pay is the 2026 monthly basic pay range for the grade (DFAS table), from the first to the highest years-of-service step. O-7 to O-10 are capped at Executive Schedule Level II ($18,999.90).
Rank, pay grade and pay
Every branch uses the same pay grades: enlisted E-1 to E-9, warrant officers W-1 to W-5 and officers O-1 to O-10. The rank is the title a branch gives the grade, so an E-4 is a Specialist or Corporal in the Army, a Corporal in the Marine Corps, a Petty Officer Third Class in the Navy and Coast Guard, a Senior Airman in the Air Force and a Specialist 4 in the Space Force. Basic pay follows the grade and years of service; the full 2026 table has every step.