Army Ranks and Pay Scale 2011

The following table lists the ranks of the Army with their associated paygrade and pay scale. Military base pay increases based on Time in Service (TIS) which is denoted above the monthly base pay rate. The basic pay amounts are current active duty rates for 2011. The House approved a 1.9% pay raise for 2011 which was reduced to 1.4% by the Senate. Clicking on the rank insignia will bring up detailed information on the rank along with promotion requirements.

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Enlisted Ranks and Active Duty Pay Scale 2011
 
E-1 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-1
No Rank Insignia
< 4 months > 4 months
1357.20 1467.60
Private (PVT)
 
E-2 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-2
Army PV2 Rank
No Time in Service variation
1644.90
Private (PV2)
 
E-3 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-3
Army Private First Class Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years ≥ 3 years
1729.80 1838.70 1950.00
Private First Class (PFC)
 
E-4 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-4
Army Specialist Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years ≥ 6 years
1916.10 2014.20 2123.40 2230.80 2325.90
The E-4 paygrade can also signify Corporal Rank.
Visit our Army Enlisted Promotions page for details.
Specialist (SPC)*
 
E-5 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-5
Army Sergeant Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
2090.10 2230.20 2337.90 2448.30 2620.20
8 years 10 years ≥ 12 years
2800.50 2947.50 2965.50
Sergeant (SGT)
 
E-6 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-6
Army Staff Sergeant Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
2281.20 2510.10 2620.80 2728.50 2840.70
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
3093.60 3192.30 3382.80 3441.00 3483.60
≥ 18 years
3533.40
Staff Sergeant (SSG)
 
E-7 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-7
Army Sergeant First Class Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
2637.30 2878.50 2988.90 3135.00 3249.00
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
3444.60 3554.70 3750.90 3913.50 4024.50
18 years 20 years 22 years 24 years ≥ 26 years
4143.00 4189.20 4342.80 4425.60 4740.00
Sergeant First Class (SFC)
 
E-8 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-8
Army Master Sergeant Rank Insignia
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
3794.10 3961.80 4065.60 4190.40 4325.10
18 years 20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years
4568.40 4691.70 4901.70 5017.80 5304.60
≥ 30 years E-8 can also signify First Sergeant Rank. Visit
our Army Enlisted Promotions page for details.
5411.10
Master Sergeant (MSG)*
 
E-9 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade E-9
Army Sergeant Major Rank Insignia
10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years 18 years
4634.70 4739.70 4872.00 5027.70 5184.60
20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years 30 years
5436.60 5649.30 5873.40 6215.70 6526.20
32 years 34 years ≥ 38 years
6526.20 6852.90 7195.80
E-9 can also signify Command Sergeant Major or Sergeant Major of the Army ranks. Visit our Army Enlisted Promotions page for details.
Sergeant Major (SGM)*

 

Warrant Officer Ranks and Active Duty Pay Scale 2011
 
W-1 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade W-1
Army Warrant Officer 1 Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
2721.00 3013.50 3092.40 3258.90 3456.00
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
3745.80 3881.40 4070.40 4256.70 4403.10
18 years ≥ 20 years
4538.10 4701.60
Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
 
W-2 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade W-2
Army Warrant Officer 2 Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
3099.90 3393.00 3483.30 3545.40 3746.40
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
4059.00 4213.50 4366.20 4552.50 4698.00
18 years 20 years 22 years ≥ 24 years
4830.00 4987.80 5091.60 5174.10
Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
 
W-3 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade W-3
Army Warrant Officer 3 Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
3502.80 3648.90 3798.60 3847.80 4004.70
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
4313.70 4635.00 4786.20 4961.10 5142.00
18 years 20 years 22 years 24 years ≥ 26 years
5466.00 5685.30 5816.40 5955.60 6144.90
Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)
 
W-4 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade W-4
Army Warrant Officer 4 Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
3836.10 4126.50 4245.00 4361.40 4562.10
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
4760.70 4961.40 5264.40 5529.60 5781.90
18 years 20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years
5988.30 6189.60 6485.40 6728.40 7005.60
≥ 30 years
7145.70
Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)
 
W-5 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade W-5
Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rank Insignia
20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years 30 years
6820.80 7167.00 7424.70 7710.00 8095.80
34 years ≥ 38 years
8500.50 8925.90
Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)
 

 

Officer Ranks and Active Duty Pay Scale 2011
 
O-1 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-1
Army 2nd Lieutenant Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years ≥ 3 years
2784.00 2897.40 3502.50

O-1 Pay Scale for Prior Service Enlisted/Warrant Officer
6 years 8 years 10 years 12 years ≥ 14 years
3740.40 3878.70 4020.30 4158.90 4349.10
Second Lieutenant (2LT)
 
O-2 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-2
Army 1st Lieutenant Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years ≥ 6 years
3207.30 3652.80 4207.20 4349.10 4438.50

O-2 Pay Scale for Prior Service Enlisted/Warrant Officer
8 years 10 years 12 years ≥ 14 years
4580.10 4818.60 5002.60 5140.20
First Lieutenant (1LT)
 
O-3 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-3
Army Captain Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
3711.90 4208.10 4542.00 4951.80 5188.80
8 years 10 years 12 years ≥ 14 years
5449.20 5617.80 5894.70 6039.00

O-3 Pay Scale for Prior Service Enlisted/Warrant Officer
14 years 16 years ≥ 18 years
6128.10 6262.20 6444.90
Captain (CPT)
 
O-4 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-4
Army Major Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
4221.90 4887.30 5213.40 5286.00 5588.70
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
5913.30 6317.40 6632.10 6851.10 6976.50
≥ 18 years
7049.10
Major (MAJ)
 
O-5 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-5
Army Lieutenant Colonel Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
4893.00 5512.20 5893.80 5965.80 6203.70
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
6346.20 6659.40 6889.20 7186.20 7640.70
18 years 20 years ≥ 22 years
7856.70 8070.30 8313.30
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
 
O-6 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-6
Army Colonel Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 6 years 8 years
5869.50 6448.50 6871.50 6897.60 7193.40
10 years 14 years 16 years 18 years 20 years
7232.40 7643.40 8370.30 8796.90 9222.90
22 years 24 years 26 years ≥ 30 years
9465.60 9711.30 10187.70 10391.10
Colonel (COL)
 
O-7 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-7
Army Brigadier General Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
7919.10 8287.20 8457.30 8592.60 8837.70
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
9079.80 9359.70 9638.70 9918.60 10798.20
18 years 26 years ≥ 30 years
11540.70 11599.50 11831.70
Brigadier General (BG)
 
O-8 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-8
Army Major General Rank Insignia
< 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 6 years
9530.70 9842.70 10050.00 10107.90 10366.50
8 years 10 years 12 years 14 years 16 years
10798.20 10899.00 11308.80 11426.40 11779.80
18 years 20 years 22 years 30 years ≥ 34 years
12291.00 12762.30 13077.30 13404.30 13739.40
Major General (MG)
 
O-9 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-9
Army Lieutenant General Rank Insignia
20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years 30 years
13469.70 13663.80 13944.00 14433.00 15155.10
34 years 38 years *Base pay limited to $14,975.10 per Level II of the Executive Schedule
15912.90* 16708.50*
Lieutenant General (LTG)
 
O-10 Monthly Base Pay for Paygrade O-10
Army 4 Star General Rank Insignia
20 years 22 years 24 years 26 years 30 years
15400.80* 15475.80* 15797.70* 16358.40* 17176.20*
34 years 38 years *Base pay limited to $14,975.10 per Level II of the Executive Schedule
18034.80* 18936.90*
General (GEN)
 

The paygrades of E-4, E-8, and E-9 have more than one rank per paygrade. Only one rank is shown for each paygrade above due to lack of available space. Please visit our Army Enlisted Promotions page or Army Officer Promotions page to learn detailed information about Army ranks, including promotion criteria such as time in service (TIS) and time in grade (TIG) requirements for each rank and the reason why some paygrades have multiple ranks.

Article Last Modified: January 30, 2011

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