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Translating Military Pay Into Civilian Compensation
Air Force, Army, USMC/Navy- O-6 – Colonel/CAPT: $129K - $160K
- O-5 – Lt. Col/CDR: $98K - $153K
- O-4 – Major/LT CDR: $83K - $121K
- O-3 – Captain/LT: $68K - $105K
- O-2 – 1st Lt./LT JG: $51K - $72K
- O-1 – 2nd Lt./Ensign: $46K - $54K
- W-5 – Chief Warrant Officer 5: $72K - $83K
- W-4 – Chief Warrant Officer 4: $55K - $78K
- W-3 – Warrant Officer 3: $51K - $74K
- W-2 – Warrant Officer 2: $47K - $62K
- W-1 – Warrant Officer 1: $39K - $57K
- E-9 – CMSgt/MCPO/SGM or CSM/SgtMaj or MGySgt: $82K - $108K
- E-8 – SMSgt/SCPO/MSG or 1SG/MSgt or 1SG: $72K - $95K
- E-7 – MSgt/CPO/SFC/GySgt: $56K - $81K
- E-6 – TSgt/PO 1st Class/SSgt/SSgt: $48K - $71K
- E-5 – SSgt/PO 2nd Class/Sgt/Sgt: $43K - $61K
- E-4 – SrA/PO 3rd Class/Cpl or SPC/Cpl: 39K - $52K
Compensation includes base pay, housing allowance and subsistence allowance, but does not include special duty allowances (flight pay, combat pay, sea pay, nuclear pay) or COLA (cost-of-living allowance paid in high cost areas). These allowances could add 10-25% to the compensation listed above.
E-9:
CMSgt – Chief Master Sgt (USAF)
MCPO – Master Chief Petty Officer (Navy)
SGM – Sgt Maj (Army)
CSM – Command Sgt Maj (Army)
Sgt Maj – Sgt Maj (USMC)
MGySgt – Master Gunnery Sgt (USMC)
^ Back to topCMSgt – Chief Master Sgt (USAF)
MCPO – Master Chief Petty Officer (Navy)
SGM – Sgt Maj (Army)
CSM – Command Sgt Maj (Army)
Sgt Maj – Sgt Maj (USMC)
MGySgt – Master Gunnery Sgt (USMC)
E-8:
SMSgt – Senior Master Sgt (USAF)
SCPO – Senior Chief Petty Officer (Navy)
MSG – Master Sgt (Army)
1SG – 1st Sgt (Army)
MSgt – Master Sgt (USMC)
1SG – 1st Sgt (USMC)
E-7:
MSgt – Master Sgt (USAF)
CPO – Chief Petty Officer (Navy)
SFC – Sgt 1st Class (Army)
GySgt – Gunnery Sgt (USMC)
E-6:
TSgt – Technical Sgt (USAF)
PO 1st Class – Petty Officer 1st Class (Navy)
SSgt – Staff Sgt (Army)
SSgt – Staff Sgt (USMC)
E-5:
SSgt – Staff Sgt (USAF)
PO 2nd Class – Petty Officer 2nd Class (Navy)
Sgt – Sgt (Army)
Sgt – Sgt (USMC)
E-4:
SrA – Sr Airman (USAF)
PO 3nd Class – Petty Officer 3nd Class (Navy)
Cpl – Corporal or SPC – Specialist (Army)
Cpl – Corporal (USMC)