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Pay Grade
Army
Navy / Coast Guard
Air Force
Marine Corps
E-1
No Insignia

Private (PV1)

Seaman Recruit (SR)

No Insignia

Airman Basic (AB)

No Insignia

Private (PVT)

E-2

Private (PV2)

Seaman Apprentice (SA)

Airman (AMN)

Private First Class (PFC)

E-3

Private First Class (PFC)

Seaman (SN)

Airman First Class (A1C)

Lance Corporal (LCPL)

E-4

Specialist (SPC)

Corporal (CPL)

Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)

Senior Airman (SRA)

Corporal (CPL)

E-5

Sergeant (SGT)

Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)

Staff Sergeant (SSG)

Sergeant (SGT)

E-6

Staff Sergeant (SSG)

Petty Officer First Class (PO1)

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

Staff Sergeant (SSgt)

E-7

Sergeant First Class (SFC)

Chief Petty Officer (CPO)

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt)

E-8

Master Sergeant (MSG)

First Sergeant (1SG)

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)

First Sergeant (SMSgt)

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

First Sergeant (1stSgt)

E-9

Sergeant Major (SGM)

Command Sergeant Major (CSM)

Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)

Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)

First Sergeant (CMSgt)

Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCMSgt)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)

Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt)

Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)

W-1

Warrant Officer One

Warrant Officer One

No Warrant Officers

Warrant Officer

W-2

Chief Warrant Officer Two

Chief Warrant Officer Two

No Warrant Officers

Warrant Officer Two

W-3

Chief Warrant Officer Three

Chief Warrant Officer Three

No Warrant Officers

Warrant Officer Three

W-4

Chief Warrant Officer Four

Chief Warrant Officer Four

No Warrant Officers

Warrant Officer Four

CW-5

Chief Warrant Offcier Five

Master Warrant Officer

No Warrant Officers

Warrant Officer Five

O-1 Second Lieutenant (2LT)
O-2 First Lieutenant (1LT)
O-3 Captain (CPT)
O-4 Major (MAJ)
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
O-6 Colonel (COL)
O-7 Major General (MAJ GEN)
O-8 Brigadier Genernal (BRG GEN)
O-9 Lieutenant General (LT GEN)
O-10 General (GEN)

General of the Army

How to read this rank chart: Along the right-hand side are the E, W or O grades. The top row shows which branch (or branches) the rank belongs to.

Note: Navy and Coast Guard have the same ranks. Air Force has no warrant officer ranks.

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