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Think you have what it takes to be top dog of the Navy? You’ll need to work your way up through the Navy officer ranks to get to the top.
At the bottom of the list you’ll find a Chief Warrant Officer (W-2) who makes about $3,300 per month when starting out. And all the way at the top you’ll find the Admiral of the Navy who can make almost $20,000 per month in base pay.
As you can see it really pays off to work hard and climb the ladder up the Navy ranks!
Explore all of the Navy officer ranks from highest to lowest:
| Pay Grade | Insignia | Title | Abbreviation | Total Active | Salary |
| O-11 | Fleet Admiral | FADM | N/A | Pay Chart | |
| O-10 | Admiral | ADM | 11 | Pay Chart | |
| O-9 | Vice Admiral | VADM | 33 | Pay Chart | |
| O-8 | Rear Admiral (upper half) | RADM | 63 | Pay Chart | |
| O-7 | Rear Admiral (lower half) | RDML | 104 | Pay Chart | |
| O-6 | Captain | CAPT | 3,046 | Pay Chart | |
| O-5 | Commander | CDR | 6,535 | Pay Chart | |
| O-4 | Lieutenant Commander | LCDR | 10,404 | Pay Chart | |
| O-3 | Lieutenant | LT | 18,313 | Pay Chart | |
| O-2 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | LTJG | 6,460 | Pay Chart | |
| O-1 | Ensign | ENS | 8,203 | Pay Chart | |
| W-5 | Chief Warrant Officer | CWO5 | 66 | Pay Chart | |
| W-4 | Chief Warrant Officer | CWO4 | 395 | Pay Chart | |
| W-3 | Chief Warrant Officer | CWO3 | 621 | Pay Chart | |
| W-2 | Chief Warrant Officer | CWO2 | 599 | Pay Chart |
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Active Duty Personnel Stats via DMDC