2009-2010 United Kingdom Rank - Rating & Pay Chart
The following charts for officer and enlisted basic pay is based on an approved 2.8% armed forces pay raise for 2009-2010. The award rates became effective 01 April 2009.
British military pay charts are for the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Marines (RM), British Army (BA), Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Irish Regiment (RIR).
NOTE: Pay charts reflect an annual pay rate in British Pounds (£).
Enlisted Military Rank, Rating & Pay Chart
| Higher Spine | Lower Spine | |||
| Rank - Rating | 1 April 2009 | 1 April 2009 | ||
| Range 5 – OR9 | JPA ANNUAL | JPA ANNUAL | ||
| Level 7 | 45,836.26 | Level 7 | 43,254.83 | |
| Navy: Warrant Officer 1 | Level 6 | 45,145.69 | Level 6 | 42,066.50 |
| R.M.: Warrant Officer 1 | Level 5 | 44,354.95 | Level 5 | 40,918.14 |
| Army: Warrant Officer 1 | Level 4 | 43,576.06 | Level 4 | 40,135.30 |
| RAF: Warrant Officer | Level 3 | 42,789.14 | Level 3 | 39,356.40 |
| Level 2 | 42,066.50 | Level 2 | 38,577.63 | |
| Level 1 | 41,255.28 | Level 1 | 37,842.90 | |
| Range 4 – OR 7 & 8 | JPA ANNUAL | JPA ANNUAL | ||
| Level 9 | 42,403.77 | Level 9 | 38,850.50 | |
| Level 8 | 41,805.47 | Level 8 | 37,991.43 | |
| Level 7 | 41,219.39 | Level 7 | 37,505.51 | |
| Navy: Levels 1-9 – Chief Petty Officer (Non-Artificer) Levels 1-7 - Chief Petty Officer (Artificer) Levels 5-9 – Warrant Officer II |
Level 6 | 40,633.18 | Level 6 | 36,939.66 |
| Royal Marines: Levels 1-7 – Colour Sergeant Levels 5-9 – Warrant Officer II |
Level 5 | 39,753.99 | Level 5 | 35,341.78 |
| Army: Levels 1-7 – Staff Sergeant Levels 5-9 – Warrant Officer II |
Level 4 | 38,870.61 | Level 4 | 34,868.07 |
| RAF: Levels 1-7 – Chief Technician Levels 5-9 – Flight Sergeant (List 1) Levels 1-9 – Flight Sergeant (List 2) |
Level 3 | 37,991.43 | Level 3 | 34,069.07 |
| Level 2 | 37,104.22 | Level 2 | 32,997.07 | |
| Level 1 | 36,229.10 | Level 1 | 32,571.73 | |
| Range 3 – OR6 | JPA ANNUAL | JPA ANNUAL | ||
| Level 7 | 36,204.93 | Level 7 | 33,442.77 | |
| Navy: Petty Officer | Level 6 | 35,538.41 | Level 6 | 33,189.76 |
| Royal Marines: Sergeant | Level 5 | 34,872.14 | Level 5 | 32.081.87 |
| Army: Sergeant | Level 4 | 34,205.51 | Level 4 | 31,266.83 |
| RAF: Sergeant | Level 3 | 33,780.16 | Level 3 | 30,953.61 |
| Level 2 | 32,944.89 | Level 2 | 30,194.95 | |
| Level 1 | 32,113.94 | Level 1 | 29,424.07 | |
| Range 2 – OR 4 | JPA ANNUAL | JPA ANNUAL | ||
| Level 7 | 32,531.64 | Level 7 | 29,255.32 | |
| Navy: Leading Rate | Level 6 | 31,836.87 | Level 6 | 29,042.77 |
| R.M.: Corporal | Level 5 | 31,190.59 | Level 5 | 28,813.81 |
| Army: Corporal | Level 4 | 30,455.73 | Level 4 | 28,588.93 |
| RAF: Corporal | Level 3 | 29,761.34 | Level 3 | 28,372.06 |
| Level 2 | 28,372.06 | Level 2 | 27,051.37 | |
| Level 1 | 27,051.37 | Level 1 | 25,886.97 | |
| Range 1 – OR 1, 2 & 3 | JPA ANNUAL | JPA ANNUAL | ||
| Level 9 | 28,372.06 | Level 9 | 23,755.19 | |
| Navy: Levels 1-9 – Able Rate | Level 8 | 27,051.37 | Level 8 | 22,924.11 |
| Royal Marines: Levels 1-9 | Level 7 | 25,886.97 | Level 7 | 21,920.46 |
| Marine: Levels 5-9 Lance Corporal (or RM passed JCC) | Level 6 | 24,750.95 | Level 6 | 21,021.28 |
| Army: Levels 1-7 – Private: Levels 5-9 - Lance Corporal | Level 5 | 23,602.59 | Level 5 | 20,178.12 |
| RAF: Level 1 Aircraftmen & Leading Aircraftmen. | Level 4 | 21,346.46 | Level 4 | 19,146.21 |
| Levels 2-9 – Senior Aircraftmen: | Level 3 | 19,852.94 | Level 3 | 17,604.71 |
| Level 5-9 Junior Tech/Senior Aircraftmen(T) | Level 2 | 17,981.94 | Level 2 | 17,142.97 |
| Level 1 | 16,681.11 | Level 1 | 16,681.11 | |
| New Entrant Rate of Pay | 13,377.16 | |||
Officer Rank and Rates of Pay
| Rank | 1 April 2009 | |
| OF6 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Royal Navy: Commodore | Level 5 | 98,983.82 |
| Royal Marines: Brigadier | Level 4 | 98,012.73 |
| Army: Brigadier | Level 3 | 97,053.73 |
| RAF: Air Commodore | Level 2 | 96,090.66 |
| Level 1 | 95,127.58 | |
| OF5 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Level 9 | 87,655.18 | |
| Level 8 | 86,660.40 | |
| Level 7 | 85,665.50 | |
| Royal Navy: Captain | Level 6 | 84,674.55 |
| Royal Marines: Colonel | Level 5 | 83,683.72 |
| Army: Colonel | Level 4 | 82,692.77 |
| RAF: Group Captain | Level 3 | 81,701.94 |
| Level 2 | 80,707.05 | |
| Level 1 | 79,716.10 | |
| OF4 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Level 9 | 76,095.23 | |
| Level 8 | 75,110.82 | |
| Level 7 | 74,126.53 | |
| Royal Navy: Commander | Level 6 | 73,151.00 |
| Royal Marines: Lieutenant Colonel | Level 5 | 69,178.07 |
| Army: Lieutenant Colonel | Level 4 | 68,315.04 |
| RAF: Wing Commander | Level 3 | 67,451.52 |
| Level 2 | 66,588.49 | |
| Level 1 | 65,717.33 | |
| OF3 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Level 9 | 56,077.98 | |
| Level 8 | 54,917.53 | |
| Level 7 | 53,765.35 | |
| Royal Navy: Lieutenant Commander | Level 6 | 52,609.09 |
| Royal Marines: Major | Level 5 | 51,444.94 |
| Army: Major | Level 4 | 50,292.52 |
| RAF: Squadron Leader | Level 3 | 49,128.24 |
| Level 2 | 47,980.26 | |
| Level 1 | 46,824.00 | |
| OF2 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Level 9 | 44,206.30 | |
| Royal Navy: Lieutenant | Level 8 | 43,704.60 |
| Royal Marines: Captain | Level 7 | 43,194.63 |
| Army: Captain | Level 6 | 42,194.92 |
| RAF: Flight Lieutenant | Level 5 | 41,187.31 |
| Level 4 | 40,187.48 | |
| Level 3 | 39,175.81 | |
| Level 2 | 38,168.20 | |
| Level 1 | 37,172.56 | |
| OF1 Range | JPA ANNUAL | |
| Level 10 | 32,061.63 | |
| Level 9 | 31,294.95 | |
| Royal Navy: See chart below | Level 8 | 30,536.04 |
| Royal Marines: See chart below | Level 7 | 29,773.43 |
| Army: See chart below | Level 6 | 29,006.38 |
| RAF: See chart below | Level 5 | 24,132.55 |
| Level 4 | 21,382.48 | |
| Level 3 | 18,206.70 | |
| Level 2 | 16,685.43 | |
| Level 1 | 15,268.14 | |
Army Welbexian Officer Cadets who started an in-service degree course before the Army rolled out
JPA, are to be paid at the following levels of the University Cadet Entrants (UCEs) level 1 on
Appointment, level 3 in year 2 and level 4 in year 3.
DE-Direct Entrant, UCE-University Cadet Entrant, DNS-Defence Nursing Services, GYC-Gap Year Commission
| Rank | Pay Spine | |
| OF1 Range | ||
| Non-graduate direct entrants (for pay purposes will be classed as Officer Cadets, but may hold different ‘addressable ranks). | Level 1 | |
| Army: 2nd Lieutenant | Gap Year Commission | Levels 2-3 |
| Level 4 | ||
| Graduates direct entrants during initial Officers Training and nongraduate direct entrants on commissioningª | RN: Midshipman RM: 2nd Lieutenant Army 2nd Lieutenant RAF: Acting Pilot Officer/Pilot Officer |
Level 5 |
| Graduates direct entrants during initial Officers Training and nongraduate direct entrants on commissioningª | RN: Sub-Lieutenant RM: Lieutenant Army: Lieutenant RAF: Flying Officer DNS: Tri-Service |
Level 6 - 10 |
# Army: Officer cadets will remain on Level 1 rates of pay until commissioned.
## Army: These rates include an educational grant of £6.21 a day in accordance with Article 630 of the Pay Warrant 1964.
ª On completion of training non-graduate direct entrants will move to level 5, however progression to level 6 will be dependent on promotion to Sub Lt/Lt/Fg Off. Graduate direct entrants will enter Service on at least level 5 dependent on seniority awarded for civilian qualifications.