37 U.S.C. § 201 : US Code - Section 201: Pay grades: assignment to; general rules

Search 37 U.S.C. § 201 : US Code - Section 201: Pay grades: assignment to; general rules

(a) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned
officers of the uniformed services (other than commissioned warrant
officers) are assigned by the grade or rank in which serving to the
following pay grades:
Pay grade Army, Air Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health
Force, and and Service
Marine National Oceanic
Corps and Atmospheric
Administration
--------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10 General Admiral Assistant
Secretary for
Health.
O-9 Lieutenant Vice admiral Surgeon General.
general
O-8 Major Rear admiral Deputy Surgeon
general General.
Assistant Surgeon
General having
rank of major
general.
O-7 Brigadier Rear admiral Assistant Surgeon
general (lower half) General having
rank of brigadier
general.
O-6 Colonel Captain Director grade.
O-5 Lieutenant Commander Senior grade.
colonel
O-4 Major Lieutenant Full grade.
commander
O-3 Captain Lieutenant Senior assistant
grade.
O-2 1st Lieutenant (junior Assistant grade.
lieutenant grade)
O-1 2d Ensign Junior assistant
lieutenant grade.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, warrant
officers of the armed forces are assigned, by the warrant officer
grade in which serving, to the following pay grades:
Pay Grade: Warrant Officer Grade:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5 Chief Warrant Officer, W-5.
W-4 Chief Warrant Officer, W-4.
W-3 Chief Warrant Officer, W-3.
W-2 Chief Warrant Officer, W-2.
W-1 Warrant Officer, W-1.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) Unless entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an
aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard
is entitled to monthly basic pay at the lowest rate prescribed for
pay grade E-4.
(d) Unless he is entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade,
an aviation pilot of the Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or
Coast Guard Reserve is entitled to monthly basic pay at the rate
prescribed for pay grade E-5.
(e) Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d), enlisted
members of the uniformed services shall, for the purpose of
computing their basic pay, be distributed by the Secretary
concerned in the various enlisted pay grades set forth in section
203 of this title. However, except as provided by section 307 of
this title, an enlisted member may not be placed in pay grade E-8
or E-9 until he has completed at least 8 years or 10 years,
respectively, of enlisted service computed under section 205 of
this title.