Commissioned officers in the Coast Guard have pay grades ranging from O-1 to O-10, with O-10 being the highest. Coast Guard Officers use the same rank structure as the Navy. Officers holding the rank of Ensign (O-1) through Lieutenant Commander (O-4) are considered junior officers, Commanders (O-5) and Captains (O-6) are considered senior officers, and Rear Admirals (O-7) through Admiral (O-10) are considered flag officers. The Commandant is the only member of the Coast Guard to hold the rank of Admiral.
The Coast Guard does not have medical officers or chaplains. Instead, Navy chaplains and Public Health Service officers are assigned to the Coast Guard to perform these functions. These officers wear Coast Guard uniforms but replace the Coast Guard insignia with that of their own service.
Coast Guard Officer Pay |
January 1, 2010 Coast Guard Officer Pay Less than 12 Years of Service |
Years | < 2 | Over 2 | Over 3 | Over 4 | Over 6 | Over 8 | Over 10 |
O-10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
O-9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
O-8 |
9399.00 |
9706.80 |
9911.10 |
9968.40 |
10223.40 |
10649.10 |
10748.40 |
O-7 |
7809.90 |
8172.90 |
8340.60 |
8474.10 |
8715.60 |
8954.40 |
9230.40 |
O-6 |
5788.50 |
6359.40 |
6776.70 |
6776.70 |
6802.50 |
7094.10 |
7132.50 |
O-5 |
4825.50 |
5436.00 |
5812.50 |
5883.30 |
6117.90 |
6258.60 |
6567.60 |
O-4 |
4163.70 |
4819.80 |
5141.40 |
5213.10 |
5511.60 |
5831.70 |
6230.10 |
0-3 |
3660.60 |
4149.90 |
4479.30 |
4883.40 |
5117.10 |
5373.90 |
5540.10 |
0-2 |
3162.90 |
3602.40 |
4149.00 |
4289.10 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
0-1 |
2745.60 |
2857.50 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
Coast Guard Officer Pay |
January 1 2010 Coast Guard Officer Pay More than 12 Years of Service |
Years | Over 12 | Over 14 | Over 16 | Over 18 | Over 20 | Over 22 | Over 24 |
O-10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15188.10 |
15262.20 |
15579.60 |
O-9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13283.70 |
13475.10 |
13751.40 |
O-8 |
11152.80 |
11268.60 |
11617.20 |
12121.20 |
12586.20 |
12896.70 |
12896.70 |
O-7 |
9505.50 |
9781.80 |
10649.10 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
11381.40 |
O-6 |
7132.50 |
7537.80 |
8254.80 |
8675.40 |
9095.70 |
9334.80 |
9334.80 |
O-5 |
6794.10 |
7086.90 |
7535.10 |
7748.10 |
7959.00 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
O-4 |
6540.60 |
6756.60 |
6880.20 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
0-3 |
5813.40 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
0-2 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
0-1 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
Coast Guard Officer Pay |
January 1 2010 Coast Guard Officer Pay Over 26 Years of Service |
Years | Over 26 | Over 28 | Over 30 | Over 32 | Over 34 | Over 36 | Over 38 |
O-10 |
16132.50 |
16132.50 |
16939.20 |
16939.20 |
17785.80 |
17785.80 |
18675.60 |
O-9 |
14233.80 |
14234.10 |
14946.00 |
14946.00 |
15693.30 |
15693.30 |
16477.80 |
O-8 |
12896.70 |
12896.70 |
13219.20 |
13219.20 |
13549.80 |
13549.80 |
13549.80 |
O-7 |
11439.30 |
11439.30 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
11668.20 |
O-6 |
10047.00 |
10047.00 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
10247.70 |
O-5 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
8198.40 |
O-4 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
6951.90 |
0-3 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
5955.60 |
0-2 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
4377.30 |
0-1 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
3454.20 |
Source: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
See Military Pay Rates for more information on pay in the Military.
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2010 (effective January 1, 2010)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2009 (effective January 1, 2009)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2008 (effective January 1, 2008)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2007 (effective January 1, 2007)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2006 (effective January 1, 2006)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2005 (effective January 1, 2005)
- Active Duty Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)
- Reserve Drill Commissioned Officer – FY 2004 (effective January 1, 2004)