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The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Marine Corps and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications. Click any rank to view detailed information about that rank's duties, pay, promotions, and more.
- Sergeant Major
United States Marine Corps - E-9 Sergeant Major. Master...
- Chief Warrant Officer 3
Warrants hold ranks that fall between E-9 and O-1. To...
- Master Sergeant
United States Marine Corps - E-8 Master Sergeant. Gunnery...
- O-2 First Lieutenant
Equivalent Ranks to a Marine Corps First Lieutenant. A First...
- Private
A Private is considered a Junior Enlisted, with a paygrade...
- Second Lieutenant
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly...
- Brigadier General
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly SES...
- Major General
Marine Corps Major General Pay Calculator Starting pay for a...
- Sergeant Major
Enlisted Marines with paygrades of E-4 and E-5 are non-commissioned officers (NCOs) while those at E-6 and higher are staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs). The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities.
The ranks of E-8 and E-9 each have two ranks per pay grade, with distinct responsibilities. Gunnery sergeants (E-7) indicate their preferred promotional track on their annual evaluations.
Master gunnery sergeants are senior staff non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) with the pay grade of E-9, equivalent to sergeants major and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (though the latter is a single unique billet in the Corps, and is senior to all enlisted ranks).
15 sty 2019 · An E-9 Sergeant Major serves as the most senior enlisted Marine in a battalion or higher-sized unit such as a division or air wing. They handle all of the administrative duties for these units and are in charge of all of the enlisted Marines.
NOTE 1: The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities. Gunnery Sergeants indicate on their annual evaluations, called "fitness reports," or "fitreps" for short, their preferred promotional track: Master Sergeant or First Sergeant.
The United States Marine Corps has twenty seven grades of enlisted marines and officers, with most marines enlisting at the entry-level rank of Private (Pvt, paygrade E-1). The highest rank achievable in the Marine Corps is General.
