Armed Forces: Pay
(asked on 8th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual salary was for each military rank in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the level of such salaries in each of the next five years.
Information on the mode average annual salary for each military rank in the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy between Financial Years (FY) 2009-10 and 2014-15 are set out in the tables below.
The average used in the tables is the mode, the most frequently occurring salary at that rank.
Table 1a: This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of Navy ranks) for Navy Personnel as at 1 April 2015.
| Financial Year 2011-12 (£) | Financial Year 2012-13 (£) | Financial Year 2013-14 (£) | Financial Year 2014-15 (£) | Financial Year 2015-16 (£) |
Officers Annual salary |
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Admiral (Level 4) | 114,678 | 114,678 | 114,678 | 115,911 | 117,070 |
Commodore (Level 1) | 97,030 | 97,030 | 97,030 | 98,172 | 99,154 |
Captain (Level 1) | 81,310 | 81,310 | 81,310 | 82,381 | 83,205 |
Commander (Level 9) | 77,617 | 77,617 | 77,617 | 78,737 | 79,524 |
Lieutenant Commander (Level 9) | 57,199 | 57,199 | 57,199 | 58,025 | 58,605 |
Lieutenant (Level 9) | 45,090 | 45,090 | 45,090 | 45,741 | 46,199 |
Sub-Lieutenant (Level 7) | 30,369 | 30,369 | 30,369 | 30,807 | 31,115 |
Sub-Lieutenant (Level 5) | 24,615 | 24,615 | 24,971 | 25,220 | 25,472 |
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Other Ranks annual salary |
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Warrant Officer I (Level 7 H) | 46,753 | 46,753 | 47,428 | 47,902 | 48,381 |
Warrant Officer II (Level 9 H) | 43,252 | 43,252 | 43,876 | 44,315 | 44,758 |
Chief Petty Officer (Level 9 H) | 43,252 | 43,252 | 43,876 | 44,315 | 44,758 |
Petty Officer (Level 7 H) | 36,929 | 36,929 | 37,462 | 37,836 | 38,215 |
Leading Rate (Level 7 H) | 33,182 | 33,182 | 33,661 | 33,998 | 34,338 |
Lance Corporal (Level 9 L) | 24,230 | 24,230 | 24,580 | 24,826 | 25,074 |
Able Rating (Level 2 L) | 17,736 | 17,986 | 18,245 | 18,428 | 18,612 |
Table 1b: This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of Army ranks) for Army Personnel as at 1 April 2015.
| Financial Year 2011-12 (£) | Financial Year 2012-13 (£) | Financial Year 2013-14 (£) | Financial Year 2014-15 (£) | Financial Year 2015-16 (£) |
Officers Annual salary |
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General (Level 3) | 112,476 | 112,476 | 112,476 | 113,687 | 114,824 |
Brigadier (Level 5) | 100,964 | 100,964 | 100,964 | 102,145 | 103,167 |
Colonel (Level 2) | 82,321 | 82,321 | 82,321 | 83,402 | 84,236 |
Lieutenant Colonel (Level 2) | 67,920 | 67,920 | 67,920 | 68,900 | 69,589 |
Major (Level 6) | 53,661 | 53,661 | 53,661 | 54,436 | 54,980 |
Captain (Level 2) | 38,932 | 38,932 | 38,932 | 39,493 | 39,888 |
Lieutenant (Level 8) | 31,147 | 31,147 | 31,147 | 31,596 | 31,912 |
2nd Lieutenant (Level 5) | 24,615 | 24,615 | 24,971 | 25,220 | 25,472 |
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Other Ranks annual salary |
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Warrant Officer I (Level 4 H) | 44,448 | 44,448 | 45,089 | 45,540 | 45,995 |
Warrant Officer II (Level 9 H | 43,252 | 43,252 | 43,876 | 44,315 | 44,758 |
Staff Sergeant (Level 7 L) | 38,256 | 38,256 | 38,808 | 39,196 | 39,588 |
Sergeant (Level 7 H) | 36,929 | 36,929 | 37,462 | 37,836 | 38,215 |
Corporal (Level 7 H) | 33,182 | 33,182 | 33,661 | 33,998 | 34,338 |
Lance Corporal (Level 9 H) | 28,940 | 28,940 | 29,357 | 29,651 | 29,947 |
Private (Level 7 L) | 22,359 | 22,359 | 22,682 | 22,908 | 23,138 |
Note: The Rank of Lance Corporal was introduced in 2008 in the Royal Marines.
Table 1c: This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of RAF ranks) for RAF Personnel as at 1 April 2015.
| Financial Year 2011-12 (£) | Financial Year 2012-13 (£) | Financial Year 2013-14 (£) | Financial Year 2014-15 (£) | Financial Year 2015-16 (£) |
Officers Annual salary |
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Air Chief Marshal (Level 3) | 112,476 | 112,476 | 112,476 | 113,687 | 114,824 |
Air Commodore (Level 3) | 98,995 | 98,995 | 98,995 | 100,157 | 101,158 |
Group Captain (Level 3) | 83,336 | 83,336 | 83,336 | 84,427 | 85,272 |
Wing Commander (Level 9) | 77,617 | 77,617 | 77,617 | 78,737 | 79,524 |
Squadron Leader (Level 9) | 57,199 | 57,199 | 57,199 | 58,025 | 58,605 |
Flight Lieutenant (Level 9) | 45,090 | 45,090 | 45,090 | 45,741 | 46,199 |
Flying Officer (Level 6) | 29,587 | 29,587 | 29,587 | 30,014 | 30,314 |
Pilot Officer (Level 5) | 24,615 | 24,615 | 24,971 | 25,220 | 25,472 |
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Other Ranks annual salary |
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Warrant Officer (Level 7 H) | 46,753 | 46,753 | 47,428 | 47,902 | 48,381 |
Flight Sergeant (Level 9 H) | 43,252 | 43,252 | 43,876 | 44,315 | 44,758 |
Sergeant (Level 7 H) | 36,929 | 36,929 | 37,462 | 37,836 | 38,215 |
Corporal (Level 7 H) | 33,182 | 33,182 | 33,661 | 33,998 | 34,338 |
Lance Corporal (Level 8 H) | 27,592 | 27,592 | 27,991 | 28,270 | 28,553 |
Junior Technician/Senior Aircraftman (Level 9 H) | 28,940 | 28,940 | 29,357 | 29,651 | - |
The 2015 Summer Budget confirmed that the Government would fund public sector pay awards at one per cent for four years from 2016-17 onwards. Recommendations on individual salary levels are made annually to the Government by the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body.