| US
Marine Corps Enlisted Ranks, Enlisted Rank Insignia |
Pay Grade: E2
Private First Class
(PFC) |
Pay Grade: E3
Lance Corporal
(LCpl) |
Pay Grade: E4
Corporal
(CPL) |
Pay Grade: E5
Sergeant
(Sgt) |
Pay Grade: E6
Staff Sergeant
(SSgt) |
Pay Grade: E7
Gunnery Sergeant
(GySgt) |
Pay Grade: E8
 
Master Sgt, First Sgt
(Msgt) (1SG) |
Pay Grade: E9
Sergeant Major
(SgtMaj) |
Pay Grade: E9
Master Gunnery Sergeant
(MGySgt) |
Pay Grade: E9
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
(SgtMajMC) |
| US Marine Corps Officer Ranks |
Pay Grade: O1
Second Lieutenant
(2nd Lt) |
Pay Grade: O2
First Lieutenant
(1st Lt) |
Pay Grade: O3
Captain
(Capt.) |
Pay Grade: O4
Major
(Maj.) |
Pay Grade: O5
Lieutenant Colonel
(Lt. Col.) |
Pay Grade: O6
Colonel
(Col.) |
Pay Grade: O7
Brigadier General
(Brig. Gen.) |
Pay Grade: O8
Major General
(Maj. Gen.) |
Pay Grade: O9
Lieutenant General
(Lt. Gen.) |
Pay Grade: O10
General
(Gen.)
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
