Royal Navy Pay Scales (UK)

An overview of Royal Navy pay scales by rank, for the period 2024-2025 By DA Staff / 23 Nov 2024
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Navy Officer Salaries

Royal Navy Commodore Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Commodore OF-6-6 £132,462
Commodore OF-6-5 £131,185
Commodore OF-6-4 £129,907
Commodore OF-6-3 £128,629
Commodore OF-6-2 £127,352
Commodore OF-6-1 £127,352

Royal Navy Captain Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Captain OF-5-8 £117,559
Captain OF-5-7 £115,806
Captain OF-5-6 £114,052
Captain OF-5-5 £112,299
Captain OF-5-4 £110,545
Captain OF-5-3 £108,791
Captain OF-5-2 £107,038
Captain OF-5-1 £107,038

Royal Navy Commander Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Commander OF-4-8 £102,350
Commander OF-4-7 £100,048
Commander OF-4-6 £97,745
Commander OF-4-5 £95,443
Commander OF-4-4 £93,141
Commander OF-4-3 £90,845
Commander OF-4-2 £88,536
Commander OF-4-1 £88,536

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-13 £83,474
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-12 £81,858
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-11 £80,274
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-10 £78,721
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-9 £77,198
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-8 £75,705
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-7 £73,652
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-6 £71,599
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-5 £69,546
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-4 £67,493
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-3 £65,440
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-2 £63,387
Lieutenant Commander OF-3-1 £63,387

Royal Navy Lieutenant Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Lieutenant OF-2-8 £59,903
Lieutenant OF-2-7 £58,342
Lieutenant OF-2-6 £56,782
Lieutenant OF-2-5 £55,221
Lieutenant OF-2-4 £53,661
Lieutenant OF-2-3 £52,101
Lieutenant OF-2-2 £50,540
Lieutenant OF-2-1 £50,540

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Sub-Lieutenant OF-1-5 £43,737
Sub-Lieutenant OF-1-4 £42,381
Sub-Lieutenant OF-1-3 £41,026
Sub-Lieutenant OF-1-2 £39,671
Sub-Lieutenant OF-1-1 £33,183

Officer Cadet Salary

Rank Level Annual Salary
Officer Cadet OF-0-3 £25,360
Officer Cadet OF-0-2 £23,084
Officer Cadet OF-0-1 £19,668

WOI Salary (OR-9)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-9-6 £62,073 £62,073 £62,073 £63,718
OR-9-5 £61,455 £61,455 £61,455 £63,161
OR-9-4 £60,780 £60,780 £60,780 £62,570
OR-9-3 £60,105 £60,105 £60,105 £61,985
OR-9-2 £59,766 £59,766 £59,791 £61,481
OR-9-1 £59,766 £59,766 £59,791 £61,481

WOII Salary (OR-7 – OR-8)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-8-6 £55,671 £57,403 £58,613 £60,269
OR-8-5 £54,756 £56,679 £58,272 £59,928
OR-8-4 £53,860 £55,933 £57,909 £59,564
OR-8-3 £52,834 £55,183 £57,504 £59,131
OR-8-2 £51,748 £54,097 £56,708 £58,523
OR-8-1 £51,748 £54,097 £56,708 £58,523
OR-7-6 £50,660 £52,733 £55,178 £56,958
OR-7-5 £49,892 £51,966 £54,113 £56,094
OR-7-4 £49,158 £51,232 £53,187 £55,168
OR-7-3 £48,398 £50,471 £52,285 £54,268
OR-7-2 £47,676 £49,638 £51,385 £53,416
OR-7-1 £47,676 £49,638 £51,385 £53,416

Petty Officer Salary (OR-6)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-6-6 £46,737 £48,660 £50,328 £52,290
OR-6-5 £45,644 £47,481 £49,098 £50,976
OR-6-4 £44,561 £46,177 £47,928 £49,711
OR-6-3 £43,493 £44,990 £46,804 £48,461
OR-6-2 £42,510 £43,900 £45,706 £47,130
OR-6-1 £42,510 £43,900 £45,706 £47,130

Leading Rate Salary (OR-4)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-4-6 £40,481 £41,806 £43,526 £44,796
OR-4-5 £39,928 £41,253 £42,769 £43,938
OR-4-4 £39,405 £40,711 £41,909 £42,934
OR-4-3 £38,845 £39,938 £41,011 £41,975
OR-4-2 £37,861 £38,932 £39,974 £40,939
OR-4-1 £37,861 £38,932 £39,974 £40,939

Able Rating Salary (OR-2 – OR-3)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-3-3 £35,611 £36,566 £37,315 £38,023
OR-2-9 £34,077 £34,943 £35,605 £36,216
OR-2-8 £32,615 £33,348 £33,978 £34,552
OR-2-7 £31,242 £31,841 £32,471 £32,872
OR-2-6 £29,906 £30,321 £30,841 £31,227
OR-2-5 £28,861 £28,880 £29,294 £29,680
OR-2-4 £27,493 £27,801 £28,122 £28,122
OR-2-3 £25,864 £25,864 £25,864 £25,864
OR-2-2 £25,864 £25,864 £25,864 £25,864
OR-2-1 £25,200 £25,200 £25,200 £25,200

New Recruit Salary (OR-1)

Level Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
OR-1 £25,200 £25,200 £25,200 £25,200
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