British Army Pay Scales 2022: The Complete List Of Ranks & Salary

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British Army Pay Chart 2025: An easy to use guide detailing the British Army Salary for this year.

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This page is useful for people that want to view the up-to-date pay scales for British Army Personnel in 2025.

British Army pay scales for 2025 are all listed below starting a Brigadier’s salary all the way down to how much a Private earns.

Please note, British Army pay scales are updated annually and the figures below are as accurate as possible.

British Army Salary 2025: Quick Links

• OF6 – Brigadier
• OF5 – Colonel
• OF4 – Lt Colonel
• OF3 – Major
• OF2 – Captain
• OF1 – Lieutenant
• OR9 – WO1
• OR8 – WO2 / Staff Sergeant
• OR6 – Sergeant
• OR4 – Corporal
• OR2 – Lance Corporal

British Army Officer Salary 2025

Brigadier Salary

A Brigadier is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Colonel.

The starting salary of a Brigadier is £109,368 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Brigadier in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
OF-6Brigadier	Step 5	£113,794
OF-6Brigadier	Step 4	£112,688
OF-6Brigadier	Step 3	£111,581
OF-6Brigadier	Step 2	£110,475
OF-6Brigadier	Step 1	£109,368

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Colonel Salary

A Colonel is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than LT Colonel and is subordinate to Brigadier.

The starting salary of a Colonel is £91,776 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Colonel in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
OF-5Colonel	Step 7	£100,888
OF-5Colonel	Step 6	£99,369
OF-5Colonel	Step 5	£97,851
OF-5Colonel	Step 4	£96,332
OF-5Colonel	Step 3	£94,814
OF-5Colonel	Step 2	£93,295
OF-5Colonel	Step 1	£91,776

Lt Colonel Salary

A Lt Colonel is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Major and is subordinate to Colonel.

The starting salary of a Lt Colonel is £75,754 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Lt Colonel in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 7	£87,716
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 6	£85,723
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 5	£83,729
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 4	£81,735
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 3	£79,741
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 2	£77,753
OF-4Lt Colonel	Step 1	£75,754

British Army Major Salary

A Major is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Captain and is subordinate to Lt Colonel.

The starting salary of a Major is £53,975 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Major in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
OF-3Major	Step 7	£64,642
OF-3Major	Step 6	£62,865
OF-3Major	Step 5	£61,087
OF-3Major	Step 4	£59,309
OF-3Major	Step 3	£57,531
OF-3Major	Step 2	£55,753
OF-3Major	Step 1	£53,975

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Captain Salary

A Captain is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Lieutenant and is subordinate to Major.

The starting salary of a Captain is £42,850 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Captain in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
Captain	Step 7	£50,957
Captain	Step 6	£49,606
Captain	Step 5	£48,255
Captain	Step 4	£46,904
Captain	Step 3	£45,552
Captain	Step 2	£44,201
Captain	Step 1	£42,850

Lieutenant Salary

A Lieutenant is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than 2nd Lieutenant and is subordinate to Captain.

The starting salary of a Lieutenant is £27,818 per year.

2nd Lieutenant Salary

A 2nd Lieutenant is a Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is the lowest commissioned officer rank above Officer Cadet and is subordinate to Lieutenant.

The starting salary of a 2nd Lieutenant is £27,818 per year.

Typically, a 2nd Lieutenant will hold that rank for roughly 1 year as they continue with their specific training within their new units which is why their information is mixed with a Lieutenant.

The table below indicates the salary of a Lieutenant and 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army.

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
Lieutenant2nd Lieutenant	Step 5	£36,958
Lieutenant2nd Lieutenant	Step 4	£35,784
Lieutenant2nd Lieutenant	Step 3	£34,610
Lieutenant2nd Lieutenant	Step 2	£33,436
Lieutenant2nd Lieutenant	Step 1	£27,818

Officer Cadet Salary

RANGE AND RANK	STEP	ANNUAL
OF-0	Step 3	£20,793
OF-0	Step 2	£18,823
OF-0	Step 1	£15,864

British Army Other Ranks Pay Scale 2025

WO1 Salary

A WO1 (Warrant Officer 1) is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than WO2 and is subordinate to all Commissioned Officers.

The starting salary of a WO1 is £49,842 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a WOI in the British Army.

Range & Rank	LEVEL	SUPP 1	SUPP 2	SUPP 3	SUPP 4
(OR-9)WOI	OR9-5	£52837	£52837	£52837	£54262
(OR-9)WOI	OR9-4	£52301	£52301	£52301	£53779
(OR-9)WOI	OR9-3	£51717	£51717	£51717	£53267
(OR-9)WOI	OR9-2	£51133	£51133	£51133	£52761
(OR-9)WOI	OR9-1	£49842	£49842	£49842	£52314

WO2 Salary

A WO2 (Warrant Officer 2) is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Staff Sergeant and is subordinate to a WO1.

The starting salary of a WO2 depends but is typically around £45,340 per year.

Staff Sergeant Salary

A Staff Sergeant is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Sergeant and is subordinate to a WO2 and above.

The starting salary of a Staff Sergeant is £40,358 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a WOII or Staff Sergeant in the British Army.

Range & Rank	LEVEL	SUPP 1	SUPP 2	SUPP 3	SUPP 4
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-10	£47293	£48792	£49841	£51275
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-9	£46500	£48166	£49545	£50979
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-8	£45725	£47520	£49231	£50664
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-7	£44836	£46870	£48880	£50289
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-6	£43896	£45930	£48191	£49762
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-5	£42953	£44749	£46866	£48407
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-4	£42288	£44085	£45943	£47659
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-3	£41652	£43449	£45142	£46857
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-2	£40994	£42789	£44361	£46078
(OR-7 – OR-8)WOIIStaff Sergeant	OR-7-1	£40358	£42056	£43581	£45340

Sergeant Salary

A Sergeant is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Corporal and is subordinate to a Staff Sergeant and above.

The starting salary of a Sergeant is £40,358 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Sergeant in the British Army.

Range & Rank	LEVEL	SUPP 1	SUPP 2	SUPP 3	SUPP 4
(OR-6)Sergeant	OR-6-5	£39556	£41221	£42666	£44365
(OR-6)Sergeant	OR-6-4	£38609	£40200	£41601	£43227
(OR-6)Sergeant	OR-6-3	£37672	£39071	£40588	£42132
(OR-6)Sergeant	OR-6-2	£36747	£38043	£39615	£41049
(OR-6)Sergeant	OR-6-1	£35854	£37061	£38628	£39896

Corporal Salary

A Corporal is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Lance Corporal and is subordinate to a Sergeant and above.

The starting salary of a Corporal is £31,870 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Corporal in the British Army.

Range & Rank	LEVEL	SUPP 1	SUPP 2	SUPP 3	SUPP 4
(OR-4)Corporal	OR-4-5	£34139	£35285	£36775	£37875
(OR-4)Corporal	OR-4-4	£33660	£34807	£36120	£37132
(OR-4)Corporal	OR-4-3	£33206	£34338	£35375	£36263
(OR-4)Corporal	OR-4-2	£32721	£33668	£34597	£35432
(OR-4)Corporal	OR-4-1	£31870	£32797	£33699	£34536

Lance Corporal Salary

A Lance Corporal is a Non-Commissioned Officer within the British Army and is a rank higher than Private and is subordinate to a Corporal and above.

The starting salary of a Lance Corporal depends on your time-served but is usually around £24,785 per year.

Private Salary

A Private within the British Army is the lowest rank and is subordinate to all other ranks.

The starting salary of a Private is £20,400 per year.

The table below indicates the salary of a Lance Corporal and Private in the British Army.

Range & Rank	LEVEL	SUPP 1	SUPP 2	SUPP 3	SUPP 4
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-9	£29921	£30748	£31397	£32009
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-8	£28592	£29342	£29916	£30445
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-7	£27327	£27961	£28507	£29004
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-6	£26137	£26656	£27202	£27549
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-5	£24981	£25340	£25790	£26124
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-4	£23825	£24092	£24451	£24785
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-3	£22641	£22908	£23185	£23185
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-2	£21230	£21230	£21230	£21230
(OR-2 – OR-3)Lance CorporalPrivate	OR-2-1	£20400	£20400	£20400	£20400

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