All ranks, be it Enlisted or Officer, earn pay based on both rank and time in service. The current pay scales for O-4 (LCDR), are:
Less than 2 Yrs - 4,026.90
Greater than 2 Yrs - 4,661.40
Greater than 3 Yrs - 4,972.20
Greater than 4 Yrs - 5,041.80
Greater than 6 Yrs - 5,330.40
Greater than 8 Yrs - 5,640.00
Greater than 10 Yrs - 6,025.20
Greater than 12 Yrs - 6,325.50
Greater than 14 Yrs - 6,534.30
Note: Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive Schedule which is $11,958.30.
Keep in mind that these are BASIC monthly rates, and do not reflect inclusion of other possible allowances, such as housing, hazardous duty pay, dependents, Sea Pay, etc., which can significantly add a lot more to the monthly total based on the Officer's billet and other factors.
Source Credit for Pay Scales: Military.com
These figures represent the 3.9% increase which went into effect at the beginning of the year. I wouldn't expect anything more as long as the current administration is around though.
Lieutenant in the Navy is not O4 - O4 is Lieutenant Commander. See the related link for a basic pay chart for commissioned officers.
This all depends on which branch of the military you are talking about. In the Army, Air Force, & Marines the term "Captain" is typically interchangeable with the term "Commander." A Captain typically commands a company-sized element. Of course, there are also Battalion, Brigade, and Division Commanders as well who are much higher in rank than Captain. Army/A.F./Marines Navy Rank/Grade: Rank/Grade: 2LT/O1 = 2nd Lieutenant ENS/O1 = Ensign 1LT/O2 = 1st Lieutenant LTJG/O2 = Lieutenant Junior Grade CPT/O3 = Captain LT/O3 = Lieutenant MAJ/O4 = Major LCDR/O4 = Lieutenant Commander LTC/O5 = Lieutenant Colonel CDR/O5 = Commander COL/O6 = Colonel CAPT/O6 = Captain In the Navy a Captain outranks a Commander as described above.
See "US Military Basic Pay Chart 2010 - Commissioned Officers" in the 'Related Links' section at the bottom.
Depending on his or her time in service a Navy Lieutenant (O3) makes anywhere from $3,540 to $5,760 per month in base pay.
$37,800
The ranks above Captain in the Army are: Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General, General of the Army (UK Fieldmarshal). Occasionally the American General ranks are are referred to simply by the number of stars in their insignia, e.g. 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-star General. The ranks above Captain in the Navy are Rear Admiral (lower half) (UK = Commodore), Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, Fleet Admiral (UK=Admiral of the Fleet, though not used in peacetime)
$42,000.00 per year
A lieutant earns five ponies and possibly a unicorn!
A Navy commander will have to have at least 20 years of service to retire. That would entitle him to 50% of his base pay in retirement. That would be around $3500 a month..
$38,000 per annual
Navy admirals get paid somehwere from 75000-80000.That's onlky for their first 2 years.
Are you referring to a member of the staff of the US Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps? Navy lawyers, sometimes referred to as "JAGs", are paid based on their Navy rank. A junior JAG officer is probably a Navy Lieutenant, at a pay grade of "O3", has a pay dependent on their time on active duty, between $35K and $45K per year. A mid-grade JAG officer is probably a Navy Commander or O5, with a pay between $45K and $70K per year. There are additional allowances for housing and meals.