Who makes more money, a Full-Bird Colonel, or a Four-Star General?
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Dwight Bohler
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The General makes more then the Colonel. A Colonel is classified as an 0-6. The General is classified as an 0-10. The pay grade is higher for the General. The grades for officers are: 0-1 Second Lieutenant 0-2 First Lieutenant 0-3 Captain 0-4 Major 0-5 Lieutenant Colonel 0-6 Colonel 0-7 Briagadier General 0-8 Major General 0-9 Lieutenant General 0-10 General These ranks are for the Air Force, Army and Marines. The navy is a little different.
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Remoteman111 is correct. The question is vague at best. It DOES depend on alot of factors such as time in grade, allowances, extra pay, etc. It is possible for an officer of a high rank to make less than an officer of a lower rank because the lower ranking officer was an enlisted man/nco first. This question is worded badly, however on the fact of it, since there is a difference of 4 grades between them, if they are both on active or reserve duty, then the 0-10 makes more than an 0-6. However there are some 0-6's in Washington DC that make slightly more than the 0-10 on the West Coast b/c of duty station and allowances.
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To be a General. o-10 you must have over 20years of service to begin with. Pay starts at $13,659 per month as base pay for o-10. For an 0-6 with over 20 years experience as well base pay is $8,180 per month. I dont see how hazard pay, sub pay, and so on is going to get an 0-6 to the same pay level as an 0-10. It's just not going to happen. Considering most 0-6's have less then 20yrs. so I'm even giving them credit at showing stats at 20 yrs. http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/2006militarypaytables/2007_Web_Pay_Table.pdf
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A four Star for sure makes more
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There are no circumstances in which a Field Grade Officer will make more than a 4-star.
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