NAVY MONTHLY BASE PAY

1910 and 1918 different ratings with the same rank had different pay grades. The additions to base pay are not included.

1910

1918

1942

Chief Petty Officer

Chief Petty Officer, acting

Petty Officer, 1st Class

Petty Officer, 2nd Class

Petty Officer, 3rd Class

Seaman, 1st Class

Seaman, 2nd Class

Seaman, 3rd Class (apprentice seaman in 1942

$55 - 77

$44 - 71.50

$38.50 - $44

$33

$26.40 - $38.50

$20.90 - $33

$17.60 - $24.20

$50 - $127

$36 - $80

$35 - 50

$30

$24 - $35

$19 - $30

$16 - $22

$138

$126

$114

$96

$78

$66

$54

$50

Stewards branch - 1942:

Cooks and Stewards: pay grades for Petty Officer 3rd class thru Chief Petty Officer

Stewards mates: Apprentice seaman thru Seaman 1st class

1910

1918

1942

Chief Commissary Steward

Commissary Steward

Ship's Cooks

1st class

2nd class

3rd class

4th class

Bakers

1st class

2nd class

Landsmen

Stewards to Commanders in Chief

Cooks to Commanders in Chief

Stewards to commandants

Cooks to commandants

Cabin stewards

Cabin cooks

Wardroom stewards

Wardroom cooks

Steerage stewards

Steerage cooks

Warrant officers stewards

Warrant officers cooks

Mess attendants - 1st class

Mess attendants - 2nd class

Mess attendants - 3rd class

US citizen

$77

$66

$60.50

$44

$33

$27.50

$49.50

$38.50

$17.50

$71.50

$60.50

$71.50

$60.60

$60.50

$55

$60.50

$55

$44

$38.50

$44

$38.50

$33

$27.50

$22

Non US

$66

$55

$66

$55

$49.50

$55

$49.50

$38.50

$33

$38.50

$33

$26.40

$22

$17.60

$70

$60

$55

$40

$30

$25

$16

$60

$50

$45

$50

$45

$35

$30

$35

$30

US citizen

$30

$25

$20

non US

$24

$20

$16

see table above