Which statement correctly pairs a rank with its pay grade?

• A. Captain is O-3
• B. Major is O-5
• C. Brigadier General is O-6
• D. Lieutenant General is O-9

Answer: (A)

Understanding how officer ranks map to pay grades helps you verify salary levels across the services. Officer pay grades run from O-1 to O-10. In this system, Captain corresponds to pay grade O-3. Major corresponds to O-4, not O-5. Brigadier General corresponds to O-7, not O-6. Lieutenant General corresponds to O-9, which is correct as well. So Captain being O-3 is a correct pairing, and Lieutenant General being O-9 is also correct. The other two options don’t fit the standard mapping.