US US 4-star general/admiral (O-10)
How much does N/A (role-based pay, e.g. any O-10 4-star general/admiral) make?
Answer: The US military's highest rank (O-10, 4-star general) earns about $225,698 a year.
Yearly salary (2026)
$225,698
Official statistics The military's top pay grade; a law caps it, and it doesn't include extra allowances.
N/A (role-based pay, e.g. any O-10 4-star general/admiral)$225,698
Typical person in the US$50,980
About 4.4× the Typical person in the US.
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Sources and data
Sources: dfas.mil. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person. Assets are self-reported at disclosure time, with land counted at its tax value.