Specialist is a junior enlisted rank in the United States Army, equivalent in salary to a Corporal. Specialists have basic management duties and may command soldiers of lower rank, although most leadership duties at this pay grade are the responsibility of Corporals.
The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Army and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications. Click any rank to view detailed information about that rank's duties, pay, promotions, and more.
The rank of specialist (E-4) is the typical rank to which privates first class are promoted after two years of service, although PFCs may be waived into the rank of specialist after 18 months' time in service and 6 months' time in grade. It is granted far more often than corporal (also E-4).
Dec 19, 2023 · Specialist (SPC) is considered one of the junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army. Ranked above private first class (E-3) and holding the same pay grade as the corporal, the specialist is not...
Soldiers enlisting in the Army with a four-year college degree can enter with an automatically earned Specialist rank. Want to learn more? Read about the Army's Specialist rank on Military-Ranks.org.
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly GS-4 under the federal government's General Schedule payscale. On this page you can learn more about a Specialist's payscale, the process of becoming a Specialist, and the history of the rank in the United States Army.