Table B-36.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY16: by Pay Grade, Service, and Gender
Number
  PAY GRADE  
GENDER E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
   Males 18,633 22,533 39,651 97,135 55,576 48,332 31,055 9,588 3,100 0 325,603
   Females 3,229 4,166 7,638 17,374 9,287 5,862 4,181 1,213 282 0 53,232
   Total 21,862 26,699 47,289 114,509 64,863 54,194 35,236 10,801 3,382 0 378,835
   Percent Females 14.77 15.60 16.15 15.17 14.32 10.82 11.87 11.23 8.34 ----- 14.05
NAVY                      
   Males 5,872 10,571 37,455 41,614 52,209 40,717 18,831 5,868 2,403 0 215,540
   Females 1,992 3,559 12,093 11,241 11,629 6,342 2,579 573 168 0 50,176
   Total 7,864 14,130 49,548 52,855 63,838 47,059 21,410 6,441 2,571 0 265,716
   Percent Females 25.33 25.19 24.41 21.27 18.22 13.48 12.05 8.90 6.53 ----- 18.88
MARINE CORPS                      
   Males 10,155 18,156 39,668 32,215 23,880 12,561 7,832 3,567 1,463 0 149,497
   Females 842 1,990 3,405 3,125 2,322 922 490 184 51 0 13,331
   Total 10,997 20,146 43,073 35,340 26,202 13,483 8,322 3,751 1,514 0 162,828
   Percent Females 7.66 9.88 7.91 8.84 8.86 6.84 5.89 4.91 3.37 ----- 8.19
AIR FORCE                      
   Males 8,992 5,572 34,912 48,834 48,381 32,148 19,519 3,967 2,151 0 204,476
   Females 2,281 1,449 8,940 10,716 11,014 7,529 4,965 1,028 364 0 48,286
   Total 11,273 7,021 43,852 59,550 59,395 39,677 24,484 4,995 2,515 0 252,762
   Percent Females 20.23 20.64 20.39 17.99 18.54 18.98 20.28 20.58 14.47 ----- 19.10
TOTAL DoD                      
   Males 43,652 56,832 151,686 219,798 180,046 133,758 77,237 22,990 9,117 0 895,116
   Females 8,344 11,164 32,076 42,456 34,252 20,655 12,215 2,998 865 0 165,025
   Total 51,996 67,996 183,762 262,254 214,298 154,413 89,452 25,988 9,982 0 1,060,141
   Percent Females 16.05 16.42 17.46 16.19 15.98 13.38 13.66 11.54 8.67 ----- 15.57
Percent
  PAY GRADE  
GENDER E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
   Males 5.72 6.92 12.18 29.83 17.07 14.84 9.54 2.94 0.95 0 100
   Females 6.07 7.83 14.35 32.64 17.45 11.01 7.85 2.28 0.53 0 100
   Total 5.77 7.05 12.48 30.23 17.12 14.31 9.30 2.85 0.89 0 100
NAVY                      
   Males 2.72 4.90 17.38 19.31 24.22 18.89 8.74 2.72 1.11 0 100
   Females 3.97 7.09 24.10 22.40 23.18 12.64 5.14 1.14 0.33 0 100
   Total 2.96 5.32 18.65 19.89 24.02 17.71 8.06 2.42 0.97 0 100
MARINE CORPS                      
   Males 6.79 12.14 26.53 21.55 15.97 8.40 5.24 2.39 0.98 0 100
   Females 6.32 14.93 25.54 23.44 17.42 6.92 3.68 1.38 0.38 0 100
   Total 6.75 12.37 26.45 21.70 16.09 8.28 5.11 2.30 0.93 0 100
AIR FORCE                      
   Males 4.40 2.73 17.07 23.88 23.66 15.72 9.55 1.94 1.05 0 100
   Females 4.72 3.00 18.51 22.19 22.81 15.59 10.28 2.13 0.75 0 100
   Total 4.46 2.78 17.35 23.56 23.50 15.70 9.69 1.98 1.00 0 100
TOTAL DoD                      
   Males 4.88 6.35 16.95 24.56 20.11 14.94 8.63 2.57 1.02 0 100
   Females 5.06 6.77 19.44 25.73 20.76 12.52 7.40 1.82 0.52 0 100
   Total 4.90 6.41 17.33 24.74 20.21 14.57 8.44 2.45 0.94 0 100
   
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
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