Military ranks of El Salvador

The Military ranks of El Salvador are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of El Salvador. Being a former colony of Spain, El Salvador shares a rank structure similar to that of Spain with insignia among similar lines to other armed forces in Central America.

Commissioned officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Salvadoran Army	No equivalent								No equivalent																Unknown
					General de División		General de Brigada				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Navy of El Salvador	No equivalent								No equivalent																No equivalent
					Vicealmirante		Contralmirante				Capitán de Navío		Capitán de Fragata		Capitán de Corbeta		Teniente de Navio		Teniente de Fragata			Teniente de Corbeta
El Salvador Air Force	No equivalent								No equivalent																Unknown
					General de Avación		General de Brigada Aérea				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Salvadoran Army																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Sargento mayor de brigada			Sargento mayor primero			Sargento mayor		Sargento de primera		Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo		Dragoneante						Soldado
Navy of El Salvador																							No equivalent						No equivalent						No insignia
	Maestre mayor			Maestre primero			Maestre		Sargento primero maestro		Sargento maestro						Subsargento maestro										Cabo maestro								Marinero
El Salvador Air Force																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Sargento mayor de brigada			Sargento mayor primero			Sargento mayor		Sargento de primera		Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo		Dragoneante						Soldado
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.gob.sv (in Spanish). 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
• Uniforminsignia.org (Salvadoran Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Navy of El Salvador)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Salvadoran Air Force)