Royal Navy pay

1793 to 1815

Naval Balance	The Leading Sailors
Conditions of the Fleets	Officers and Crew
Naval Glossary	Fleet Sizes
Naval Cannon Ranges	Royal Navy Ship Ratings
Royal Navy Pay	Mutiny at Spithead
Mutiny at the Nore	British Ships at Anchor
Military Glossary

Britain spent more than 30 million pounds a year over the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1795 the Royal Navy had 100,000 men under sail, a number that rose to 150,000 by 1813.

	1793 p.a	1806 p.a	1815

Landsman	£10.60	N/A	£15.00
Ordinary Seaman	£11.30	N/A	N/A
Able Seaman	£14.00	£20.00	N/A
Petty Officers	£20-27.00	N/A	N/A
Master	N/A	£100.00	N/A
Surgeons	£60.00	£168.00	£304.00
Ship's Carpenter	N/A	£70.00	N/A
Ship's Gunner	N/A	£58.00	N/A
Ship's Bosun	£36.00	£58.00	N/A
Midshipman	£22.50	N/A	N/A
Lieutenant	£100.00	N/A	N/A
Commander	£200.00	N/A	N/A
Captain (1st Rate)	£336	£400.00	£802.00
Captain (6th Rate)	£100.80	N/A	£284.00