Editing Continental Army (section)

===Rank and pay===
Monthly pay of the officers and soldiers of the continental line as established by the resolutions of Congress, fixing the arrangement of the Continental Army May 27, 1778, which rate of pay continued to the end of the war.<ref>Franklin 1838, p. 9.</ref>

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|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |'''''[[Infantry]]'''''
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! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
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| Colonel || 75 || [[Sergeant Major]] || 10
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| Lieutenant Colonel || 60 || [[Quartermaster Sergeant]] || 10
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| Major|| 50 || Sergeant || 10
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| Captain || 40 || [[Drum major (military)|Drum Major]] || 9½
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| [[Captain Lieutenant]] || 26 2/3|| Fife Major || 9
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| Lieutenant || 26 2/3|| Drummer, [[Fifer]] || 7 1/2
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| [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] || 20 || Corporal || 7½
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| [[Surgeon]] || 60 || Private || 6 2/3
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| [[Surgeon's Mate]] || 40 || || 
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|colspan=4|Paymasters 20 dollars, Adjutants 13 dollars, Quartermasters 13 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line.
|-
|Source: ||colspan=3|<ref name="Frank10"/>
|}

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|- bgcolor="F1F1F1"
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |'''''[[Cavalry]]'''''
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! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
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| Colonel || 93 3/4 || Quartermaster Sergeant || 15
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| Lieutenant Colonel || 75 || Sergeant || 15
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| Major|| 60 || [[Trumpet Major]] || 11
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| Captain || 50 || [[Trumpeter]] || 10
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| Lieutenant || 33 1/3|| Corporal || 10
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| [[Cornet]] || 26 2/3 || [[Dragoon]] ||8 1/3
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| Surgeon || 60 || [[Saddle]]r  ||10
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| Surgeon's Mate || 40 ||[[Farrier]] ||  10
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| [[Riding master|Riding Master]] || 33 1/3 || ||  
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|colspan=4|Paymasters 25 dollars, Adjutants 15 dollars, Quartermasters 15 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line.
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|Source: ||colspan=3|<ref name=Frank10>Franklin 1838, pp. 9–10.</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="F1F1F1"
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |'''''[[Artillery]]'''''
|-
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
|-
| Colonel || 100 || Sergeant Major || 11 23/90
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| Lieutenant Colonel || 75 || Quartermaster Sergeant || 11 23/90
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| Major|| 62½ || Drum Major || 10 33/90
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| Captain || 50 ||  Fife Major || 10 33/90
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| Captain Lieutenant || 33 1/3|| Sergeant || 10
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| First Lieutenant || 33 1/3|| [[Bombardier (rank)|Bombardier]]|| 9
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| Second Lieutenant || 33 1/3||Corporal ||9
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| Surgeon || 75|| [[Gunner (rank)|Gunner]] || 8 2/3
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| Surgeon's Mate || 50 ||Drummers, Fifers || 8 2/3
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|  ||  ||[[Matross]] || 8 1/3
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|colspan=4|Paymasters 25 dollars, Adjutants 16 dollars, Quartermasters 16 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line.
|-
|Source: ||colspan=3|<ref name=Frank10/>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="F1F1F1"
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |'''''[[Combat engineer|Engineers]]'''''
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! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
|-
|-
| Captain || 50 ||  Sergeant || 10 
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| Lieutenant || 33 1/3|| Corporal  || 9
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|  || ||Private ||8 1/3
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|colspan=4|Aid-de-camp 24 dollars, Brigade Quartermaster 24 dollars, Brigade Major 15 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line.
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|Source: ||colspan=3|<ref name=Frank10/>
|}

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|- bgcolor="F1F1F1"
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |'''''[[Pennsylvania Dutch#Pennsylvania Dutch Provost Corps|Provosts]]'''''
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! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
! align="left" width="200" | Rank
! align="left" width="125" | Pay per month (dollars)
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|-
| Captain of provosts || 50 ||  Sergeant || 15
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| Lieutenant || 33 1/3|| Trumpeter ||10
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|  [[Clerk]] ||33 1/3 ||[[Military police|Provost]] or private ||8 1/3
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|  ||||[[Executioner]] ||10
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|Source: ||colspan=3|<ref name=Frank10/>
|}