I was a Petty Officer E-5 in the Navy, what is the equivalent civil
service grade level using the general schedule GS-1 through GS-15.

Hi ronzilla,

Here you go - briefly, E-5 is equivalent to GS-5.

Table 4.1
General Civil Service and Military Grade Equivalencies
Equivalent Civil Service Grade
Military
Grade   SES     GS     WG       WL     WS
O-10     x
O-9      x
O-8      x
O-7      x
O-6      -     15      15       -     14?19
O-5      -     13,14   15       -     14?19
O-4      -     12      15       -     14?19
O-3      -     10,11   12?15   6?14    8?13
O-2      -      8,9    12?15   6?14    8?13
O-1      -      7      12?15   6?14    8?13
W-4      -      8,9    12?15   6?14    8?13
W-3      -      8,9    12?15   6?14    8?13
W-2      -      7      12?15   6?14    8?13
W-1      -      7      12?15   6?14    8?13
E-9      -      6       9?11   1?5     1?7
E-8      -      6       9?11   1?5     1?7
E-7      -      6       9?11   1?5     1?7
E-6      -      5       9?11   1?5     1?7
E-5      -      5       9?11   1?5     1?7
E-4      -      4       1?8
E-3      -      1?3     1?8
E-2      -      1?3     1?8
E-1      -      1?3     1?8
SOURCE: With the exception of SES categories, this table represents
grade equivalencies found in DoDI 1000.1 (DoD, 1974).
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR980/MR980.chap4.pdf

Table of Military and Civilian Equivalent Grades for Prisoner of War
Identification:
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf2/i10001p.pdf

Military Rank Tables:
http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/militaryrank.html

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request before closing/rating my answer.

Thank you,
hummer

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