Between $15,400.80 (over 20) and $18,936.90 (over 40), base pay per month. There will be additional stipends and pay enhancements based on the number of dependents the General has and his duties.
There are currently 40 active duty officers of 4 star rank (generals & admirals) in U.S. Forces. There appear to be well over 200 living retired 4 star generals.
Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower was, at one time, a 4-star General, his last rank, appointed during December of 1944, was that of General of the Army of the United States, and a 5-Star...