Title: Are Military Personnel Paid Less Than Minimum Wage? | Fiscal Tiger
Headings: Are Active Military Personnel Paid Less than Minimum Wage?
Are Active Military Personnel Paid Less than Minimum Wage?
Chelsy Meyer
Table of Contents
The Big Picture of Military Pay
Salary vs. Hourly Pay
Comparing the Advantages
Understanding the Disadvantages
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Chelsy Meyer

Content: it’s an honor for them to serve with the U.S. military, and that alone can make all the difference in their decision to serve despite the possibility of working more hours than they are paid. Understanding the Disadvantages
There’s a reason why the military offers so much to new recruits. Different kinds of pay, bonuses, allowances, benefits, etc., can be a small compensation when the job requires so much sacrifice. Time away from family, long hours, physically demanding work, overseas deployments, and being in imminent danger are all aspects to a military career that aren’t altogether strange or unheard of — quite the opposite. It’s a job that takes up a large portion of your life. It’s not a 9 to 5, it’s not something you can easily “leave at work,” and it’s something that tends to be a defining part of your life long after you leave the service. The disadvantage to life in the military is that it’s hard work that not everyone can do, and you may lose your life doing it. At the end of the day, the total amount of money in your bank account will be more in the military than it will be as part of working a minimum wage job as a civilian. However, your hours worked may not reflect that pay precisely.