Title: What Is the Beginning Salary for a Marine? | Work - Chron.com
Headings: What Is the Beginning Salary for a Marine?
What Is the Beginning Salary for a Marine?
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Content: Once you are accepted into the Marine Corps, you'll attend and graduate from recruit training. Most enlisted Marines start out at a pay grade of E-1. At this rank, with less than four months in the Marines, you'll make a base pay of $1,514 a month. As soon as you go over four months in service, pay goes up to $1,638 a month. You also receive $548 a month for housing if you don’t have dependents, and $730 a month if you have dependents. The educational requirements to become a Marine officer are more strict. You must have your bachelor’s degree or be a full-time student at an accredited university. If you’re not attending the United States Naval Academy or are not a part of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at your college, you must attend some sort of training course before you can be commissioned as an officer. You can choose to attend the Platoon Leaders Class during the summer semesters or attend the Officer Candidates Course your senior year or after graduation. Most officers start out at a pay grade of O-1 and earn a base pay of $3,107 a month with less than two years in the Marines.