Title: The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay | Indeed.com
Headings: The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay
The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay
Basic Marine active-duty salary
Private (E-1) basic Marine active-duty salary
Private First Class (E-2) basic Marine active-duty salary
Lance Corporal (E-3) basic Marine active-duty salary
Factors that can impact Marine active-duty pay
Marine pay scale based on rank
Marine food and housing allowances
Marine pay scale based on education levels
Marine pay scale based on family status
How to improve your pay as a Marine
1. Earn incentive pay
2. Increase your ranking
3. Add more years of service

Content: Following are the basic Marine active-duty salaries for each of these rankings: Private (E-1) basic Marine active-duty salary
Private First Class (E-2) basic Marine active-duty salary
Lance Corporal (E-3) basic Marine active-duty salary
Private (E-1) basic Marine active-duty salary
The basic Marine active-duty pay for a Private (E-1) ranking does not vary based on your number of years of service but changes depending on whether or not you are within your first four months of service. As of 2020, the basic Marine active-duty pay for Private (E-1) Marines is: First four months of service: $1,602.30 per month or $19,227.60 per year
Over four months of service: $1,733.10 per month or $20,797.20 per year
Enlisted Marines earn the title of Private (E-1) after graduating from basic training. After four months of service as a Private (E-1) ranking, you will remain at the same basic Marine active-duty pay scale until you advance to a Private First Class (E-2) ranking. Private First Class (E-2) basic Marine active-duty salary
Enlisted Marines usually earn a promotion to Private First Class (E-2) after six months of service. As of 2020, the basic Marine active-duty pay for Private First Class (E-2) Marines is $1,942.50 per month or $23,310 per year. The basic Marine active-duty pay for a Private First Class (E-2) ranking does not vary based on your number of years of service.