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 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. Military pay is confusing to distill down, and the logistics tend to be different for everyone. As a member of the military, you run the risk of working long hours in a hazardous atmosphere. However, you are also given many benefits, bonuses, and allowances that others are not able to access. It’s impossible to find a number that properly quantifies the sacrifices made by those that serve in our military, but thank goodness for the ones that do. For more tips and guides, visit our military support resource center.