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: In a military setting, you work 40 you get paid for 40, but you also may work 100 hours and still get paid for 40. This is yet another reason why comparing the two is so difficult. Some members work a lot of hours, some fewer, and those that are deployed are basically working constantly, as they have nowhere to go that isn’t determined by the military. In this sense, does an active military member make less than minimum wage? In some cases, that answer is probably yes, but only from a certain point of view. Comparing the Advantages
If you join the military, you run the risk of having a job that requires you to work a lot of hours for the same pay — at least up front. However, what are the advantages to this? There must be something that makes active duty and deploying financially worth it for each service member. Benefits: Along with base pay, allowances, and bonuses, come the added perk of military benefits.