Title: Salaries of U.S. Marines | Work - Chron.com
Headings: Salaries of U.S. Marines
Salaries of U.S. Marines
Marines Salary for Recruits
Marines Salary for Enlisted Servicemembers
Marines Salary for Warrant Officers
Marines Salary for Officers
Marines Benefit and Retirement Packages
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Content: Marines Salary for Recruits
Recruits enter the Marines at the pay grade of E-1 or the rank of private, earning the lowest Marines salary of $1,602.30 (as of January 2020). They undergo training for 12 weeks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Paris Island, South Carolina, if they reside east of the Mississippi, or at San Diego, California, if they live west of the Mississippi. Subjects include physical fitness, close order drilling, self-defense, water survival, military history, first aid and rappelling. Completing the training successfully grants the recruit the title of Marine and the Corps emblem: the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. Marines Salary for Enlisted Servicemembers
Pay for enlisted men and women is divided into nine ranks, with differences for the number of years served. For example, at the pay grade of E-2 (rank of private first class, or PFC), monthly salaries start at $1,942.50. At E-3 or lance corporal, marines receive $2,042.70 per month at two years of service or less, and max out at $2,302.30 per month at over three years of experience. At the highest level in the enlisted ranks, E-9 (sergeant major, or SGM) the lowest pay amount is $5,472.90, which is available at over 10 years of service. At over 18 years of service, monthly wages jump to $6,123 and at over 38 years of service, pay hits the maximum of $8,479 per month.