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: There are also allowances for uniforms, not all pay is subject to tax, there are bonuses and reenlistment bonuses, supplemental allowances, child support allowances, etc. Special Pay: Certain jobs get higher pay depending on the danger associated with them. Flight pay, hazard pay, diving duty pay, sea pay, and submarine duty pay are all types of pay that are associated with specialized roles and assignments. Salary vs. Hourly Pay
Now we can see that there are a ton of different funnels of pay in terms of each soldier, marine, airman, and sailor. Answering the question, “How much does someone in the military get paid?” is as difficult as answering the question, “How much does someone in the medical field get paid?” because they are two extremely broad fields that encompass a variety of different situations and professionals. However, at the very basic level, active military members do not get paid less than minimum wage. For instance, an E1 private with less than 2 years experience can make $19,198.80 annually, not counting any of the allowances or bonuses discussed earlier.