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: Family Separation Allowance: Service members that are forced to deploy or move to an area that their spouse or children cannot relocate to are given a family separation allowance. Combat Pay: If a military member is deployed or sent to work in a combat zone, they are paid combat pay due to the danger associated with the task. Other Allowances and Bonuses: 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.