Title: The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay | Indeed.com
Headings: The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay
The Complete Guide to Marine Active-Duty Pay
Basic Marine active-duty salary
Private (E-1) basic Marine active-duty salary
Private First Class (E-2) basic Marine active-duty salary
Lance Corporal (E-3) basic Marine active-duty salary
Factors that can impact Marine active-duty pay
Marine pay scale based on rank
Marine food and housing allowances
Marine pay scale based on education levels
Marine pay scale based on family status
How to improve your pay as a Marine
1. Earn incentive pay
2. Increase your ranking
3. Add more years of service

Content: $4,383.30 per month or $52,599.60 per year
Major (O-4): $4,985.40 per month or $59,824.40 per year
Lieutenant Colonel (O-5): $5,778 per month or $69,336 per year
Colonel (O-6): $6,931.20 per month or $83,174.40 per year
Brigadier General (O-7): $9,140.10 per month or $109,681.20 per year
Major General (O-8): $10,999.50 per month or $131,994 per year
Depending on your major, Marines with training and a degree within certain fields may also be eligible for an additional sign-on bonus and special pay. Marine pay scale based on family status
Marines do not earn more base pay based on the number of dependents they have. The basic Marine active-duty pay scales are the same regardless of whether you are single with no dependents or married with several dependents. Your Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) will also remain the same regardless of whether you are single with no dependents or married with several dependents because it only offsets the cost of the military member's meals. Your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) increases to account for the extra housing space you need for a spouse or dependents.