Durante su primer empleo militar, un soldado que trabaje a jornada completa gana el 44% de un salario medio. Este pago se inicia cuando comienza su formación militar. Cada año de permanencia en la carrera militar, el salario del soldado se incrementa en un 3%. Por cada aumento de rango importante a lo largo de la carrera militar, su salario se eleva en un 50%. Los aumentos por alcanzar rangos medios se regularizan a fin de reflejar aumentos en un rango inferior.
Como ejemplo, mostramos aquí el salario anual basado en el rango y los años de servicio:
| Enlisted Personnel with 0 to 12 Years of Military Service |
| |
<2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
| E-9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| E-8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
68,615.65 |
| E-7 |
- |
- |
- |
56,956.55 |
58,236.35 |
60,440.46 |
61,665.45 |
62,890.43 |
| E-6 |
46,396.25 |
49,057.65 |
50,347.67 |
51,583.00 |
52,872.72 |
55,766.37 |
56,878.76 |
58,110.85 |
| E-5 |
41,988.59 |
43,633.72 |
44,894.50 |
46,180.81 |
48,179.51 |
49,889.75 |
51,149.92 |
51,549.11 |
| E-4 |
38,391.76 |
39,467.91 |
40,642.97 |
41,831.27 |
42,943.72 |
42,943.72 |
42,943.72 |
42,943.72 |
| E-3 |
36,092.36 |
37,285.22 |
38,499.80 |
38,499.80 |
38,499.80 |
38,499.80 |
38,499.80 |
- |
| E-2 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
34,244.12 |
- |
| E-1 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
32,059.95 |
- |
| E-1* |
30810.73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Less than 4 months of service.
| Enlisted Personnel with 14 or More Years of Military Service |
| |
14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
22 |
24 |
26 |
| E-9 |
- |
80,373.42 |
82,060.87 |
84,805.19 |
87,189.60 |
89,770.20 |
93,800.54 |
| E-8 |
69,948.46 |
71,389.06 |
73,984.98 |
75,298.98 |
77,530.98 |
78,769.38 |
81,833.93 |
| E-7 |
65,049.48 |
66,109.64 |
67,114.97 |
67,725.36 |
69,785.10 |
71,115.28 |
74,463.28 |
| E-6 |
59,194.17 |
59,575.62 |
59,839.99 |
59,839.99 |
59,839.99 |
59,839.99 |
59,839.99 |
| E-5 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
51,549.11 |
| E-4 |
42,943.72 |
42,943.72 |
42,943.72 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| E-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| E-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| E-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Note: A blank square indicates that no one was reported by the services as currently serving in that grade/time-in-service.