MILITARY / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

229

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April 2024
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$77,206 USD

£60,639 GBP

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$93,750 USD

$62,000 USD

£48,696 GBP

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Average Salary / Military / United States

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Average salary for Military / United States is $77,206 USD per year. The most typical earning is $62,000 USD. All data are based on 229 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $78,900 USD. Women receive a salary of $55,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of $130,000 USD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of $119,000 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $97,100 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $89,900 USD.

Levels / Military / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	5	100% 2.18%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	4	97.82% 1.75%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	8	96.07% 3.49%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	9	92.58% 3.93%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	8	88.65% 3.49%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	13	85.15% 5.68%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	16	79.48% 6.99%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	11	72.49% 4.8%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	20	67.69% 8.73%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	17	58.95% 7.42%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	19	51.53% 8.3%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	8	43.23% 3.49%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	13	39.74% 5.68%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	12	34.06% 5.24%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	9	28.82% 3.93%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	7	24.89% 3.06%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	9	21.83% 3.93%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	2	17.9% 0.87%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	3	17.03% 1.31%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	4	15.72% 1.75%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	9	13.97% 3.93%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	2	10.04% 0.87%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	2	9.17% 0.87%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	1	8.3% 0.44%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	1	7.86% 0.44%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	3	7.42% 1.31%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	7	6.11% 3.06%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	2	3.06% 0.87%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	2	2.18% 0.87%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	3	1.31% 1.31%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	0	n/a
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	0	n/a

Gender / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	192	$78,900 USD
2	Women	18	$55,300 USD

Education / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Bellow H. School	2	$130,000 USD
2	Doctorate Degree	8	$119,000 USD
3	Masters Degree	38	$103,100 USD
4	Bachelors Degree	76	$80,000 USD
5	Some College	73	$65,600 USD
6	High School	32	$52,500 USD

Experience / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	65	$97,100 USD
2	16-20 Years	23	$89,900 USD
3	8-12 Years	27	$83,200 USD
4	0-1 Year	9	$82,600 USD
5	12-16 Years	28	$74,400 USD
6	4-8 Years	29	$59,600 USD
7	2-4 Years	29	$56,800 USD
8	1-2 Years	19	$44,700 USD

Age / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	76-99	1	$200,000 USD
2	51-55	13	$104,800 USD
3	46-50	25	$101,000 USD
4	66-70	1	$100,000 USD
5	56-60	8	$99,400 USD
6	36-40	21	$96,600 USD
7	41-45	24	$89,400 USD
8	61-65	3	$86,000 USD
9	n/a	19	$81,300 USD
10	31-35	35	$67,400 USD
11	26-30	33	$66,000 USD
12	71-75	1	$60,000 USD
13	14-20	8	$52,900 USD
14	21-25	37	$46,000 USD

Work Type / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	195	$79,500 USD
2	Self Employed	7	$72,000 USD
3	Contract	20	$67,800 USD
4	Part Time	7	$45,600 USD

States / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	West Virginia	1	$150,000 USD
2	Pennsylvania	3	$124,700 USD
3	New Jersey	1	$121,000 USD
4	District Of Columbia (DC)	17	$99,200 USD
5	Hawaii	8	$97,500 USD
6	New York State	4	$93,800 USD
7	Virginia	17	$92,300 USD
8	Arizona	6	$91,800 USD
9	Nebraska	1	$88,000 USD
10	Georgia	5	$86,700 USD
11	Florida	9	$83,700 USD
12	North Carolina	10	$80,800 USD
13	Kentucky	1	$80,000 USD
14	Iowa	1	$80,000 USD
15	New Hampshire	1	$80,000 USD
16	Michigan	2	$78,000 USD
17	Illinois	2	$75,500 USD
18	Oregon	1	$75,000 USD
19	California	22	$74,500 USD
20	Missouri	8	$71,600 USD
21	Maryland	6	$70,300 USD
22	Washington State	10	$70,100 USD
23	Alaska	1	$70,000 USD
24	Louisiana	7	$69,800 USD
25	Texas	22	$68,200 USD
26	Nevada	5	$67,400 USD
27	South Carolina	2	$64,500 USD
28	Colorado	5	$62,500 USD
29	Oklahoma	3	$61,200 USD
30	Ohio	5	$60,800 USD
31	Wisconsin	1	$60,000 USD
32	Alabama	3	$57,800 USD
33	New Mexico	1	$55,000 USD
34	Utah	4	$49,900 USD
35	Minnesota	1	$48,000 USD
36	Delaware	2	$47,000 USD
37	North Dakota	2	$43,500 USD
38	Indiana	1	$35,000 USD
39	Kansas	1	$34,000 USD
40	Massachusetts	1	$32,000 USD

Cities / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Charleston, West Virginia	1	$150,000 USD
2	Greensboro	1	$150,000 USD
3	Philadelphia	3	$124,700 USD
4	Newark	1	$121,000 USD
5	Norfolk	7	$108,300 USD
6	Spokane	2	$102,500 USD
7	Atlanta	4	$100,900 USD
8	Washington DC	17	$99,200 USD
9	Honolulu	8	$97,500 USD
10	Newport News	4	$96,500 USD
11	Tampa	2	$94,600 USD
12	New York City	4	$93,800 USD
13	Tucson	6	$91,800 USD
14	Raleigh	3	$91,000 USD
15	Fort Lauderdale	1	$89,000 USD
16	Arlington	1	$88,000 USD
17	Kansas City	4	$86,600 USD
18	San Diego	8	$84,300 USD
19	Virginia Beach	4	$83,400 USD
20	Louisville	1	$80,000 USD
21	Des Moines	1	$80,000 USD
22	Detroit	2	$78,000 USD
23	Chicago	2	$75,500 USD
24	Austin	3	$75,200 USD
25	Columbus	2	$75,000 USD
26	Portland, Oregon	1	$75,000 USD
27	New Orleans	3	$74,300 USD
28	--Other--	26	$72,800 USD
29	Corpus Christi	2	$71,000 USD
30	Baltimore	6	$70,300 USD
31	San Antonio	7	$68,800 USD
32	Las Vegas	5	$67,400 USD
33	Oklahoma City	2	$66,800 USD
34	Shreveport	4	$66,400 USD
35	Bismarck, North Dakota	1	$66,000 USD
36	Columbia, South Carolina	2	$64,500 USD
37	Tallahassee	3	$64,200 USD
38	Fayetteville	6	$64,100 USD
39	Seattle	7	$64,000 USD
40	Dallas	3	$63,300 USD
41	Toledo	2	$63,000 USD
42	Colorado Springs	5	$62,500 USD
43	Orlando	2	$61,500 USD
44	Los Angeles	4	$61,000 USD
45	St. Louis	4	$56,700 USD
46	Albuquerque	1	$55,000 USD
47	Oxnard	1	$53,000 USD
48	El Paso	5	$52,700 USD
49	Birmingham, United States	2	$52,500 USD
50	Tulsa	1	$50,000 USD
51	Salt Lake City	4	$49,900 USD
52	Dover, Delaware	2	$47,000 USD
53	Richmond	2	$45,500 USD
54	San Jose	1	$40,000 USD
55	Fort Wayne	1	$35,000 USD
56	Wichita	1	$34,000 USD
57	Boston	1	$32,000 USD
58	Cincinnati	1	$28,000 USD

Careers / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Military Officer Lead	2	$177,500 USD
2	Military Doctor	2	$151,000 USD
3	Military Engineer Lead	2	$120,000 USD
4	Military Ship Captain	1	$120,000 USD
5	Military Pilot	4	$95,300 USD
6	Military Officer	32	$94,800 USD
7	Special Forces	6	$89,300 USD
8	Military Aviation	19	$85,800 USD
9	Military Engineer	10	$85,000 USD
10	Other Military Career	50	$82,900 USD
11	Military Ship	6	$78,000 USD
12	Military Technician Lead	6	$76,800 USD
13	Military Logistics & Transport	11	$71,000 USD
14	Military Technician	13	$64,000 USD
15	Military Medicine	5	$63,200 USD
16	Military Mechanic	6	$60,800 USD
17	Infantryman	5	$60,800 USD
18	Soldier	15	$56,600 USD
19	Sergeant	22	$54,300 USD
20	Military Nurse	3	$54,300 USD
21	Military Artillery	4	$42,200 USD
22	Military Communications	3	$41,700 USD
23	Military Air Defense	2	$30,500 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Military Officer

Posted 22 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military officer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$150,000 USD

Soldier

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Soldier work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$65,000 USD

Legal Administrator

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Legal Operations in Military Legal Offices. Office Management, Administration, Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, Workforce Modeling, Knowledge Management, Personnel Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Safety Manager

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Safety."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Newark	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$121,000 USD

Forward Observer

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Observe artillery, control aviation, and plan artillery support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$59,000 USD

Logistical Specialist

Posted 29 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Distribution and tracking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$57,000 USD

Navi

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seamanship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$73,000 USD

Commander

Posted 13 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead and Manage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Honolulu	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$205,000 USD

Amercian

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pension."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bellow H. School	0-1 Year	Basic	$200,000 USD

Rsm Oed

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charleston, West Virginia	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Political science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$67,000 USD

Intelligence Officer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"ISR, Collection Management, Targeting, Analysis, Integration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Antonio	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$96,000 USD

Cannon Crewmember

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"13B, command driver, cbrn alt, sharp rep, spc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$21,600 USD

Commander

Posted 31 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commanding subordinates in support of higher level objectives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Rifleman

Posted 29 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Shoot 
Clean."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Richmond	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$21,000 USD

68 W, Combat Medic

Posted 28 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military equivalent to an EMT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cincinnati	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$28,000 USD

Team Leader

Posted 26 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead men in security operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Soldier

Posted 05 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everything f dfff. Ffffffff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	$71,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 19 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"I do cost and budget analysis for military products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$86,000 USD

Sensor Operator

Posted 28 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Remotely piloted aircraft."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$185,000 USD

Medical Technician

Posted 26 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical assistant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Baltimore	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	$37,000 USD

Combat Engineer

Posted 04 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Weapons and explosives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$58,000 USD

Naval Aviator

Posted 14 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military naval aviation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$125,000 USD

Information Technology

Posted 19 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"All things networks and computers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Electrical Engineer

Posted 06 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Defense department engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$133,000 USD

Special Forces

Posted 19 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Train foreign armies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

It Project Manager

Posted 12 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retired Military Officer with pension coming in."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$115,200 USD

Software Developer

Posted 06 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Identify and respond to emerging technology, models, methodologies, systems, and trends in human/computer interaction, including social networking, gaming, modeling, and simulation
Apply logic and mathematical principles to the design, development, and verification of secure, high-performance, and reliable computing systems
Analyze, design, develop, and document secure technical solutions for computing systems and networking infrastructure
Plan, design, and optimize computing architecture, software applications, data, and systems
Adhere to local, national, and international technical standards, ethics, and intellectual property regulations when developing computer applications and systems
Analyze, compare, and contrast algorithms, programming languages, compilers, and operating systems to select or develop solutions to problems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$115,000 USD

Director

Posted 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I manage military housing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Corpus Christi	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$72,000 USD

Government Contractor

Posted 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working on military aircraft."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Las Vegas	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Finanacial Management Technician

Posted 30 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage fiscal resources, approve payments to members, budget funds."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New Orleans	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$45,000 USD

Combat Engineer

Posted 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I blow stuff up and rebuild it."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$35,600 USD

Information System Technician Lead

Posted 13 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"As an E-6, manage/lead divisions or departments on daily operational task, planning, communicating requirements up and down the chain of command. A strong technical background ensures proper decisions are made."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$98,000 USD

Pilot

Posted 29 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Helicopter Pilot."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Maintenance Control Officer

Posted 21 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 70 mechanics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$53,400 USD

Maintenance Control

Posted 23 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance Control and Production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Weather Forecaster

Posted 18 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Forecasts weather."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Navigator

Posted 10 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aircraft navigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tucson	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$108,000 USD

Fuel Distribution System Operator

Posted 09 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Move fuel through terminal pipelines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Network Security

Posted 25 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network security analyst and manager, Experienced with dozens of IDS/IPS's, visualization tools like splunk, kibana, elsa, wreshark."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Norfolk	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Geospatial Intelligence

Posted 03 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide intelligence assessment to commanders and instruct soldiers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tucson	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Security Forces

Posted 02 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"USAF Security Forces at rank SrA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bismarck, North Dakota	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$66,000 USD

Healthcare Specialist

Posted 10 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical Generalist. Expected to preform and fulfill several different roles throughout the medical field. Including: Emergency Medicine, Basic Hospital Work, Specialized Medical care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Intelligence Analyst

Posted 26 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analyzed raw data to make recommendations for actions to be taken also "mind reader"."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Vehicle Manager

Posted 13 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage base vehicle fleet for all USAF assets."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Portland, Oregon	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Air Trans

Posted 27 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare, load, and unload air cargo as well as passengers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dover, Delaware	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$52,000 USD

Other

Posted 18 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provides reports and administrative paperwork."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$25,000 USD

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