Military | Average Salary Survey 2021

Salary Levels (USD) per Year

Surveys

Earning Percent

$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD

n/a

$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD

n/a

$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD

100%
1.41%

$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD

98.59%
1.41%

$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD

97.18%
3.76%

$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD

93.43%
4.23%

$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD

89.2%
3.76%

$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD

85.45%
6.1%

$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD

79.34%
7.51%

$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD

71.83%
4.23%

$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD

67.61%
8.92%

$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD

58.69%
7.51%

$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD

51.17%
8.45%

$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD

42.72%
3.76%

$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD

38.97%
6.1%

$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD

32.86%
5.63%

$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD

27.23%
4.23%

$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD

23%
2.82%

$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD

20.19%
4.23%

$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD

15.96%
0.94%

$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD

15.02%
1.41%

$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD

13.62%
1.88%

$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD

11.74%
3.76%

$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD

7.98%
0.94%

$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD

7.04%
0.94%

$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD

6.1%
0.47%

$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD

5.63%
0.47%

$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD

5.16%
0.94%

High salaries

$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD

4.23%
1.88%

$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD

2.35%
0.94%

$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD

n/a

$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD

1.41%
0.94%

$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD

n/a

$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD

0.47%
0.47%

$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD

n/a

$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD

n/a

$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD

n/a

$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD

n/a

$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD

n/a

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Men

178

$76,672 USD

Women

$54,643 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Doctorate Degree

$108,666 USD

Masters Degree

$98,525 USD

Bachelors Degree

$81,020 USD

Some College

$65,864 USD

Bellow H. School

$60,000 USD

High School

$53,530 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

20+ Years

$97,107 USD

0-1 Year

$82,407 USD

16-20 Years

$79,601 USD

8-12 Years

$77,324 USD

12-16 Years

$71,625 USD

4-8 Years

$59,343 USD

2-4 Years

$56,745 USD

1-2 Years

$44,839 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

51-55

$104,773 USD

66-70

$100,000 USD

56-60

$96,361 USD

46-50

$95,598 USD

36-40

$90,691 USD

41-45

$89,352 USD

61-65

$86,000 USD

n/a

$81,308 USD

26-30

$66,295 USD

31-35

$64,924 USD

71-75

$60,000 USD

14-20

$52,930 USD

21-25

$47,974 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Permanent

181

$77,405 USD

Self Employed

$72,863 USD

Contract

$68,413 USD

Part Time

$45,621 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Pennsylvania

$154,500 USD

Virginia

$96,732 USD

District Of Columbia (DC)

$92,372 USD

Arizona

$91,816 USD

Nebraska

$88,000 USD

Georgia

$86,711 USD

Florida

$83,745 USD

Hawaii

$82,192 USD

Kentucky

$80,000 USD

Iowa

$80,000 USD

New Hampshire

$80,000 USD

Missouri

$78,746 USD

Michigan

$78,000 USD

Illinois

$75,500 USD

Oregon

$75,000 USD

North Carolina

$74,812 USD

California

$74,545 USD

Maryland

$70,300 USD

Alaska

$70,000 USD

Washington State

$69,777 USD

Louisiana

$69,772 USD

Ohio

$69,000 USD

Nevada

$67,400 USD

Texas

$67,318 USD

South Carolina

$64,500 USD

Colorado

$62,500 USD

Oklahoma

$61,200 USD

Wisconsin

$60,000 USD

Alabama

$57,833 USD

New Mexico

$55,000 USD

New York State

$54,000 USD

Utah

$49,875 USD

Minnesota

$48,000 USD

Delaware

$47,000 USD

North Dakota

$43,500 USD

Indiana

$35,000 USD

Kansas

$34,000 USD

Massachusetts

$32,000 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Miami

$160,000 USD

Philadelphia

$154,500 USD

Norfolk

$108,285 USD

Spokane

$102,500 USD

Atlanta

$100,888 USD

Newport News

$96,500 USD

Tampa

$94,600 USD

Washington DC

$92,372 USD

Tucson

$91,816 USD

Raleigh

$91,000 USD

Fort Lauderdale

$88,953 USD

Arlington

$88,000 USD

Lincoln

$88,000 USD

Kansas City

$86,556 USD

Austin

$84,314 USD

San Diego

$84,250 USD

Virginia Beach

$83,428 USD

Honolulu

$82,192 USD

Louisville

$80,000 USD

Des Moines

$80,000 USD

Detroit

$78,000 USD

Chicago

$75,500 USD

Columbus

$75,000 USD

Portland, Oregon

$75,000 USD

New Orleans

$74,333 USD

--Other--

$72,792 USD

Corpus Christi

$71,000 USD

Baltimore

$70,300 USD

Richmond

$70,000 USD

St. Louis

$68,333 USD

Las Vegas

$67,400 USD

Chula Vista

$67,000 USD

Oklahoma City

$66,800 USD

Shreveport

$66,351 USD

Bismarck, North Dakota

$66,000 USD

Fayetteville

$65,100 USD

Columbia, South Carolina

$64,500 USD

San Antonio

$64,240 USD

Tallahassee

$64,166 USD

Dallas

$63,333 USD

Toledo

$63,000 USD

Seattle

$62,500 USD

Colorado Springs

$62,500 USD

Orlando

$61,526 USD

Los Angeles

$61,000 USD

Albuquerque

$55,000 USD

New York City

$54,000 USD

Oxnard

$53,000 USD

El Paso

$52,658 USD

Birmingham, United States

$52,500 USD

Tulsa

$50,000 USD

Salt Lake City

$49,875 USD

Dover, Delaware

$47,000 USD

San Jose

$40,000 USD

Fort Wayne

$35,000 USD

Wichita

$34,000 USD

Boston

$32,000 USD

Augusta

$30,000 USD

Surveys

Average Salary / Year

Military Doctor

$151,000 USD

Military Engineer Lead

$120,000 USD

Military Ship Captain

$120,000 USD

Military Pilot

$95,250 USD

Military Officer

$92,877 USD

Special Forces

$89,333 USD

Military Aviation

$86,972 USD

Military Engineer

$84,982 USD

Other Military Career

$80,533 USD

Military Technician Lead

$76,833 USD

Military Logistics & Transport

$72,355 USD

Military Medicine

$71,941 USD

Military Technician

$64,000 USD

Military Mechanic

$60,833 USD

Infantryman

$60,790 USD

Soldier

$56,600 USD

Military Nurse

$54,333 USD

Sergeant

$53,684 USD

Military Ship

$48,750 USD

Military Artillery

$44,000 USD

Military Communications

$41,666 USD

Military Air Defense

$30,500 USD

MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS

Below are 35 most recent added salary surveys.

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Team Leader

Added 26 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead men in security operations."

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

Soldier

Added 05 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everything f dfff. Ffffffff."

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

Analyst

Added 19 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

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

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

Sensor Operator

Added 28 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Remotely piloted aircraft."

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

Medical Technician

Added 26 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical assistant."

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

Combat Engineer

Added 04 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Weapons and explosives."

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

Naval Aviator

Added 14 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military naval aviation."

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

Information Technology

Added 19 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"All things networks and computers."

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

Electrical Engineer

Added 06 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Defense department engineer."

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

Special Forces

Added 19 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Train foreign armies."

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

It Project Manager

Added 12 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retired Military Officer with pension coming in."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Austin	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$115,180 USD

Software Developer

Added 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
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$115,000 USD

Director

Added 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I manage military housing."

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

Government Contractor

Added 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working on military aircraft."

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

Finanacial Management Technician

Added 30 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

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

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

Combat Engineer

Added 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I blow stuff up and rebuild it."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
--Other--	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$35,550 USD

Information System Technician Lead

Added 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
San Diego	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$98,000 USD

Pilot

Added 29 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Helicopter Pilot."

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

Maintenance Control Officer

Added 21 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 70 mechanics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Austin	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$53,448 USD

Maintenance Control

Added 23 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance Control and Production."

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

Weather Forecaster

Added 18 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Forecasts weather."

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

Navigator

Added 10 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aircraft navigation."

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

Fuel Distribution System Operator

Added 09 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Move fuel through terminal pipelines."

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

Network Security

Added 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
Norfolk	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Geospatial Intelligence

Added 03 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide intelligence assessment to commanders and instruct soldiers."

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

Security Forces

Added 02 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"USAF Security Forces at rank SrA."

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

Healthcare Specialist

Added 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
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Intelligence Analyst

Added 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
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Vehicle Manager

Added 13 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage base vehicle fleet for all USAF assets."

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

Air Trans

Added 27 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

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

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

Other

Added 18 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provides reports and administrative paperwork."

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

Acquisition

Added 18 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administer contracts; procure contracts; manage numerous federal requirements that range from $10K to multi-million dollars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Albuquerque	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Maintenance Lead

Added 11 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical, hydromechanical, HVAC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Virginia Beach	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$72,000 USD

Communications-computer Systems Officer

Added 19 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage communications and computer systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Louisville	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Something

Added 17 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I just wanna see the average gross of a person living in cambodia."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Salt Lake City	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

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$75,431 USD

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$62,000 USD

£44,477 GBP

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MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS

Team Leader

$35,000 USD

Soldier

$71,000 USD

Analyst

$86,000 USD

Sensor Operator

$185,000 USD

Medical Technician

$37,000 USD

Combat Engineer

$58,000 USD

Naval Aviator

$125,000 USD

Information Technology

$80,000 USD

Electrical Engineer

$133,000 USD

Special Forces

$100,000 USD

It Project Manager

$115,180 USD

Software Developer

$115,000 USD

Director

$72,000 USD

Government Contractor

$90,000 USD

Finanacial Management Technician

$45,000 USD

Combat Engineer

$35,550 USD

Information System Technician Lead

$98,000 USD

Pilot

$80,000 USD

Maintenance Control Officer

$53,448 USD

Maintenance Control

$60,000 USD

Weather Forecaster

$50,000 USD

Navigator

$108,000 USD

Fuel Distribution System Operator

$70,000 USD

Network Security

$70,000 USD

Geospatial Intelligence

$100,000 USD

Security Forces

$66,000 USD

Healthcare Specialist

$50,000 USD

Intelligence Analyst

$100,000 USD

Vehicle Manager

$75,000 USD

Air Trans

$52,000 USD

Other

$25,000 USD

Acquisition

$55,000 USD