MILITARY / UNITED STATES / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

216

UPDATED
November 2021
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income Net (after tax)

$75,304 USD

£54,021 GBP

$62,000 USD

£44,477 GBP

Average Salary / Military / United States

Average salary for Military / United States is $75,304 USD per year. The most typical earning is $62,000 USD. All data are based on 216 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $76,500 USD. Women receive a salary of $54,643 USD.

The most paid careers are Military with average income $75,304 USD and n/a with income n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $108,666 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $100,039 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $97,107 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $79,601 USD.

Levels / Military / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	Earning Percent
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	4	100% 1.85%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	4	98.15% 1.85%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	8	96.3% 3.7%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	9	92.59% 4.17%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	8	88.43% 3.7%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	13	84.72% 6.02%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	16	78.7% 7.41%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	9	71.3% 4.17%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	19	67.13% 8.8%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	16	58.33% 7.41%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	18	50.93% 8.33%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	8	42.59% 3.7%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	13	38.89% 6.02%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	12	32.87% 5.56%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	9	27.31% 4.17%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	6	23.15% 2.78%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	9	20.37% 4.17%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	2	16.2% 0.93%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	3	15.28% 1.39%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	4	13.89% 1.85%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	8	12.04% 3.7%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	2	8.33% 0.93%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	2	7.41% 0.93%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	1	6.48% 0.46%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	1	6.02% 0.46%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	2	5.56% 0.93%
High salaries
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	5	4.63% 2.31%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	2	2.31% 0.93%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	2	1.39% 0.93%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	1	0.46% 0.46%
$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	181	$76,500 USD
2	Women	16	$54,643 USD

Education / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	6	$108,666 USD
2	Masters Degree	34	$100,039 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	74	$79,493 USD
4	Some College	70	$65,864 USD
5	Bellow H. School	1	$60,000 USD
6	High School	31	$53,530 USD

Experience / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	65	$97,107 USD
2	16-20 Years	20	$79,601 USD
3	8-12 Years	23	$77,324 USD
4	12-16 Years	28	$74,424 USD
5	0-1 Year	8	$67,930 USD
6	4-8 Years	28	$59,343 USD
7	2-4 Years	27	$56,745 USD
8	1-2 Years	17	$44,839 USD

Age / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	13	$104,773 USD
2	66-70	1	$100,000 USD
3	56-60	7	$96,361 USD
4	46-50	22	$95,598 USD
5	36-40	19	$93,813 USD
6	41-45	24	$89,352 USD
7	61-65	3	$86,000 USD
8	n/a	19	$81,308 USD
9	26-30	31	$66,295 USD
10	31-35	32	$64,924 USD
11	71-75	1	$60,000 USD
12	14-20	8	$52,930 USD
13	21-25	36	$46,670 USD

Work Type / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	184	$77,225 USD
2	Self Employed	6	$72,863 USD
3	Contract	19	$68,413 USD
4	Part Time	7	$45,621 USD

States / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Pennsylvania	2	$154,500 USD
2	District Of Columbia (DC)	15	$92,372 USD
3	Virginia	17	$92,277 USD
4	Arizona	6	$91,816 USD
5	Nebraska	1	$88,000 USD
6	Georgia	5	$86,711 USD
7	Florida	9	$83,745 USD
8	North Carolina	9	$83,166 USD
9	Hawaii	7	$82,192 USD
10	Kentucky	1	$80,000 USD
11	Iowa	1	$80,000 USD
12	New Hampshire	1	$80,000 USD
13	Missouri	7	$78,746 USD
14	Michigan	2	$78,000 USD
15	Illinois	2	$75,500 USD
16	Oregon	1	$75,000 USD
17	California	22	$74,545 USD
18	Maryland	6	$70,300 USD
19	Alaska	1	$70,000 USD
20	Washington State	9	$69,777 USD
21	Louisiana	7	$69,772 USD
22	Nevada	5	$67,400 USD
23	Texas	20	$67,318 USD
24	South Carolina	2	$64,500 USD
25	Colorado	5	$62,500 USD
26	Oklahoma	3	$61,200 USD
27	Ohio	5	$60,800 USD
28	Wisconsin	1	$60,000 USD
29	Alabama	3	$57,833 USD
30	New Mexico	1	$55,000 USD
31	New York State	2	$54,000 USD
32	Utah	4	$49,875 USD
33	Minnesota	1	$48,000 USD
34	Delaware	2	$47,000 USD
35	North Dakota	2	$43,500 USD
36	Indiana	1	$35,000 USD
37	Kansas	1	$34,000 USD
38	Massachusetts	1	$32,000 USD

Cities / Military / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Philadelphia	2	$154,500 USD
2	Greensboro	1	$150,000 USD
3	Norfolk	7	$108,285 USD
4	Spokane	2	$102,500 USD
5	Atlanta	4	$100,888 USD
6	Newport News	4	$96,500 USD
7	Tampa	2	$94,600 USD
8	Washington DC	15	$92,372 USD
9	Tucson	6	$91,816 USD
10	Raleigh	3	$91,000 USD
11	Fort Lauderdale	1	$88,953 USD
12	Arlington	1	$88,000 USD
13	Lincoln	1	$88,000 USD
14	Kansas City	4	$86,556 USD
15	Austin	2	$84,314 USD
16	San Diego	8	$84,250 USD
17	Virginia Beach	4	$83,428 USD
18	Honolulu	7	$82,192 USD
19	Louisville	1	$80,000 USD
20	Des Moines	1	$80,000 USD
21	Detroit	2	$78,000 USD
22	Chicago	2	$75,500 USD
23	Columbus	2	$75,000 USD
24	Portland, Oregon	1	$75,000 USD
25	New Orleans	3	$74,333 USD
26	--Other--	26	$72,792 USD
27	Corpus Christi	2	$71,000 USD
28	Baltimore	6	$70,300 USD
29	St. Louis	3	$68,333 USD
30	Las Vegas	5	$67,400 USD
31	Chula Vista	1	$67,000 USD
32	Oklahoma City	2	$66,800 USD
33	Shreveport	4	$66,351 USD
34	Bismarck, North Dakota	1	$66,000 USD
35	Fayetteville	5	$65,100 USD
36	Columbia, South Carolina	2	$64,500 USD
37	San Antonio	6	$64,240 USD
38	Tallahassee	3	$64,166 USD
39	Dallas	3	$63,333 USD
40	Toledo	2	$63,000 USD
41	Seattle	6	$62,500 USD
42	Colorado Springs	5	$62,500 USD
43	Orlando	2	$61,526 USD
44	Los Angeles	4	$61,000 USD
45	Albuquerque	1	$55,000 USD
46	New York City	2	$54,000 USD
47	Oxnard	1	$53,000 USD
48	El Paso	5	$52,658 USD
49	Birmingham, United States	2	$52,500 USD
50	Tulsa	1	$50,000 USD
51	Salt Lake City	4	$49,875 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 Doctor	2	$151,000 USD
2	Military Officer Lead	1	$150,000 USD
3	Military Engineer Lead	2	$120,000 USD
4	Military Ship Captain	1	$120,000 USD
5	Military Pilot	4	$95,250 USD
6	Military Officer	30	$92,877 USD
7	Special Forces	6	$89,333 USD
8	Military Aviation	18	$86,972 USD
9	Military Engineer	10	$84,982 USD
10	Other Military Career	47	$79,266 USD
11	Military Technician Lead	6	$76,833 USD
12	Military Logistics & Transport	10	$72,355 USD
13	Military Technician	13	$64,000 USD
14	Military Medicine	5	$63,152 USD
15	Military Mechanic	6	$60,833 USD
16	Infantryman	5	$60,790 USD
17	Soldier	15	$56,600 USD
18	Military Nurse	3	$54,333 USD
19	Sergeant	21	$53,684 USD
20	Military Ship	4	$48,750 USD
21	Military Artillery	2	$44,000 USD
22	Military Communications	3	$41,666 USD
23	Military Air Defense	2	$30,500 USD

ADDED SALARY SURVEYS

Commander

Added 31 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commanding subordinates in support of higher level objectives."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Greensboro	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Rifleman

Added 29 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Shoot 
Clean."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Richmond	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$21,000 USD

68 W, Combat Medic

Added 28 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military equivalent to an EMT."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Cincinnati	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$28,000 USD

Team Leader

Added 26 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead men in security operations."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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"."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

Cities	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."

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

MILITARY / UNITED STATES / SALARY

$75,304 USD

£54,021 GBP

$62,000 USD

£44,477 GBP

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ADDED SALARY SURVEYS

Commander

$150,000 USD

Rifleman

$21,000 USD

68 W, Combat Medic

$28,000 USD

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