How much do you make a year?

[DemonicOne]

I know its not alot but, I want get a general idea of how much money I will be making. How much did you make your first and second year? Including allowance and hazard pay or whatever its called. Thanks for any information you have.

[DIBLO7]

Are you married or single?

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

An E-1 with under 4 months in service is paid $1203.90 per month. An E-1 with over 4 months service makes $1301.40. An E-2 with under 2 years in service makes $1458.90. An E-3 with under 2 years in service makes $1534.20

Any other money depends on whether you're married or single and where you are stationed.

[DIBLO7]

Assuming you are single and a PFC in less than two years:

1458.90 will be your base pay before taxes.
7.20 will be given to you for BAH partial. (non taxible)
279.88 will be given to you for BAS (non taxible)

Then come the deductions, these are approximations:
135 for federal taxes
84 for social security
20 for medicare
28 for SGLI
1 for TSGLI
238 for DMR (your meal card)
.50 for USN/USMC retirement home
100 for the first year goes to your GI Bill

So you will make approximately 1139.48 a month, or 570 a paycheck. This is without any state tax, as I don't have a clue what the taxes are in your state. Also, there are a few other deductions that are not in their as they are optional: TSP, Savings Bonds, CFC Contributions, ect.

If you go to a combat zone, you will be tax exempt, and if I remember correctly, hazardous duty pay is $225. Though I heard it might have gone down.

If you are married it changes because you get BAH based on your zip code, and you will get to keep all the BAS monthly. Also, when you get separated from the wifey you get Family Separation Allowance which is 250 a month.

[Zulu 36]

An E-1 with under 4 months in service is paid $1203.90 per month. An E-1 with over 4 months service makes $1301.40. An E-2 with under 2 years in service makes $1458.90. An E-3 with under 2 years in service makes $1534.20

Any other money depends on whether you're married or single and where you are stationed.

Way better than $123/month I got as an E-1 over four months. :D

[DIBLO7]

Way better than $123/month I got as an E-1 over four months. :D

True...but how much did gas cost? lol

[Zulu 36]

True...but how much did gas cost? lol

Who cared? Gas could have been five cents a gallon (it was higher), but I couldn't afford a car and insurance on $123/mo. My first regular bi-monthly paycheck was $65 (as a PFC). I didn't even make $500/mo as a sergeant.

If remember correctly, a PFC couldn't register a car on base at the time anyway (1971). I think you had to be at least a corporal.

I never owned a car until I was 24 years old and after I was out of active duty.

[DIBLO7]

Fair enough.

They have made the pay a whole lot more competitive in the past decade or so. I'm definately not complaining.

[BR34]

According to mol.usmc.mil and my Personal Statement of Military Compensation with all benefits included I make $40,888.87 a year.

E-3 w/dependents.

[Marine84]

That ain't bad money for not having to pay medical insurance and/or bills, dental insurance and/or bills, for housing, for food, for utilities. The ONLY bill I had was a $169/month car payment (bought me a car before I headed to CA after my A School) - the rest I drank up, spent up, burned up......................but, I had a good time!

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

That stupid thing lies too. I don't remember how much it was, but they tried to claim a barracks room was worth about $1000/month when you considered they were claiming the value was something close to $500/month for each person. I could have found a heck of a house for $1000, and we wouldn't have had to share a bathroom with the people next door.

[Marine84]

and we wouldn't have had to share a bathroom with the people next door.

Didn't ya hate that?

[SlingerDun]

An E-1 with under 4 months in service is paid $1203.90 per month.righteous bucks!

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Didn't ya hate that?

It was only REALLY bad when we had a guy that always peed on the toilet seat. For a short time we had someone living next to us that had a hispanic girlfriend. I don't think I ever saw her- but they liked to have fun in the shower and she quit speaking English when she was having a really good time.

[DemonicOne]

I'm single btw. Thanks for the info.

[bigalholmes165]

I know its not alot but, I want get a general idea of how much money I will be making. How much did you make your first and second year? Including allowance and hazard pay or whatever its called. Thanks for any information you have.

If you are going in for the money - :thumbdown - you got a rude awakening.

[killerinstinct]

i hear the air force gives you steaks everyday and not just once a year. You wont have the newest equipment like every branch .

basically it's not the pay but you dont need much money to live you need no clothes just a car gas insurance and your ride for life card and buddys to get beer and of course a mcdonalds and a strategically placed subway. You got the eclub free pool comon room TV movies everythign is there you have a gym..

The plusses far out weight the money.


With that being said I will give you advice. On the 29th and 14th of every month try to make it to the chow hall earlier than normal.

[DemonicOne]

I don't care that I'm not gonna make alot, I just wanted a idea of how much spending cash I would have. Thanks. Believe me if I cared about the money I would have gone to the Army for the big ass signing bounus.

[EWOK]

If you get deployed with a MEU, you will get sea pay. The big bucks start once you get a minimum of 2 years of sea duty.

Plus more money if you get assigned to combat cargo.

Save your money for PI...

[Phantom Blooper]

Don't count your chickens before they hatch! :evilgrin: