Military pay or military compensation is the
pay system by which members of the military are compensated for their participation in the
military
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.
As parts of government pay systems, military pay typically does not compete with
private military compensation.
Because military service requires fit soldiers and commitments that might reach well beyond
civilian employment, governments typically provided additional
health care
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,
military housing and
retirement or veteran's benefits.
International pay differences
Basic annual pay to rank in
US dollars
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for the minimum per rank excluding all additional allowances, bonuses and benefits:
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United Kingdom
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United States
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France
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Germany
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Japan
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Russia
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Italy
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Exchange rates used were accurate as of 02/04/2018.
Pay ranking does not include additional benefits such as medical, pension, living expenses and bonuses (for example, hazard pay, hardship allowance, field allowance, etc.)
Overall, Australia’s military personnel are paid the highest salaries, based on the fact that their Private and Corporal pay scale goes up to 10 Pay incentives. A Private in the Australian military will make $88,748 AUD (as of Nov 14 2019) without any bonuses after 10 years. When comparing the top countries, Canada
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came in second place.
By country
Australia
For Australian Figures (AUD>USD) used Exchange rates for 18 May, 7:36 pm UTC Australian figures exclude a approximate $13,000 AUD service & uniform allowance, ADF Superannuation, rent assist (approximate $26,000 p.a AUD for Junior officers and Other ranks:depends on posting area) and other allowances such as Maritime allowance
United Kingdom
United States
References
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