What will I make as a 2nd Lieutenant?
|
No Prior Service |
2 Years Prior Service |
4 Years Prior Service |
Base Pay |
$28,994.40 |
$30,175.20 |
$36,475.20 |
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)* |
$7,536.00 Tax-Free |
$7,536.00 Tax-Free |
$9,324.00 Tax-Free |
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.08 Tax-Free |
Total per Year |
$38,779.28 |
$39,960.08 |
$48,047.28 |
After just 18 months…
|
18 Months of Service |
18 Months of Service plus 2 Years Prior Service |
18 Months of Service plus 4 Years Prior Service |
Base Pay |
$33,397.20 |
$43,812.00 |
$45,291.60 |
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)* |
$9012.00 Tax-Free |
$9012.00 Tax-Free |
$10,308.00 Tax-Free |
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
Total per Year |
$44,658.08 |
$55,072.88 |
$57,848.48 |
After 4 years…
|
4 Years of Service |
4 Years of Service plus 2 Years Prior Service |
4 Years of Service plus 4 Years Prior Service |
Base Pay |
$51,570.00 |
$54,036.00 |
$56,746.80 |
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)* |
$10,764.00 Tax-Free |
$10,764.00 Tax-Free |
$11,568.00 Tax-Free |
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
$2,248.88 Tax-Free |
Total per Year |
$64,582.88 |
$67,048.88 |
$70,563.68 |
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The amount taxable by the government is only your base pay. The other amounts are
tax-free benefits. -
All service spent on active duty or in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve
counts towards pay and retirement. As a college freshman, you could enlist in the
National Guard, serve four years in the Guard, graduate from college, receive your commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and start out making over $48K a year! Or apply
for an ROTC scholarship and still start out making over $38K a year. -
Oh yeah, this doesn’t include benefits like full medical and dental coverage for you
and your family, valued at another $4000+ a year! -
Vacation you ask!? 30 days paid vacation per year along with Federal Holidays
and additional “training” holidays, putting you around 47 days a year.
You should be doing other things your last semester in college besides stressing over what’s next and how you’ll pay off your school debt! You should be looking forward to a challenging career and the opportunity to see the world!!
Contact CPT Gates at 770-423-6229 or pgates2@kennesaw.edu
Refer to www.dod.mil/dfas for further financial information.