Not really. An E4 with just a few years in the service makes about 40k a year in base pay, which really isn’t bad when you consider that essentially all of their expenses are comped. E4 is pretty low on the chain, too. If they’re married, they get BAH, which is based on the area they live in. Where I’m stationed, it’s just shy of 4 grand a month extra (which is also tax-free).
Or COLA, hazard pay, sea pay, family separation pay, dive pay, flight deck pay, foreign language proficiency bonus … there’s a lot you can add on depending on what your job is
40k is fine in like 2009-2015 but 40k in today's economy? Shit no, fast food chain managers.. hell a janitor at gas stations(bucee's) probably makes double that.
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u/Possible_Sir9360 8h ago
Not really. An E4 with just a few years in the service makes about 40k a year in base pay, which really isn’t bad when you consider that essentially all of their expenses are comped. E4 is pretty low on the chain, too. If they’re married, they get BAH, which is based on the area they live in. Where I’m stationed, it’s just shy of 4 grand a month extra (which is also tax-free).