Originally Posted by sailingfun

Base pay for a 0-1 with zero service is 31,863 per year.
BAS pay is 2,676 per year
BAH pay is 13,800 a year.

Total pay and allowances is 48,340.00 per year.

Bas and BAH are tax free so the effective first year salary is 52,307.00.

These rates assume you are a 0-1 with zero time in service and drawing no specialty pay such as flight pay or combat pay. If you are serving in a combat zone or even near one all pay is tax free. Many officers are commissioned in programs that start their time in service the moment they sign on. A typical marine 2nd LT in the PLC program will start as a 0-1 over 3 and would make with the tax break over 61,000 a year effective compensation. Base pay would be over 40,000. Oh and if you are married your BAH would be another 4000.00 more per year and could push the total to over 65,000.

If you go to flight school 2 years later you will be a 0-2 drawing flight pay. Total compensation would be around 80,000.00 a year. Not to bad!!