re: Here's How Much Navy SEALs and Other Special Ops Make

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Also all healthcare costs are covered. Not a bad gig.

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Military medicine gets a bad rap but a Navy doc successfully diagnosed my sister when a bunch of civilians were stumped.

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2250-$2500 a month after 20 yrs

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Wow, I make that in almost 2 days... that’s a shame

And govt pensions.

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An O-6 (Colonel in the Air Force, fairly achievable if you do your job) with 16 years

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Still lower than they could make in the private sector, but many of those guys weren't cut out for that life.

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I would think it actually opens a whole lot of doors for them in “the private sector” once they get out, such that they don’t really sweat the pay too much while they’re in.

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Don’t ruin it for him.

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Basic Pay Scale for Navy SEALS

The Basic U.S. Navy Pay Scales in 2018 are as follows:

Enlisted sailors entering the service at the lowest rank, E-1 (Seaman Recruit), receive $1,514 per month for the first four months of service and thereafter $1,638 per month.

The following are monthly pay scales for soldiers with less than three years of service at the given rank, beginning with sailors at rank E-2.

E-2, Seaman Apprentice, $1,836
E-3 Seaman, $1,931
E-4 Petty Officer Third Class, $2,139
E-5 Petty Officer Second Class, $2,333
E-6 Petty Officer First Class, $2,546
E-7 Chief Petty Officer, $2.944
E-8 Senior Chief Petty Officers, $4,235
E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer $5,173
W-1 Warrant Officer 1, $3,038
W-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2, $3,461
W-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3, $3,911
W-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4, $4,282
W-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5, $7,615
0-1 Ensign, $3,108
0-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade, $3,580
0-3 Lieutenant, $4,144
0-4 Lieutenant Commander, $4,713
0-5 Commander, $5,462
0-6 Captain, $6,552
0-7 Rear Admiral Lower Half $8,641
0-8 Rear Admiral $10,399
0-9 Vice Admiral $14,696
0-10 Admiral, $15,800

Navy Seals Rank and Pay Increases

In practice, although an enlisted sailor normally begins at the lowest rank, by the time he graduates from the SEAL program, he'll be at least an E-4, Petty Officer Third Class. SEALs, like all military personnel, receive a limited amount of pay raises at each rank. An E-4, for example, who begins with a salary of $2,139 a month, can receive a total of four raises over a four year period, with the last raise bringing his salary to $2,596. Thereafter, the only way to receive a salary increase is to advance to the next rank.

Extra Pay for SEALS

In addition to the same basic pay scales that apply to all U.S. military, a sailor who successfully enters the SEALs training program receives a $10,000 to $12,000 bonus and another $40,000 bonus upon graduation. Getting there isn't easy: SEAL recruits have to pass rigorous mental and physical exams to get into the program, which lasts about a year. By the end of the 21st week of training, about two-thirds of SEAL trainees have flunked or dropped out.

Once you've successfully passed the SEALs training course, you are then eligible for a variety of special warfare incentive pay increases. They average from $150 to $400 a month. A SEAL can qualify for these incentive pay increases in more than one category, bringing potential warfare incentive pay increases to about $1,000 a month over the normal Navy salary at a given rank.

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Enlisted have always been grossly underpaid. But what the above doesn't add is Separation pay- No pay, and various other special pays but not a whole lot more.

Even when you add it all up they do not get paid enough. But keep in mind they have free healthcare-of course and a housing allowance according to rank is removed from the paycheck.

This nominal amount is rent and they get free electricity of course and pay no other bills. Other then furniture & groceries, personal items. booze, entertainment. Which are always quite discounted in all commissaries Navy/Marine Exchanges.

It is very much like socialized medicine. Medical personnel are other active duty learning on the job. The docs aren't too bad. So many medical calls and mistakes are made it isn't even funny.

You cannot sue any Military doctor or facility, clinic, hospital, for wrongful death, malpractice, anything.

They make a lot more on contracts for security detail.

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An O-6 (Colonel in the Air Force, fairly achievable if you do your job) with 16 years

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You've obviously never been a military officer. First, making O-6 is never "fairly achievable." That is an extremely difficult rank to attain. Second, in the AF we no longer have "Below the Zone" promotion opportunities, so moving forward the earliest you can make O-6 as a "Line of the Air Force" officer (i.e. not a direct commission like some doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc) who came in straight from a commissioning source as a 2LT is 20 years.

The salary is decent, but not great. However, not very many people joined the military because they were chasing big money.

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