Air Force Navigator Salaries
Air Force navigators have some of the most exciting careers available. Pilots will typically fly some of the most dangerous missions and put their lives on the line on a regular basis, while other navigational personnel help them get to where they are supposed to be going through the use of radar and other sophisticated equipment. Air Force navigators are officers who are paid according to the officer pay schedule.
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Starting Pay
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Air Force navigator salaries correspond with the officer pay scale established for U.S. Military personnel. Commissioned officers with two years of experience or less will make salaries ranging from approximately $2,655 up to as much as $9,090 per month, as of 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary structure remains unchanged until the fourth year of service.
Experienced Pay
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Experienced navigators and other military officers make pay ranging from $3,341 to $9,641 per month, as of 2007, according to the BLS. The pay scale increases in the eighth year of service from $3,341 to as much as $10,299 per year. The bottom end of the pay scale remains the same for all experience levels, but pay at the top of pay scale increases to as much as $14,689 per month for those with over 20 years of experience.
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Rank
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Various factors affect the pay that a military officer receives. Rank plays a key role in determining salary potential. The Air Force ROTC website notes that a lieutenant will generally make about $28,000 to $36,000 per year, as of 2011, whereas a captain can expect to make between $47,000 and $55,000. The site also indicates that these Air Force officers only pay taxes on about 78 percent of that income.
Factors
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Other factors that determine the salary earned by an Air Force navigator and other officers include additional perks like a regular housing allowance, a $2,000 a year subsistence allowance that is non-taxable, retirement benefits, overseas duty allowances, family separation allowance, allowances to offset the cost of living in certain areas, flight pay and even hazard pay. Air Force personnel also get a comprehensive benefits package that includes health care and life insurance.
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