Pay Information for the Navy
Pay information for the Navy can be difficult to break down, since there are areas that are not easily categorized. For example, the Navy provides medical, dental, housing and clothing benefits that you might not find in the civilian world. However, it is possible to look at the various kinds of pay that you find in the Navy.
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Basic Pay
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Basic pay is made up of two elements. The first element is the length of time you are in the Navy. The second element is your military rank. As a general rule, the longer you've been in the Navy and the higher you rank, the more money you receive. For example, the monthly salary for the lowest ranked individual who has just enlisted is around $1,300 a month, as of 2010. The highest ranked officer with more than 20 years of service earns a salary of up to nearly $15,000 per month. In addition to basic pay, you also qualify for additional money to provide for housing and for food, assuming that you are not living on base and eating in the dining hall.
AIP
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The Navy also has additional pay benefits known as Assignment Incentive Pay. This is extra money provided each month for sailors volunteering for duty in locations or on ships that are not desirable. These duty assignments might be located in remote regions or have sea duty rotations that spend a lot of time without hitting a port of call. In order to get volunteers, the Navy provides extra pay for these AIP assignments. Not all skills are needed for these assignments, however, and each AIP opening also lists the kind of technical experience needed.
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Career Sea Pay
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The Navy also pays extra for time spent at sea. Career sea pay is provided if you're assigned to a ship. However, the actual pay is based upon your cumulative sea time. It doesn't record being dockside as sea time. As with AIP, the career sea pay is based upon what your military rank is and how much time you've spent at sea. The higher your rank and the longer you've been at sea, the more extra money you'll see each month.
Hostile Fire
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Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger pay is extra money for when you are placed in a position where you might be put in jeopardy through either hostile fire or through hostile explosions. Most times, you qualify for extra pay if you are stationed in a combat zone, but you would also qualify if you were on embassy duty on foreign soil when a civil war took place or the government was overthrown. As of 2010, the monthly Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger pay was $225 per month.
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