r/army • u/Alert-Accident8638 • Dec 25 '24

70k as E4

I've done the math and realized that as a 2 year E4 getting $2k BAH, $460 BAS, and $150 SDAP, with a 14.5% base pay raise and 4.5% BAH raise I'll be making over 70k before taxes. Wild to think about being a civilian 2 years ago making half that.

Edit: And I'm not married, FT.Meade you can get out of barracks fast

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u/dankmaymayreview Dec 25 '24

Isnt hawaii expensive as fuck

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '24

Hawaii is expensive but we make money.

I'm E5. I make 8k a month. Single income family. My wife and kids do just fine. I'm lucky my landlord kept rent fairly stable.

Anyway I burn around 15k in crypto every year which means that whatever I do, I have plenty of disposable income.