The Highest Paid NCO's in the ARMY...

[warrprayer]

<snip>
"Noncommissioned Officers



A noncommissioned officer, or NCO, is a soldier who holds Sergeant rank and who is between E-5 and E-9 pay grades. Soldiers holding NCO rank start as Sergeant (E-5) then obtain a promotion to Staff Sergeant (E-6), Sergeant First Class (E-7), Master Sergeant (E-8) and Sergeant Major (E-9), with Command Sergeant Major (E-9) as the highest enlisted rank in the Army. According to the DFAS pay chart for 2010, the starting salary for NCOs ranges from $2,061.30 to $4,570.80 per month. After 20 years of Army service, average NCO salaries range from $2,924.70 to $5,361.60 monthly.



Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_7751203_average-army-salary.html#ixzz2s62YJIml"

<snip>

So, after 20 years you will be making a whopping 60 grand.



<snip>


Millionaires' Club: For First Time, Most Lawmakers are Worth $1 Million-Plus

by Communications on January 9, 2014 1:50 PM



"For the first time in history, most members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the Center for Responsive Politics.



Of 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more in 2012, according to disclosures filed last year by all members of Congress and candidates. The median net worth for the 530 current lawmakers who were in Congress as of the May filing deadline was $1,008,767 -- an increase from the previous year when it was $966,000. In addition, at least one of the members elected since then, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), is a millionaire, according to forms she filed as a candidate. (There is currently one vacancy in Congress.)

Last year only 257 members, or about 48 percent of lawmakers, had a median net worth of at least $1 million. "

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2014/01/millionaires-club-for-first-time-most-lawmakers-are-worth-1-million-plus.html

[brooklynite]

1. And your point is...

Look, if you want to beat up on Millionaires, be my guest (FWIW, my wife is a millionaire, doesn't gouge the working class, and gives a lot to Democratic candidates pushing progressive policies). However, military salaries have historically been lower than private sector salaries (nb - they include food and housing), nor is anyone obligated to take a job in the military, so it's not a relevant comparison.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. When I joined up, I was given the princely sum of $79 a month. 4 years later it was $160.

All for doing nothing beneficial to anyone for 4 years.