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Salary Comparison


As a commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps your benefits include: Competitive salary with regular promotions, 30 days paid vacation each year (in addition to time off for 11 Federal Holidays) starting in the first year. Medical and dental care is provided free to active duty service members with unlimited sick leave. Also, when changing jobs you do not start on the bottom again but rather retain your same rank and pay.

Starting Income, Single	Civilian	2nd Lieutenant
Taxable salary	$30,000	$30,660
Federal Income Tax	-$4,500	-$4,599
Social security (7.65%)	-$2,295	-$2,345
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (grocery)	$0	+$2,400
Basic Allowance for Housing (rent/mortgage)	$0	+$10,104 (Nat. Avg)
After Tax Income (less state taxes)	$23,205	$36,220

Note 1: 2003 Federal Income Tax Rate Schedules Used.
Note 2: Basic Allowance for Subsistence and Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) are tax-free.
Note 3: BAH is determined by the zip code of the Military Instillation where you are assigned.

Annual Pay
(Continental US Average before taxes; allowances are tax-free)

Initially (2nd Lieutenant with less than two years active duty): $38,315
2 years later (1st Lieutenant with two years active duty): $47,843
3 years later (1st Lieutenant with three years active duty): $53,059
4 years later (Captain with four years active duty): $61,520

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