How do you compare what military and civilians get paid for the same job skills?

Answer 1

Depends, some get more, some get less.

Officers get less then what they would on the outside.

With Enlisted it depends on rank and job/MOS. For example, a cook generally gets paid more in the Army, but a analysist gets less then they could in the civilian world.

Answer 2

You can always go to the Transition Assitance Program (TAP) office and find out there (they may call it something else). When I enlisted in the Navy before I left the service I went to TAP class, there they gave me paperwork that said how much my Military job including all the schooling and my rate/rank was worth in the civilian world. Ask the command you are stationed at about this program (like I said it may be called something different).

Answer 3

The same way you compare anything. You look at both numbers and see what they are. For examply you would look at the pay that a civilian police officer makes and the pay that a military police officer makes. You can look at the average for all people in both categories or you can compare years of service for each category.

Answer 4

You don't get paid to murder or torture as a civilian.