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What basic pay looks like
Sergeant, 4 years
$47,362
Private, first year
$28,886
Sergeant First Class, 12 years
$67,100
There is no wage survey for this job, because the armed forces are outside it. Basic pay comes from the 2026 military pay table and depends only on your rank and years of service, the same for every soldier. The Army does not publish what rank a typical Green Beret holds at each stage, so these are examples. Special pays and untaxed allowances come on top.