E3 salary after taxes - Ask Rich / Money 101

Kitten35 · 02-06-2009, 03:44 PM

Anyone know what the E3 salary is after taxes?

Would we get food money if I was on his orders, living near his AIT station and authorized to be there?

Is it possible to live on one military salary for several months while you search for a job?

Cobysmom75 · 02-06-2009, 03:45 PM

Sure because you get a housing allowance plus you can live on base housing. Depends on what type of bills you have and such.

DakotaCowgirl · 02-06-2009, 03:46 PM

Yeah....It is around...500 a paycheck. I think if I remember correctly. Your not eatting lobster and caviar every night but it is good.

Kitten35 · 02-06-2009, 03:52 PM

we can't live on base because it's overcrowded, so we'd have to live off, but I know we'd get bah. Is that for 2009? I thought it was more like 1300/month?

mraynee88 · 02-06-2009, 03:53 PM

Are you guys married?

Kitten35 · 02-06-2009, 03:57 PM

yep, we're trying to figure out if I can move down and thus drop my job and live on his salary or not. To quote Suze Orman, We're young, fabulous...and broke. haha!

Dani · 02-06-2009, 03:59 PM

What branch is he in? Is he getting BAH presently? There are lots of factors on what the pay is for an E3, like how long he has been in. There are also extra pays that are factors as well. We lived on an E3 salary just fine but weren't E3 very long.

mraynee88 · 02-06-2009, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Kitten35

yep, we're trying to figure out if I can move down and thus drop my job and live on his salary or not. To quote Suze Orman, We're young, fabulous...and broke. haha!

Well, my husband is an E3 and we lived on his salary just fine until I found a job. Money is definitely tight but you can do it as long as you don't spend money on unneccessary things. I would hold off on getting cable and internet and such until you do get a job.

gunsgirl · 02-06-2009, 04:01 PM

you do not get "food money" the BAS is to cover the member only- it is 323 dollars a month split between the 2 pay periods.

if you google Base pay you can get chart of the pay.

Kitten35 · 02-06-2009, 04:15 PM

Okay thank you abuot the food question. That's what I was wondering. So is that part of the E3 salary (about 1600 b/f taxes) or added on top of it?

He's only been in about four months, just went to AIT and is in second week of class. We would get bah. I would work as soon as I got a job, even if just part time, but worried about that.

02-06-2009, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 20%	E3 salary after taxes Anyone know what the E3 salary is after taxes? Would we get food money if I was on his orders, living near his AIT station and authorized to be there? Is it possible to live on one military salary for several months while you search for a job?

02-06-2009, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cobysmom75 Life is good. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,288 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 27%	Sure because you get a housing allowance plus you can live on base housing. Depends on what type of bills you have and such. __________________

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DakotaCowgirl MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Here...going to Germany Posts: 7,732 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 47%	Yeah....It is around...500 a paycheck. I think if I remember correctly. Your not eatting lobster and caviar every night but it is good. __________________ "It is endemic of the current culture that those with large stature are overlooked except by vultures. With no regard to the depth of their souls, the height of their passion, and the beauty of their moments." P.J. Pete http://www.thewomanhood.com/forum/register.php?referrerid=1498[/URL] MacGyver can make Chuck Norris out of duct tape and a spork.

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Dani Navy Wife Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 4,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 41%	What branch is he in? Is he getting BAH presently? There are lots of factors on what the pay is for an E3, like how long he has been in. There are also extra pays that are factors as well. We lived on an E3 salary just fine but weren't E3 very long. __________________

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02-06-2009, 03:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 20%	we can't live on base because it's overcrowded, so we'd have to live off, but I know we'd get bah. Is that for 2009? I thought it was more like 1300/month?

02-06-2009, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 20%	yep, we're trying to figure out if I can move down and thus drop my job and live on his salary or not. To quote Suze Orman, We're young, fabulous...and broke. haha!

02-06-2009, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
gunsgirl I love cats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kingsland GA/ HITRON JAX Posts: 4,376 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 62% Longevity: 39%	you do not get "food money" the BAS is to cover the member only- it is 323 dollars a month split between the 2 pay periods. if you google Base pay you can get chart of the pay. __________________ GA licensed Realtor Dawn

02-06-2009, 04:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 20%	Okay thank you abuot the food question. That's what I was wondering. So is that part of the E3 salary (about 1600 b/f taxes) or added on top of it? He's only been in about four months, just went to AIT and is in second week of class. We would get bah. I would work as soon as I got a job, even if just part time, but worried about that.