US U.S. military recruit (rank E-1)
How much does N/A (role-based pay, e.g. any E-1 enlisted service member) make?
Answer: A new U.S. military recruit at rank E-1 earns about $28,886 a year in base pay.
Yearly salary (2026)
$28,886
Official statistics This is the lowest military pay rank's salary; housing and other allowances are extra.
N/A (role-based pay, e.g. any E-1 enlisted service member)$28,886
Typical person in the US$50,980
About 0.6× the Typical person in the US.
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Sources and data
Sources: dfas.mil. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person. Assets are self-reported at disclosure time, with land counted at its tax value.