Earnings and Salary

In the Canadian Forces, you get a certain salary based on your rank. Your rank is dertermined by your personal performance aswell as your service requirements. For each rank, pay is determined by how long you have been working for the military, and your experience. In the Regular Armed Forces, newly recruited officer cadets in the Army, earn around $18,000 per year. With enough experience, they can earn up to $40,000 a year. As officers get more experience and ranks, their pay increases. Second lieutenants earn $40,000 to $75,000 a year, and lieutenants earn $42,000 to $87,000 a year. Higher ranking officers have a better yearly salary. Captains earn $70,000 to $92,000 per year; majors earn between $94,000 and $106,000 per year; and lieutenant-colonels make $109,000 to $116,000 a year. The highest wages are earned by senior officers, such as brigadier-generals and lieutenant-generals. Some military engineers serve part-time in the Reserve Forces. Reservists are paid daily rates. For example, cadets earn between $93 and $107 a day. At the other end of the pay scale, lieutenant-colonels can earn up to $270 a day. Senior officers can earn anywhere from $294 to $556 a day. Military officers also receive medical and dental care, a good pension, travel opportunities, access to excellent recreational facilities, and affordable housing. New military engineers who have undergraduate degrees in engineering or science may get the chance at a recruiting bonus when they join the Canadian Forces.

Edited by Alex Gilmore