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Army national guard salary

Average army national guard salary

$49,976

$24.03 hourly rate

Entry-level army national guard salary
$24,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average army national guard salary by state

Highest paying states for army national guards

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Connecticut$62,860$30.22
2Massachusetts$61,298$29.47
3District of Columbia$70,601$33.94
4Pennsylvania$62,288$29.95
5Illinois$60,131$28.91
6Ohio$59,533$28.62
7Rhode Island$55,229$26.55
8Virginia$74,430$35.78
9New York$56,998$27.40
10Maryland$59,211$28.47
11Nevada$55,988$26.92
12New Jersey$59,280$28.50
13Texas$51,655$24.83
14California$55,876$26.86
15Minnesota$53,869$25.90
16Missouri$49,542$23.82
17Utah$47,983$23.07
18Michigan$51,736$24.87
19Kentucky$44,740$21.51
20North Dakota$52,547$25.26
21Arizona$46,394$22.30
22Washington$52,592$25.28
23Oregon$51,911$24.96
24North Carolina$48,656$23.39
25West Virginia$44,728$21.50
26Wyoming$43,354$20.84
27Oklahoma$45,684$21.96
28Delaware$47,374$22.78
29Wisconsin$46,325$22.27
30Alaska$51,037$24.54
31New Mexico$46,683$22.44
32Kansas$45,868$22.05
33Mississippi$41,976$20.18
34Tennessee$42,788$20.57
35Colorado$43,393$20.86
36Hawaii$33,718$16.21
37South Carolina$43,575$20.95
38Georgia$41,782$20.09
39South Dakota$43,506$20.92
40Arkansas$40,245$19.35
41Indiana$42,353$20.36
42Alabama$37,525$18.04
43Vermont$42,895$20.62
44Florida$39,464$18.97
45Maine$38,192$18.36
46Idaho$39,687$19.08
47Iowa$39,334$18.91
48Louisiana$37,158$17.86
49Nebraska$39,877$19.17
50New Hampshire$39,718$19.10
51Montana$35,825$17.22

Army national guard salary details

An army national guard's salary ranges from $24,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $102,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average army national guard salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an army national guard's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$102,000$8,500$49
75th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35
Average$49,976$4,165$24
25th Percentile$34,000$2,833$16
10th Percentile$24,000$2,000$12

Highest paying army national guard jobs

The highest paying types of army national guards are head of security, non-commissioned officer, and protection specialist.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Officer$52,506$4,376$25.24114,267
Head Of Security$154,257$12,855$74.1692,369
Security$31,836$2,653$15.31150,586
Sergeant$48,557$4,046$23.3479,335
Security Agent$35,179$2,932$16.91125,019
Petty Officer$39,336$3,278$18.9169,776

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$54,000$53,600$53,200$52,800$52,400$52,000
MaleFemale

Army national guard salary trends

The average army national guard salary has risen by $11,508 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average army national guard earned $38,468 annually, but today, they earn $49,976 a year. That works out to a 20% change in pay for army national guards over the last decade.

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Army national guard salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$50,000$24.03+4.4%
2024$47,800$22.97+4.0%
2023$45,900$22.05+5.6%
2022$43,300$20.82+4.2%
2021$41,500$19.94+4.4%

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