What are the main factors that influence a Combat Soldier's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Combat Soldier's salary?

A Combat Soldier's salary grows with experience: a Phlebotomist (0-0 years)earns $41,683, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $42,862, a Combat Soldier (1-3 years)earns $47,959, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $55,886,

What are the highest paying states for a Combat Soldier?

Combat Soldier salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Combat Soldier roles are District of Columbia $54,574, California $54,367, Massachusetts $53,642. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Combat Soldier roles make?

Salaries for Combat Soldier level roles vary by specialization: Combat Engineer: $108,579; Combat Controller: $89,376; Combat Medic: $48,504; Enlisted Soldier: $47,936; Combat Photographer: $47,561.

How do different companies affect a Combat Soldier's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Combat Soldier roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Combat Soldier Salary in the United States

How much does a Combat Soldier make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Combat Soldier in the United States is $49,290 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Combat Soldier's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,491
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,269 to $55,677
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,699

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,677	$4,640	$1,071	$27
Average	$49,290	$4,107	$948	$24
25th Percentile	$44,269	$3,689	$851	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Combat Soldier Salaries

A Combat Soldier's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Combat Soldier Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Combat Soldiers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,574.
California: $54,367.
Massachusetts: $53,642.

District of Columbia $54,574

California $54,367

Massachusetts $53,642

Washington $53,445

New Jersey $53,425

Alaska $53,356

Connecticut $52,676

New York $52,400

Hawaii $51,518

Rhode Island $51,104

Maryland $50,823

Minnesota $50,438

Colorado $50,290

Illinois $50,241

Oregon $50,054

Delaware $49,916

New Hampshire $49,829

Virginia $49,635

Pennsylvania $49,068

Nevada $48,782

North Dakota $48,688

Michigan $48,540

Wisconsin $48,486

Vermont $48,378

Texas $48,077

Maine $48,057

Arizona $48,028

Ohio $47,993

Georgia $47,540

Indiana $47,313

Wyoming $47,269

Utah $47,200

Iowa $47,170

Kansas $46,934

Louisiana $46,865

North Carolina $46,840

Missouri $46,830

Florida $46,638

Montana $46,534

Nebraska $46,436

Kentucky $46,382

South Carolina $46,184

Tennessee $46,061

Idaho $46,012

New Mexico $45,652

Oklahoma $45,573

Alabama $45,282

South Dakota $44,794

Arkansas $44,528

West Virginia $44,385

Mississippi $43,957

Top Paying Cities for Combat Soldiers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $62,169
San Francisco: $61,488
Oakland: $60,193

San Jose, CA $62,169

San Francisco, CA $61,488

Oakland, CA $60,193

New York, NY $56,752

Paramus, NJ $56,062

Queens Village, NY $56,059

Passaic, NJ $56,012

Bergenfield, NJ $56,008

Stamford, CT $55,899

Huntington, NY $55,879

Newark, NJ $55,515

Bridgeport, CT $55,411

Vallejo, CA $55,313

New Brunswick, NJ $55,293

Petaluma, CA $55,264

Middlesex, NJ $55,170

Somerset, NJ $55,135

Santa Cruz, CA $55,071

Boston, MA $54,771

Monterey, CA $54,598

Seattle, WA $54,485

Santa Rosa, CA $54,475

Los Angeles, CA $54,460

Juneau, AK $54,332

Washington, DC $54,278

Orange, CA $54,102

Santa Ana, CA $53,972

Long Beach, CA $53,923

Anaheim, CA $53,913

Anchorage, AK $53,888

Santa Maria, CA $53,741

Everett, WA $53,731

Danbury, CT $53,557

Bremerton, WA $53,489

Tacoma, WA $53,312

New Suffolk, NY $53,311

Sacramento, CA $53,297

Santa Barbara, CA $53,243

Trenton, NJ $53,189

San Diego, CA $53,189

Brockton, MA $53,134

Fairbanks, AK $53,014

Lompoc, CA $52,888

Lowell, MA $52,848

Ventura, CA $52,839

Nashua, NH $52,829

Stockton, CA $52,824

Modesto, CA $52,464

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,356

Olympia, WA $52,262

Kennewick, WA $52,262

New Haven, CT $52,242

Lawrence, MA $52,065

Hartford, CT $52,015

Riverside, CA $52,006

New Bedford, MA $51,956

Richland, WA $51,956

Bakersfield, CA $51,887

San Bernardino, CA $51,868

New Britain, CT $51,863

Atlantic City, NJ $51,863

New London, CT $51,843

Norwich, CT $51,828

Portsmouth, NH $51,818

Boulder, CO $51,714

Portland, OR $51,646

Worcester, MA $51,641

Minneapolis, MN $51,488

Philadelphia, PA $51,419

Honolulu, HI $51,256

Saint Paul, MN $51,233

Vineland, NJ $51,222

Providence, RI $51,079

Chicago, IL $50,936

Bellingham, WA $50,877

Springfield, MA $50,837

Baltimore, MD $50,823

Chico, CA $50,699

Pittsfield, MA $50,566

Manchester, NH $50,473

Spokane, WA $50,256

Denver, CO $50,251

Albany, NY $50,019

Troy, NY $49,999

Nassau, NY $49,947

Schenectady, NY $49,896

Wilmington, DE $49,857

Burlington, VT $49,788

Salem, OR $49,768

Portland, ME $49,615

Yakima, WA $49,566

Rochester, MN $49,413

Reno, NV $49,388

Fresno, CA $49,388

Milwaukee, WI $49,344

Detroit, MI $49,295

Ann Arbor, MI $49,286

Allentown, PA $49,280

Colorado Springs, CO $49,196

Syracuse, NY $49,171

Carson City, NV $49,171

Houston, TX $49,102

Eugene, OR $49,078

Gary, IN $49,019

Springfield, OR $48,979

Bismarck, ND $48,969

Galveston, TX $48,935

Medford, OR $48,861

Fort Collins, CO $48,841

Concord, NH $48,817

Austin, TX $48,802

Mesa, AZ $48,698

Reading, PA $48,693

Phoenix, AZ $48,688

Dallas, TX $48,674

Saint Cloud, MN $48,626

Madison, WI $48,560

Utica, NY $48,427

Rochester, NY $48,348

Des Moines, IA $48,343

Raleigh, NC $48,338

Atlanta, GA $48,264

Battle Creek, MI $48,250

Salt Lake City, UT $48,235

Lancaster, PA $48,161

Harrisburg, PA $48,092

Kansas City, MO $48,043

Champaign, IL $48,033

Kansas City, KS $48,033

Fort Worth, TX $48,028

Columbus, OH $48,020

Boca Raton, FL $48,008

Pittsburgh, PA $47,988

Richmond, VA $47,969

Indianapolis, IN $47,959

Cleveland, OH $47,954

Las Vegas, NV $47,895

Cincinnati, OH $47,895

Petersburg, VA $47,821

Huntsville, AL $47,747

Lansing, MI $47,714

Lebanon, PA $47,708

Pueblo, CO $47,703

Appleton, WI $47,688

Buffalo, NY $47,668

Dayton, OH $47,653

Racine, WI $47,643

Charlotte, NC $47,638

Saint Louis, MO $47,624

York, PA $47,594

Elkhart, IN $47,594

Gastonia, NC $47,585

Billings, MT $47,573

Beaumont, TX $47,560

Lorain, OH $47,550

Benton Harbor, MI $47,540

Toledo, OH $47,530

Binghamton, NY $47,505

Rock Hill, SC $47,500

Rockford, IL $47,476

Springfield, IL $47,456

Elyria, OH $47,451

Fargo, ND $47,451

Flagstaff, AZ $47,417

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,387

Duluth, MN $47,358

Miami, FL $47,358

Cheyenne, WY $47,323

Grand Forks, ND $47,323

Bangor, ME $47,215

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,160

Durham, NC $47,140

Louisville, KY $47,136

Grand Rapids, MI $47,126

Hialeah, FL $47,121

Casper, WY $47,052

Scranton, PA $46,993

New Orleans, LA $46,978

Virginia Beach, VA $46,973

Akron, OH $46,948

Peoria, IL $46,884

Sarasota, FL $46,875

Nashville, TN $46,840

Omaha, NE $46,840

Green Bay, WI $46,840

Baton Rouge, LA $46,815

Charleston, SC $46,805

Jamestown, NY $46,781

Davenport, IA $46,781

Tucson, AZ $46,756

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,727

Tampa, FL $46,717

Evansville, IN $46,687

Port Arthur, TX $46,687

Bradenton, FL $46,667

Santa Fe, NM $46,579

Orlando, FL $46,490

Clearwater, FL $46,475

Canton, OH $46,372

La Crosse, WI $46,372

Albuquerque, NM $46,342

Newport News, VA $46,337

High Point, NC $46,322

Ogden, UT $46,303

Corpus Christi, TX $46,263

Norfolk, VA $46,234

Laramie, WY $46,234

Rock Island, IL $46,204

Saginaw, MI $46,194

Jacksonville, FL $46,189

Salisbury, NC $46,180

Boise, ID $46,170

Moline, IL $46,145

Fort Myers, FL $46,130

Memphis, TN $46,120

Tulsa, OK $46,096

Waterloo, IA $46,066

Spartanburg, SC $46,017

Lincoln, NE $45,992

Fort Wayne, IN $45,982

Provo, UT $45,977

Cedar Falls, IA $45,918

San Antonio, TX $45,899

Greensboro, NC $45,879

South Bend, IN $45,874

Savannah, GA $45,820

Muskegon, MI $45,800

Birmingham, AL $45,795

Winston Salem, NC $45,771

Lake Charles, LA $45,652

Anderson, IN $45,642

Lexington, KY $45,627

Augusta, GA $45,613

Greenville, SC $45,613

Lima, OH $45,573

Wichita, KS $45,568

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,568

Columbia, SC $45,524

Springfield, OH $45,514

Asheville, NC $45,435

Bloomington, IN $45,401

Knoxville, TN $45,223

Shreveport, LA $45,218

Wilmington, NC $45,154

Roanoke, VA $45,154

Topeka, KS $45,066

Frankfort, KY $45,060

Oklahoma City, OK $45,026

Chillicothe, OH $45,006

Longview, TX $45,001

Melbourne, FL $44,997

Sioux Falls, SD $44,918

Mobile, AL $44,913

Terre Haute, IN $44,893

Altoona, PA $44,863

Amarillo, TX $44,829

Killeen, TX $44,814

Fayetteville, AR $44,775

Chattanooga, TN $44,760

Sioux City, IA $44,716

Idaho Falls, ID $44,706

Lynchburg, VA $44,666

Gainesville, FL $44,602

Portsmouth, OH $44,578

Little Rock, AR $44,568

Lafayette, LA $44,548

Youngstown, OH $44,548

Daytona Beach, FL $44,518

Clarksville, TN $44,514

Pensacola, FL $44,509

Temple, TX $44,505

Hopkinsville, KY $44,361

Erie, PA $44,351

Florence, SC $44,331

Charleston, WV $44,252

Great Falls, MT $44,228

Macon, GA $44,159

Tallahassee, FL $44,154

Fayetteville, NC $44,144

Waco, TX $44,134

Helena, MT $44,099

Pine Bluff, AR $44,081

Vincennes, IN $44,021

Lubbock, TX $44,001

Alamogordo, NM $43,971

Twin Falls, ID $43,927

Rapid City, SD $43,912

Jackson, MS $43,823

Huntington, WV $43,820

Greenville, MS $43,819

Parkersburg, WV $43,768

Montgomery, AL $43,759

Wichita Falls, TX $43,710

Springfield, MO $43,710

Biloxi, MS $43,685

Monroe, LA $43,636

Johnstown, PA $43,602

Sumter, SC $43,582

Columbus, GA $43,577

Pascagoula, MS $43,483

Abilene, TX $43,483

Kingsport, TN $43,355

Albany, GA $43,355

Gulfport, MS $43,340

Alexandria, LA $43,178

Fort Smith, AR $43,055

El Paso, TX $42,921

Las Cruces, NM $42,700

Harlingen, TX $42,574

Pocatello, ID $42,567

Florence, AL $42,503

Brownsville, TX $42,493

Mcallen, TX $42,389

Dothan, AL $42,320

Columbus, MS $42,027

Altus, OK $41,798

Lawton, OK $41,704

Pierre, SD $41,527

What Skills Can Increase a Combat Soldier's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hematology (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.62%
Hematology	3.33%
Quality Assurance	1.92%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Combat Soldier's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Chemistry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$51,754	5%
Coordination	$51,261	4%
Chemistry	$50,768	3%
Clinical Laboratory Science	$50,768	3%
Consulting	$50,768	3%
Hematology	$50,275	2%

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Combat Soldier Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Combat Soldier's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$44,269

Average $49,290/year

$55,677

$3,689

Average $4,107/month

$4,640

$851

Average $948/week

$1,071

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,677	$4,640	$1,071	$27
Average	$49,290	$4,107	$948	$24
25th Percentile	$44,269	$3,689	$851	$21

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Salary Trends for Combat Soldier

Salaries for a Combat Soldier can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,806 in 2023 to around $51,551 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Combat Soldier salary trends, .

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2023

$51,806

2024

$51,940

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