Al Ministry of Defense is responsible for the preparation, development andexecution of the defense policy determined by the Governmentobtaining and managing human and material resources for this, as well as carrying out the tasks that are necessary for the fulfillment of the missions that are assigned to the Armed Forces.
The military are attached to the different bodies in accordance with the tasks to be carried out by: the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Joint Forces. But their salaries vary by rank and the scales to which they belong.
An increase in the remuneration of all military personnel has recently been approved: from 100.6 euros per month for the employment of soldier in marines; of 113.1 euros per month estimated average for the‘brigade occupation; and 89.9 euros on average, at least, for the employment of commander or captain of Corvette.
Salary
- Officer A1: includes Land, Sea and Air generals (59,387 euros), lieutenant generals (54,726), division generals (50,074), brigadier generals (45,275), colonels (41,697), lieutenant colonels (38,450), commanders (36,534) , captains (33,623), and lieutenants (30,082 euros).
- Officer A2: there are ensigns (27,730 euros), senior non-commissioned officers (32,703), sub-lieutenants (they earn 30,703 euros, more than lieutenants since this rank is the highest a sergeant aspires to and they are usually seniors who accumulate three years), brigades (28,212), first sergeants (26,142) and sergeants (24,659 euros).
- C1 official: there are senior leaders (21,807 euros), first leaders (20,356), leaders (18,870), and soldiers or sailors (17,838 euros).
Complements
Supplements are those that increase in consideration the salary of the military. Therefore, we find the following:
- Employment supplement: corresponds to the function that is exercised within the Armed Forces. It can vary from 359 euros for a training soldier to 1,600 euros for a general.
- Specific complement: it is divided into two parts: on the one hand, the general component that is perceived as a function of the occupation and, on the other, that which remunerates special conditions such as the responsibility or dangerousness of the professional activity.
- Special dedication supplement: will reward extraordinary activities such as, for example, special missions.
- Other add-ons: help for clothing, housing allowance, family allowances or bonus pensions are some of the remunerations that are added to the basic salary.