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I suspect a civilian contractor on site in places Afghanistan and other high risk countries make a lot more. During IRAQ II I saw a local add (Uk) offering £40
by C1sc0cat 7y ago
I suspect a civilian contractor on site in places Afghanistan and other high risk countries make a lot more.
During IRAQ II I saw a local add (Uk) offering £40K tax free for a basic car mechanic going out to Iraq to presumably work for the Military or PMC
- joncrane 7y agoLike a £40K sign on bonus to relocate to Iraq? Or £40K per annum? Because the latter seems low.
- heavenlyblue 7y agowww.totaljobs.com says an average car mechanic gets about 32K in the UK. That's about 24K take home. 40K vs 24K is a 53% increase in salary. That's against 52K on glassdoor for being a military officer. But I am pretty sure that 52K is taxable itself so the actual different is smaller.
- mruts 7y agoNot an apples to apples comparison, but my uncle got paid 250k/year USD to drive a big rig in Iraq for the US military. He knows Arabic and can "fit in", though. You can get paid a lot more for taking on a lot more risk, even if you don't have particularly unique or exceptional skills.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoYes this wasn't an experienced time served mechanic job this was basic shop skills.
- UncleEntity 7y agoI drove a truck in Iraq for "$52k/year" and came home after a little over four months when I made ~$40k -- it was all in the overtime.