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Generals are not paid that well, at least not compared to a Silicon Valley software engineer's salary. I think they make ~$200k (https://militarypay.defense.gov
by isoskeles 7y ago
Generals are not paid that well, at least not compared to a Silicon Valley software engineer's salary. I think they make ~$200k (https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/ActiveDutyTables/2019%20Military%20Basic%20Pay%20Table.pdf https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/ActiveDu...), so if any of them are obscenely wealthy, best guess is they make a lot of money off of "speaking events" like any other person with political connections.
- sidlls 7y agoThey also have many other benefits, including housing subsidies, commissary access, essentially free health care, etc. Officers especially are compensated very well.
- sigstoat 7y agocombat zone pay, as well, perhaps? seems like a general with a 40 year career who could (and did) save all of his money could have accumulated a few million dollars in cars without very many shenanigans, if that was their sole financial goal in life.