- A serving US Air Force Staff Sergeant at the E6 rank has shared a detailed breakdown of her military pay
- The servicemember revealed her total monthly entitlements, which included base pay, housing allowance, and subsistence allowance
- She also disclosed that she directs 25% of her gross pay into her TSP retirement savings account
A US Air Force Staff Sergeant, known as @marcelaagri on TikTok, sparked widespread curiosity online after posting a candid, selfie-style video from inside her car in which she walked viewers through every line of her military pay statement.
Filming from what appears to be a military base car park, the service member at the E6 pay grade laid out her Leave and Earnings Statement in full, covering entitlements, deductions, and her final take-home figures.
Source: UGC
What E-6 Air Force sergeant earns each month
On the entitlements side, her base pay is $4,612.80 per month (N6,135,946). She also receives a Basic Allowance for Subsistence of $476.95 (N634,438) and a Basic Allowance for Housing of $1,821.45 (N2,422,892), plus an additional $55.31 (N73,573), bringing her total entitlements to $6,966.55 (N9,263,003).
Her deductions, however, are significant. Federal taxes total $371.84 (N494,441), Social Security contributions total $285.99 (N380,342), and Medicare totals $66.89 (N88,931). Her SGLI life insurance premium and a mid-month pay advance add further figures to that column. Her largest single deduction is her Thrift Savings Plan contribution, which is $1,153.20 (N1,533,809). She explained that she has always allocated 25% of her gross pay to the TSP retirement account and has never reduced that amount.
She also has a $1,000 (N1,329,630) bank allotment set up each month.
After applying all deductions and the allotment, her total net amount for the second half of the month is $2,076.73 (N2,760,779). She also receives $1,985.36 (N2,639,219) at the start of the month as her mid-month payment, meaning she is paid twice monthly in line with standard US military payroll practice.
Watch her full pay breakdown on TikTok below:
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