- Military Pay
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France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and the United States form the G8.1 Canada has the highest paid military of the G8 countries.
Pay ranking from highest paid military to lowest paid military:
1. Canada2
2. United Kingdom4
3. United States3
4. France5
5. Germany6
6. Japan8
7. Russia9
8. Italy7Ranking was based on Lieutenant's and Captain's pay. Exchange rates used were accurate as of 8 April 2010.
Pay ranking does not include additional benefits such as medical, pension, living expenses, and bonuses (for example hazard pay, hardship allowance, field allowance, etc.)
Footnotes
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8
2. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dgcb-dgras/ps/pay-sol/pr-sol/index-eng.asp
3. http://militarypay.defense.gov/pay/bp/
4. http://www.army.mod.uk/join/terms/pay.aspx
5. http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/faq/soldes_salaires
6. http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde
7. http://www.difesa.it/
8. http://www.mod.go.jp/e/index.html
9. http://mil.ru/eng/Categories:- Military pay and benefits
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