In 2023, Marine Corps basic pay ranges in the enlisted ranks from $1,917.60 monthly for an E-1 (private) with less than two years of service; to $5,782.50 for an E-7 (gunnery sergeant) with 24 ...

Lower-ranking Marines are paid $24,000 to $32,000 a year (base pay). Promotion — and the higher pay that comes with it — beyond the rank of lance corporal is primarily based upon time in ...