How much a military lawyer makes in a year?

Answer 1

It depends on a few factors, including the branch of military, service location, time in, etc. JAG attorneys get paid according to pay grade scale (figure approx. 60K to 80K). But the benefits raise that value considerably, such as almost instant rank, retention pay (you get as much as 60K to stay on after your initial 4 year commitment, housing allowances so you don't have to live on base, food allowance, paid vacations that start with 30 days. And, the experience will make you a tough lawyer in the civilian world once you retire from service.

Civilian attorneys charge around $200 an hour, but we'll never know how many clients they have or hour many hours they put in, if they do contingency work, are on retainer lot of factors.

So what a JAG lawyer makes is a relative figure.