How much does blackwater employee make?

Answer 1

I hear that it is done with contracts indiviualy - so that one guy may be paid; lets say $1,000 a month while another guy who did better with his contract, was given a better offer or maybe even used a lawyer to discuss that contract may get between $4,000 and $10,000 a month -

but I would figure that you average "mercenary" and that's what they are - gets paid more than top government officials - while the military is on an antiquated flat pay system. I am sure that restrictions are used - such as - if you are a mercenary and your job is to protect a diplomat or other "important" person, it would stand to reason that they would be getting a better pay rate than there counterparts gaurding say a a building or depot or whatever it may be.

It also makes sense that the ex military soldier who joins blackwater has the intelligents to see that A: they could be paid a poor salary with terrible benefits and stand to lose or have those benefits canceled due to loop holes and poor oversite. or they could B: join a mercenary group like blackwater and make a respectable salary that 7 year college grads make - and on top of that I am just guessing here, they have far better medical benefits than your average military foot soldier - and that is mainly because the tax payer pays for these benefits and salary. So as far as the company of Blackwater is concerned they aren't spending any of there money to provide said benefits.

I would like to say that most of what I wrote is just me making educated guesses and using a basic understanding of business structure.

Either way tax money pays both.

I work for the U.S. State Department serving in Pakistan. We also have U.S. Civilian contractors. While the above answer is correct about salary negotiations and contracts, the average starting salary is around $600 a day. They, however, are not Federal Employees, and therefore get no medical benefits. Here in Pakistan they can not use our U.S. Government medical facilities. They all buy private insurance. Also, Tax Withholdings are not taken out, but they are subject to U.S. income tax. Thus they must either lie on their tax forms, or save up for a big tax payment at the end of the year. The contractors also only work a specific number of days per year. One contract service we use are in country (working) for 275 days a year. The other 90, they are free to do whatever. They only get paid while in country.