When some kind of catastrophe such as a forest fire, floods or an earthquake, in addition to the Firefighters, Police or Civil Protection services, among the first to be mobilized are the troops of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).
This permanent force’s mission is “intervention anywhere in the national territory, to contribute to the security and well-being of citizens, together with State institutions and Public Administrations, in cases of serious risk, catastrophe, calamity.” or other public needs.
It is perhaps one of the Army units closer to citizens since they always they move and help first hand to all those who need them.
The EMU is framed within the professional Army and its employees, as such, have a salary. Despite their service to citizens, the military does not have a large payroll at the end of the month.
What the military earns in Spain
How to told in this diary In February, a soldier or sailor in his or her first years of service who does not receive specific supplements received a salary in January of 1,150 euros. For his part, a colleague with more than 30 years of service who has not been promoted receives a salary of 1,300 euros net.
Military salaries grow depending on the rank they hold. According to data from the Military Life Observatory collected by ABC, a Senior Corporal can earn around 1,810 euros per month, a Sergeant 2,095 and a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer 2,850.
In the highest echelon are the officers: Lieutenant (2,750), Colonel (3,730), Brigadier General (4,250) and Lieutenant General (5,430).
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Soldier: 1,340 euros
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Sailor: 1,340 euros
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Cape Mayor: 1,810 euros
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Sergeant: 2,095 euros
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Senior Warrant Officer: 2,850 euros
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Lieutenant: 2,750 euros
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Colonel: 3,730 euros
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Brigadier General: 4,250 euros
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Lieutenant General: 5,430 euros
Regarding the previous list, it should be added that these are the average gross salaries in the Armed Forces per month, without adding accessories or antiquity.
Among the supplements they may receive are: employment supplement, special dedication supplement, specific supplement, destination supplement or bonus supplement for extraordinary services.
To calculate the salary of military personnel, the base salary, three-year periods or extraordinary payments are taken into account. Furthermore, as with civil servants, they are divided into different subgroups ranging from A1 to C2.
What happens to the UME military?
The troops of the Military Emergency Unit also are limited under the rules of remuneration in the Army. In fact, a report from April 2023 from the Unified Association of Spanish Military (AUME) emphasizes that “the remuneration structure within the Armed Forces is configured in an unbalanced manner” since the large salary mass is made up of troop professionals and seamanship and the first non-commissioned officer jobs.
«We must keep in mind that all military personnel, including those assigned to the UME, They do not receive remuneration for working on duty, overtime, night shifts, or work on holidays.», emphasizes the report.
The document focuses on the work and conditions of the UME military. In this sense, he affirms that in this body there is “an incentive for lower wages”. The report also highlights that on the UME payroll there are some differences in the complement for special dedication, the Singular Component of the Specific Complement and Reward for extraordinary services that you can consult with more precision in this link.
On the other hand, the report details that “the complement that really makes the difference is the CDE. But it must be kept in mind that this complement is subject to command discretion Therefore, the continuity of its perception is not guaranteed.
The salary of the UME military
After analyzing all these factors, the AUME report from April 2023 highlights that generally the salary of a soldier or sailor It is around 1,300 euros«while in the EMU you can reach to receive €300/400 more, in the form of complementary remuneration».
Therefore, the salary of EMU cash can be placed around 1,600 or 1,700 eurosas long as they receive this supplement for special dedication, something that does not constitute guaranteed remuneration.
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