how much does reserves pay
Bear in mind when you do your annual tour you'll also get BAS and BAH, so you'll get about $100.00 to $200.00 more as allowances that are non-taxable. To give you an idea: As a MSgt (E-7) in the Reserve with over 16 years in but not quite 18 years in, my take-home pay is around $245.00 a month for a drill weekend. Annual tour pay is somewhere around $1,600.00 for two weeks.