{"id":543822,"date":"2026-09-18T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/usaf-most-expensive-bomber-flown-pilots-earning-standard-military-pay\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:00:14","slug":"the-us-air-forces-most-expensive-bomber-will-be-flown-by-pilots-earning-standard-military-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=543822","title":{"rendered":"The US Air Force’s Most Expensive Bomber Will Be Flown By Pilots Earning Standard Military Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"

All United States Air Force<\/a><\/span> pilots are officers who receive the same basic pay for their rank and years of service. They also mostly receive the same bonuses and allowances, although there is one notable exception: the pilot Aviation Bonus, which is given out based on community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why B-21 Raider pilots will likely be paid above average due to seniority, but not because of the aircraft they are flying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,412,240,9588,423,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-military","category-north-america","category-northrop-grumman-b-21-raider","category-united-states","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t