Introduction
Have you ever thought if the Nigerian Air force salaries are proportionate to the labour and sacrifice they make daily for all of us? This is where to find out!
The Nigerian Air force is the air-focused military force. It was formally established in January 1964 with technical assistance from West Germany. The air force started life as a transport unit with aircrew being trained in Canada, Ethiopia and Pakistan. The air force did not get a combat capability until a number of MiG-17 aircraft were presented by the Soviet Union in 1966. It flies transport, trainer, helicopter, and fighter aircraft.
The Nigerian Air Force salaries are based on their ranks and educational qualification.
The commissioned officers for the Nigerian Air force are as follows:
- Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal
- Air Marshal
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Air Commodore
- Group Captain
- Wing Commander
- Squadron Leader
- Flight Lieutenant
- Flying Officer
- Pilot Officer
There are nine ranks of the non-commissioned officers in the Nigerian Air force.
- Air Warrant Officer
- Master Warrant Officer
- Warrant Officer
- Flight Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Lance – Corporal
- Air Craftman
- Recruit
The categories and ranks of the Air force, with their respective salaries are thus as follows;
| S/N | CATEGORIES | SALARIES |
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS |
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| 1 | Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force | Yet to be attained |
| 2 | Air Chief Marshal | N1,724,283 |
| 3 | Air Marshal | N1,486,451 |
| 4 | Air Vice-Marshal | N1,376,343 |
| 5 | Air Commodore | N677,895 |
| 6 | Group Captain | N352,631 |
| 7 | Wing Commander | N342,586 |
| 8 | Squadron Leader | N248,004 |
| 9 | Flight Lieutenant | N232,484 |
| 10 | Flying Officer | N218,400 |
| 11 | Pilot Officer | N187,159 |
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS |
||
| 1 | Air Warrant Officer | N171,793 |
| 2 | Master Warrant Officer | N165,697 |
| 3 | Warrant Officer | N101,974 |
| 4 | Flight Sergeant | N87,119 |
| 5 | Sergeant | N69,261 |
| 6 | Corporal | N55,832 |
| 7 | Air Craftman | N53,892 |
| 8 | Recruit | N10,237 |
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These salaries are as at the year 2017.
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I need to be employed for Nigeria air force
if they is any vacancy let me known please.
a diploma students wat is his rank on all the forces
with diploma certificate from a polytechnic which rank will i be given
Good morning please I need a job
I am retired from Pakistan Air force as chief warrant officer of instrument technology. I want to join as a civillian air craft technical instrutor in nigeriain air force.plz reply is it possible
Hello Muhammad, yes it is possible. You can check for updates on the job here https://www.myjobmag.com