The Nigerian Air Force is an important branch of the Nigerian Military which consists of the Nigerian Army, Navy and the Air Force. They are also known as the Armed forces of Nigeria. The Nigerian Air Force Salary 2024, Ranks And Allowances is what we will be discussing in this post.
Remember that we previously wrote about the Nigerian Army ranks, salary and allowances and the Nigerian Navy ranks, salary and allowances. After we made those articles, many people who are interested in joining the Nigerian Air Force started asking questions on how much the Nigerian Air Force pays their personnel.
Before we talk about the Nigerian Air Force Salary, we will first discuss about the ranks in the Nigerian Air Force for your easy understanding because the Nigerian Airforce salary is based on ranks and the years of service.
Nigerian Air Force Ranks
There are a total number of 19 ranks in the Nigerian Air Force both the Commissioned Officers and the non commissioned officers.
Those that joined the Nigerian Air Force using SSCE certificate are always given the rank of Aircraftman as their starting rank. National Diploma rank in Air Force is Lance Corporal or Corporal. Those that joined the Nigerian Air Force using NCE certificate are always given the rank of Lance Corporal or Corporal depending on the trade. Those that are graduates in the Nigerian Air Force the joined the Air Force using HND or BSC are given the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
Below is the complete ranks in the Nigerian Air Force.
- 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
The Non-commissioned officers ranks are:
- Air Warrant Officer
- Master Warrant Officer
- Warrant Officer
- Flight Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Lance Corporal
- Aircraftman
The above ranks are the ranks which is available in the Nigerian Air Force. Now let’s look at the Nigerian Air Force Salary.
Nigerian Air Force Salary
Just like the ranks in the Nigerian Air Force, those that joined the Nigerian Air Force using SSCE certificate are paid between #50,000 – #52,000. National Diploma Salary in Air Force is between #57,000 – #60,000. Those that joined using NCE certificate are also paid between #57,000 – #60,000 as starting salary. The graduates in the Nigerian Air Force that possess HND or BSC are paid about #140,000 – #180,000 monthly as their starting salary.
Below is the complete salary of the Nigerian Air Force according to ranks.
- Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force: ₦2,800,001 monthly
- Air Chief Marshal: ₦2,113,603 monthly
- Air Marshal: ₦1,838,712 monthly
- Air Vice-Marshal: ₦1,699,452 monthly
- Air Commodore: ₦977,891 monthly
- Group Captain: ₦852,631 monthly
- Wing Commander: ₦742,581 monthly
- Squadron Leader: ₦648,001 monthly
- Flight Lieutenant: ₦332,481 monthly
- Flying Officer: ₦218,401 monthly
- Pilot Officer: ₦187,151 monthly
The Non-commissioned officers salaries are:
- Air Warrant Officer: ₦171,791 monthly
- Master Warrant Officer: ₦165,691 monthly.
- Warrant Officer: ₦101,971 monthly.
- Flight Sergeant: ₦97,111 monthly.
- Sergeant: ₦87,111 monthly.
- Corporal: ₦65,262 monthly.
- Lance Corporal: ₦59,262 monthly.
- Aircraftman: ₦52,891 monthly.
The figures mentioned above is approximately the basic salary of the Nigerian Air Force personnel. Now let’s also look at the Nigerian Air Force Allowances.
Nigerian Air Force Allowance
There are few Allowances which are reportedly paid to the members of the Nigerian Air Force. The allowances are as follows
- Special Forces allowance – #45,000 – #75,000
- Uniform Allowance – #10,000 – #15,000
- Operation Allowance – #45,000 – #75,000
- Transport Allowance – #10,000 – #25,000
- Housing Allowance – #15,000 – 25,000.
Nigerian Air Force Training Allowance
The Nigerian Air Force training allowance is a little amount of money which is paid to trainees on training for their upkeep until the completion of their training.
The Nigerian Air Force training allowance is between #15,000 – #25,000 for SSCE, ND and NCE certificate holders while HND and BSC certificate holders training allowance is between #20,000 – #35,000. Please note that the training allowance won’t be paid to those who have successfully graduated from training. In other words, the Nigerian Air Force training allowance is strictly for those who are on training.
