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Lieutenant Salaries in the United States

How much does a Lieutenant make in the United States?

Lieutenants earn $68,000 annually on average, or $33 per hour, which is 3% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Lieutenants work for United States Coast Guard at $83,000 annually while the lowest paid Lieutenants work for Admiral Security Services earning approximately $22,000 each year.

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$155K Los Angeles World Airports' Average Lieutenant Salary (1 salaries)

+$87K (78%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$111K (111%) more than average Los Angeles World Airports salary ($44K)
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Equal to average Los Angeles World Airports Lieutenant salary ($155K)
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$67K NYC Police Department's Average Lieutenant Salary (21 salaries)

-$1K (1%) less than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$23K (41%) more than average NYC Police Department salary ($44K)
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+$33K (39%) more than average NYC Police Department Lieutenant salary ($67K)
+$34K (40%) more than average NYC Police Department Lieutenant salary ($67K)
+$44K (49%) more than average NYC Police Department Lieutenant salary ($67K)
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$73K United States Navy's Average Lieutenant Salary (9 salaries)

+$5K (7%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$28K (47%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
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+$22K (26%) more than average United States Navy Lieutenant salary ($73K)
+$18K (21%) more than average United States Navy Lieutenant salary ($73K)
+$12K (15%) more than average United States Navy Lieutenant salary ($73K)
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$83K United States Coast Guard's Average Lieutenant Salary (5 salaries)

+$15K (19%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$33K (49%) more than average United States Coast Guard salary ($50K)
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-$17K (22%) less than average United States Coast Guard Lieutenant salary ($83K)
-$33K (49%) less than average United States Coast Guard Lieutenant salary ($83K)
-$53K (93%) less than average United States Coast Guard Lieutenant salary ($83K)
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$50K United States Air Force's Average Lieutenant Salary (3 salaries)

-$18K (30%) less than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$2K (4%) more than average United States Air Force salary ($48K)
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+$21K (34%) more than average United States Air Force Lieutenant salary ($50K)
+$25K (40%) more than average United States Air Force Lieutenant salary ($50K)
-$22K (56%) less than average United States Air Force Lieutenant salary ($50K)

$69K Department of Corrections' Average Lieutenant Salary (3 salaries)

+$1K (1%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$34K (65%) more than average Department of Corrections salary ($35K)
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+$12K (16%) more than average Department of Corrections Lieutenant salary ($69K)
-$13K (20%) less than average Department of Corrections Lieutenant salary ($69K)
-$47K (103%) less than average Department of Corrections Lieutenant salary ($69K)

$48K United States Army's Average Lieutenant Salary (3 salaries)

-$20K (34%) less than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$6K (13%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)
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-$6K (13%) less than average United States Army Lieutenant salary ($48K)
-$7K (15%) less than average United States Army Lieutenant salary ($48K)
+$12K (22%) more than average United States Army Lieutenant salary ($48K)

$83K United States Marine Corps' Average Lieutenant Salary (2 salaries)

+$15K (19%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$42K (67%) more than average United States Marine Corps salary ($41K)
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+$2K (2%) more than average United States Marine Corps Lieutenant salary ($83K)
-$2K (2%) less than average United States Marine Corps Lieutenant salary ($83K)

$73K Jefferson County Sheriff's Office's Average Lieutenant Salary (2 salaries)

+$5K (7%) more than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$32K (56%) more than average Jefferson County Sheriff's Office salary ($41K)
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-$2K (2%) less than average Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant salary ($73K)
+$2K (2%) more than average Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant salary ($73K)

$55K United States Department of Justice's Average Lieutenant Salary (2 salaries)

-$13K (21%) less than national average Lieutenant salary ($68K)
+$15K (31%) more than average United States Department of Justice salary ($40K)
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+$20K (30%) more than average United States Department of Justice Lieutenant salary ($55K)
-$21K (47%) less than average United States Department of Justice Lieutenant salary ($55K)

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