Argentina
Gendarmer eda Salaries Updated, September 2026 Amounts Set
The new pay scale was established by a resolution of the Ministry of Security published in the Official Gazette. The supplements for neighborhood prevention duties and the update schedule through December were also defined.
Personnel of the Gendarmereda Nacional Argentina will receive a salary increase in September 2026, according to Resolution 844/2026 of the Ministerio de Seguridad, published in the Official Gazette and cited by La Nacif3n. The update sets a 6.9% increase for that month and defines a new scale for all ranks in the force.
According to that scale, the monthly salary ranges from $3,430,207 for the rank of commander general to $895,970.77 for gendarme II. In the other ranks, the amounts reported by La Nacif3n are $3,019,150.57 for comandante mayor, $2,710,373.82 for comandante principal, $2,230,054.39 for comandante, $1,862,724.40 for segundo comandante, $1,543,883.83 for primer alfe9rez, $1,396,174.86 for alfe9rez, $1,289,557.88 for subalfe9rez, $1,964,050.69 for suboficial mayor, $1,805,860.28 for suboficial principal, $1,641,691.18 for sargento ayudante, $1,442,969.93 for sargento primero, $1,356,769.54 for sargento, $1,192,537.17 for cabo primero, $1,084,124.63 for cabo and $985,567.87 for gendarme.
The regulation also provides for monthly updates between September and December 2026. Article 1, reproduced by La Nacif3n, establishes the monthly salaries and the amounts of the special supplement for neighborhood prevention duties and the compensation for service overtime for active personnel.
For those assigned to neighborhood prevention duties, the September supplemental scale ranges from $1,384,073.60 for commander general to $432,277.27 for gendarme II. In that same scale, the figures are $1,203,544.76 for comandante mayor, $1,033,085.40 for comandante principal, $890,593.44 for comandante, $761,186.98 for segundo comandante, $661,900.96 for primer alfe9rez, $607,249.62 for alfe9rez, $562,264.91 for subalfe9rez, $815,261.55 for suboficial mayor, $761,926.67 for suboficial principal, $712,083.34 for sargento ayudante, $659,336.26 for sargento primero, $593,999.01 for sargento, $516,518.47 for cabo primero, $482,728.22 for cabo and $451,148.21 for gendarme.
La Nacif3n also reviewed the requirements for joining the force: being Argentine by birth or by option, holding an updated DNI, being between 17 and 25 years old as of December 31 of the year of application, meeting the height standards reported by the institution, and not having visible tattoos on the face, neck, skull or other parts of the body that could be seen with the official uniform.
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