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You son of a bitch, I'm in!
Funny enough, auxiliaries didn't get a discharge bonus - other than citizenship for themselves and their wives. Only legionaries, who had to be citizens BEFORE joining, got the fat ~15 years' paycheck at the end of their term!
Oof. I'd imagine they'd get less, but not that much less.
Poor sons-of-bitches also got less regular pay. There's some debate (and some variance - specialist auxiliary cavalry got equal pay, while 'mixed' cohorts of auxiliary cavalry and infantry got less), but generally it's accepted that auxiliaries got between 66% to 80% of legionary pay.
You could join the auxilia even if you were a citizen - but if the Legions will take you, you want the Legions!