I'm thinking about going from active duty to national guard can anyone tell how much is pay with a family in tricare E5 7 years worth it

You get paid per drill, with two days worth of pay per drill day. For an E-5 with 7 years, that would be around $460/month. You would have to pay for Tricare on your own dime.

You would also get paid for 2 weeks of Annual Training, which would be around $1750.

As a National Guardsman, you may have opportunities to go on active duty status for schools, etc., and you would get paid just as you would on active duty for any day of service.

In summary, the National Guard is not a way to make a real living. It can't be your primary income source.

If you're asking whether Tricare is worth it... compared to civilian health insurance, the answer would be yes. Its extremely affordable. Whether going guard in general is worth it really depends on what your plan is. I'm an E-6 with 18 years and I still make jack squat for my drill weekends compared to what I was making on active duty even as a private, but it does allow me to attend school to finish out my education plans and keep serving, which is the whole reason I left active to begin with, so, for me, its worth it. Without knowing what you're looking for when you get out, its kind of a difficult question to answer.

All guardsmen pay the same amount for Tricare Reserve Select. Right now, the family premium is about $210/month.