If you are a health professional officer you may be entitled to special pay. The following is a summary of what you need to know about special pay for health professionals:
- Active-Duty Agreement
- Variable Special Pay Tables (Medical Officers)
- Board Certified Special Pay (Dental and Medical Officers)
- Additional Special Pay (Dental Officers)
- Incentive Special Pay
- Multi-Year Retention Bonus
Active-Duty Agreement
An officer may not be paid any of the additional special pays unless the officer first agrees to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special pay. View the The official DoD Financial Management Regulation to review the rules governing Medical and Dental Officer pay.
The following tables reflect the 2008 monthly and annual special pay rates for Medical and Dental Officers.:
Monthly Variable Special Pay (Medical Officers) | |||||||||
| Pay Grade |
Under 3 |
3 but less than 6 |
6 but less than 8 |
8 but less than 10 | |||||
| Intern |
100.00 |
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| To O-6 (not an intern) |
416.67 |
1000.00 |
958.33 | ||||||
| Above O-6 |
583.33 |
583.33 |
583.33 |
583.33 | |||||
Monthly Variable Special Pay (Medical Officers) | |||||||||
| Pay Grade |
10 but less than 12 |
12 but less than 14 |
14 but less than 18 |
18 but less than 22 |
22 and over | ||||
| To O-6 (not an intern) |
916.67 |
833.33 |
750.00 |
666.67 |
583.33 | ||||
| Above O-6 |
583.33 |
583.33 |
583.33 |
583.33 |
583.33 | ||||
Monthly Board Certified Special Pay (Medical or Dental Officers) | |||||
| Pay Grade |
Under 10 |
10 but less than 12 |
12 but less than 14 |
14 but less than 18 |
18 and over |
| All Grades |
208.33 |
291.67 |
333.33 |
416.67 |
500.00 |
Annual Additional Special Pay for Dental Officers | |||
| Pay Grade |
Under 3 |
3 but less than 10 |
10 and over |
| All Grades |
$4,000 |
$6,000 |
333.33 |
Annual Incentive Special Pay (Medical Officers) | |
| Health Professional Specialty: |
Annual Amount |
| Anesthesiology |
36,000.00 |
| Dermatology |
18,000.00 |
| Emergency medicine |
26,000.00 |
| Family practice |
13,000.00 |
| Gastroenterology |
26,000.00 |
| General surgery |
29,000.00 |
| Internal medicine |
14,000.00 |
| Neurology |
14,000.00 |
| Neurosurgery |
36,000.00 |
| OB/GYN |
31,000.00 |
| Ophthalmology |
28,000.00 |
| Orthopedics |
36,000.00 |
| Otolaryngology |
30,000.00 |
| Pathology |
16,000.00 |
| Pediatrics |
12,000.00 |
| Prev/Occ/Phys Med |
13,000.00 |
| Psychiatry |
15,000.00 |
| Radiology |
36,000.00 |
| Subspecialty Cat I |
36,000.00 |
| Subspecialty Cat II |
28,000.00 |
| Subspecialty Cat III |
23,000.00 |
| Subspecialty Cat IV |
14,000.00 |
| Urology |
28,000.00 |
Multi-year Retention Bonus (Dental Officers) | ||||
|
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 | |
| 4 year agreement |
50,000.00 |
40,000.00 |
35,000.00 |
25,000.00 |
| 3 Year Agreement |
38,000.00 |
30,000.00 |
27,000.00 |
19,000.00 |
| 2 Year Agreement |
25,000.00 |
20,000.00 |
18,000.00 |
13,000.00 |
