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2009 Medical and dental special pay rates

Medical and dental officers on active duty for more than one year are entitled to monthly variable special pay at the annual rates indicated. They are entitled to annual additional special pay if they complete their internship or initial residency training and agree to serve on active duty at least one year. Officers who are board certified in their particular specialty are entitled to board-certified pay.

MEDICAL OFFICERS (annual)
       
  Variable special pay Additional special pay Board-certified pay
Undergoing internship $1,200 N/A N/A
0 to 5 years 5,000 $15,000 $2,500
6 to 7 years 12,000 15,000 2,500
8 to 9 years 11,500 15,000 2,500
10 to 11 years 11,000 15,000 3,500
12 to 13 years 10,000 15,000 4,000
14 to 17 years 9,000 15,000 5,000
18 to 21 years 8,000 15,000 6,000
22 or more years 7,000 15,000 6,000
Paygrade O-7 and above 7,000 15,000 6,000
 
Multiyear special pay (MSP) varies by specialty and length of service commitment. Medical officers below paygrade O-7, qualified in critical specialties and with eight or more years of creditable service and who have met their active-duty obligation for education may receive the MSP bonus if they agree to serve for an additional 2-, 3- or 4-year period. Incentive special pay (ISP) is paid to specialists not in internship or residency. Officers below grade O-7 who are qualified in a particular medical specialty may receive the ISP bonus if they agree to remain on active duty at least one more year. Dental officers in certain specialties are eligible for the dental officer multiyear retention bonus.
 

Annual medical officer Multiyear Special Pay, Incentive Special Pay and Early-Career Incentive Special Pay

  
Specialty MSP 2 years MSP 3 years MSP 4 years ISP only or w/oblig. ISP w/ MSP ECISP 4 years
Anesthesiology $25,000 $40,000 $60,000 $36,000 $50,000 $69,000
Cardiology 21,000 34,000 51,000 36,000 41,000 58,000
Cardiology* 21,000 40,000 60,000 36,000 41,000 -
Dermatology 17,000 25,000 38,000 20,000 20,000 36,000
Emergency medicine 17,000 26,000 40,000 26,000 30,000 44,000
Family practice 17,000 25,000 38,000 20,000 20,000 36,000
Gastroenterology 22,000 33,000 50,000 26,000 29,000 49,000
General surgery 25,000 40,000 60,000 29,000 50,000 69,000
Internal medicine 13,000 23,000 35,000 20,000 20,000 34,000
Neurology 13,000 19,000 25,000 20,000 20,000 28,000
Neurosurgery 25,000 40,000 60,000 36,000 60,000 75,000
OB/GYN 17,000 25,000 35,000 31,000 31,000 41,000
Ophthalmology 13,000 19,000 25,000 28,000 30,000 34,000
Orthopedics 17,000 33,000 50,000 36,000 50,000 63,000
Otolaryngology 17,000 25,000 33,000 30,000 35,000 43,000
Pathology 13,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 20,000 31,000
Pediatrics 13,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 20,000 31,000
Physical/Aerospace Medicine 12,000 13,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 25,000
Preventive/Occupational Medicine 13,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 20,000 31,000
Psychiatry 17,000 28,000 43,000 20,000 20,000 39,000
Pulmonary/IM-Critical Care 21,000 31,000 45,000 23,000 26,000 44,000
Pulmonary/IM-Critical Care* 21,000 36,000 55,000 23,000 26,000 -
Radiology 25,000 40,000 60,000 36,000 42,000 64,000
Urology 20,000 30,000 45,000 28,000 28,000 46,000
Subspecialty cat. I(1) 23,000 36,000 55,000 36,000 57,000 70,000
Subspecialty cat. II(2) 12,000 18,000 27,000 28,000 28,000 34,000
Subspecialty cat. III(3) 12,000 17,000 25,000 23,000 26,000 32,000
Subspecialty cat. IV(4) 13,000 19,000 25,000 20,000 20,000 28,000
Subspecialty cat. V(5) 21,000 31,000 45,000 36,000 41,000 54,000
*Air Force only. (1) Cardio-thoracic, colon/rectal, oncology, pediatric, plastic, vascular, trauma/critical care surgery, transplant; (2) Nuclear medicine; (3) Residency trained in allergy/immunology, nephrology, hematology/oncology, pediatric cardiology, neonatology and fellowship-trained critical care or intensive medicine specialists; (4) All internal medicine/pediatric subspecialties not listed in Subspecialty categories I or III. (5) Physicians fellowship trained in otolaryngology, OB/GYN and urology.
 

DENTAL OFFICERS (annual)
       
  Variable special pay Additional special pay Board certified pay
Undergoing internship $3,000 N/A N/A
0 to 2 years 3,000 $10,000 $2,500
3 to 5 years 7,000 12,000 2,500
6 to 7 years 7,000 12,000 2,500
8 to 9 years 12,000 12,000 2,500
10 to 11 years 12,000 15,000 3,500
12 to 13 years 10,000 15,000 4,000
14 to 17 years 9,000 15,000 5,000
18 or more years 8,000 15,000 6,000
Paygrade O-7 and above 7,000 15,000 6,000
 

Dental officer annual multiyear retention bonus
       
Specialty 2-year contract 3-year contract 4-year contract
Oral-maxillofacial surgeons* $25,000 $38,000 $50,000
Comprehensive/operative dentistry 25,000 38,000 50,000
Endodontics 25,000 38,000 50,000
Prosthodontics 25,000 38,000 50,000
Orthodontics 25,000 38,000 50,000
Oral pathology/diagnosis/medicine 25,000 38,000 50,000
Pediatric dentistry 25,000 38,000 50,000
Periodontics 25,000 38,000 50,000
Public health dentistry 25,000 38,000 50,000
Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) 25,000 38,000 50,000
Dental research 25,000 38,000 50,000
Endodontics (Advanced Clinical Practice) 18,000 27,000 35,000
Exodontia (ACP) 18,000 27,000 35,000
General dentistry (ACP) 18,000 27,000 35,000
Periodontics (ACP) 18,000 27,000 35,000
Prosthodontics (ACP) 18,000 27,000 35,000
 
*Oral-maxillofacial surgeons below the paygrade of O-7 with a current, valid, unrestricted license or approved waiver also are eligible for Incentive Special Pay at a rate of $30,000 per year.
 

NOTES:

Registered nurse accession bonus: A qualified RN who agrees to accept a commission and be assigned nurse duties may receive an accession bonus of up to $20,000 for a three-year contract and up to $30,000 for a four-year contract.

Registered nurse incentive special pay: A qualified RN may receive annual incentive special pay at a rate of up to $5,000 for a one-year contract, up to $10,000 per year for a two-year contract, up to $15,000 per year for a three-year contract, and up to $20,000 per year for a four-year contract.

Certified registered nurse anesthetist: A qualified CRNA who agrees to remain on active duty may receive incentive special pay of up to $20,000 for a one-year contract; up to $25,000 per year for a two-year contract; up to $35,000 per year for a three-year contract; and up to $40,000 per year for a four-year contract.

Dental officer accession bonus: A qualified dentist who agrees to accept a commission, be assigned dentist duties and remain on active duty for four years may receive up to a $75,000 accession bonus.

Pharmacy officer retention special pay: Pharmacists in pay grades O-6 and below who have completed their active-duty obligation for education/training and agree to remain for two years qualify for $15,000 in annual retention special pay.

Pharmacy officer accession bonus: A qualified pharmacist who agrees to accept a commission, be assigned duty as a pharmacist and remain on active duty for at least four years may receive up to a $30,000 accession bonus.

Psychologists, non-physician health care providers and veterinarians: Qualified psychologists, non-physician health care providers and veterinarians who are board certified in their specialty may receive board-certified pay at the annual rates below:

  Length of service Board-certified pay
  Less than 10 years $2,000
  10 to 11 years 2,500
  12 to 13 years 3,000
  14 to 17 years 4,000
  18 or more years 5,000
 
 

Critical skills wartime accession bonus

Under the fiscal 2007 Defense Authorization Act, the military services may pay wartime accession bonuses to medical and dental officers who agree to serve at least four years. During the active-duty service obligation for which they qualify for the critical wartime skills accession bonus, officers are not eligible for multiyear special or incentive pay. Bonus rates vary by medical or dental specialty and cannot exceed $400,000.