2012 MEDICAL AND DENTAL SPECIAL PAY RATES |
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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. |
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MEDICAL OFFICERS (annual) |
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Variable special pay |
Additional special pay |
Board certification pay |
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Undergoing internship |
$1,200 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 through 5 years |
5,000 |
$15,000 |
$2,500 |
6 through 7 years |
12,000 |
15,000 |
2,500 |
8 through 9 years |
11,500 |
15,000 |
2,500 |
10 through 11 years |
11,000 |
15,000 |
3,500 |
12 through 13 years |
10,000 |
15,000 |
4,000 |
14 through 17 years |
9,000 |
15,000 |
5,000 |
18 through 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 pay grade 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. |
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Annual medical officer Multiyear Special Pay, Incentive Special Pay and Early-Career Incentive Special Pay |
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Specialty |
MSP 2 years |
MSP 3 years |
MSP 4 years |
ISP only 1 year |
ISP w/MSP |
ECISP 4 years |
| Aerospace Medicine | $13,000 | $19,000 | $25,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $25,000 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
(1) Cardio-thoracic, colon/rectal, oncology, pediatric, plastic, vascular, and trauma/critical care surgery; organ transplant; fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons (2) Nuclear medicine; (3) Residency training in allergy/immunology; nephrology; hematology/oncology; neonatology (4) All internal medicine/pediatric subspecialties not listed in Subspecialty Categories I or III. (5) Physicians fellowship trained in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, OB/GYN and urology. |
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DENTAL OFFICERS (annual) |
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Variable special pay |
Additional special pay |
Board certification pay |
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Undergoing internship |
$3,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 through 2 years |
3,000 |
$10,000 |
$2,500 |
3 through 5 years |
7,000 |
12,000 |
2,500 |
6 through 7 years |
7,000 |
12,000 |
2,500 |
8 through 9 years |
12,000 |
12,000 |
2,500 |
10 through 11 years |
12,000 |
15,000 |
3,500 |
12 through 13 years |
10,000 |
15,000 |
4,000 |
14 through 17 years |
9,000 |
15,000 |
5,000 |
18 or more years |
8,000 |
15,000 |
6,000 |
Pay grade O-7 and above |
7,000 |
15,000 |
6,000 |
Dental officer annual multiyear retention bonus |
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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/orofacial pain |
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 for 1-year contracts and $50,000 per year for 2-, 3- and 4-year contracts. |
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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 $50,000 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 an accession bonus of up to $75,000. |
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 per year in retention special pay. |
Psychologists, non-physician health care providers and veterinarians: Qualified psychologists, clinical social workers, physician assistants, veterinary officers and public health officers who are board certified in their specialty may receive board-certified pay at the rate of $6,000 per year, paid in monthly installments. They are also eligible for varying amounts of accession and retention bonues and incentive pay, depending on the length of the contract signed. |
Critical Skills Wartime Accession Bonus |
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; for medical specialties in 2012, the lowest bonus amount is $180,000 for aerospace medicine specialists, and the highest is $400,000 for neurosurgeons, general surgeons and vascular surgeons. For dental specialties, the bonus is $300,000 for oral and maxillofacial surgeons and specialists in comprehensive dentistry, endodontics and prosthodontics. |
