2008 Medical and dental special pay rates |
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| 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 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. | |||||
| Medical officer annual multiyear special pay and incentive special pay (MSP & ISP) | |||||
| ----------- Medical Special Pay ----------- | |||||
| Specialty | 2-year contract | 3-year contract | 4-year contract | ISP only or w/oblig. | ISP w/ MSP |
| Anesthesiology | $25,000 | $38,000 | $50,000 | $36,000 | $50,000 |
| Cardiology (Adult)(1) | 21,000 | 31,000 | 41,000 | 36,000 | 41,000 |
| Dermatology | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 |
| Emergency medicine | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 |
| Family practice | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Gastroenterology | 22,000 | 33,000 | 44,000 | 26,000 | 29,000 |
| General surgery | 25,000 | 38,000 | 50,000 | 29,000 | 34,000 |
| Internal medicine | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| Neurology | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| Neurosurgery(2) | 25,000 | 38,000 | 50,000 | 36,000 | 50,000 |
| OB/GYN(3) | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 |
| Ophthalmology | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Orthopedics | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 36,000 | 41,000 |
| Otolaryngology | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | 33,000 |
| Pathology | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 16,000 | 19,000 |
| Pediatrics | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Physical/Aerospace Medicine | 12,000 | 13,000 | 17,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Preventive/Occupational Medicine | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Psychiatry | 17,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Pulmonary/IM-Critical Care(1) | 21,000 | 31,000 | 41,000 | 23,000 | 26,000 |
| Radiology | 25,000 | 38,000 | 50,000 | 36,000 | 42,000 |
| Subspecialty Cat. I(4) | 23,000 | 34,000 | 45,000 | 36,000 | 41,000 |
| Subspecialty Cat. II(5) | 12,000 | 13,000 | 17,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Subspecialty Cat. III(6) | 12,000 | 13,000 | 17,000 | 23,000 | 26,000 |
| Subspecialty Cat. IV(7) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| Subspecialty Cat. V(8) | 21,000 | 31,000 | 41,000 | 36,000 | 41,000 |
| Urology | 17,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| (1) Due to unique Air Force shortages in pulmonary and adult cardiology, Air Force only may set MSP four-year contract rate at or below $50,000 under a pilot program; other services stay at the $41,000 cap. Pilot program will be evaluated in one year. (2) Services may set MSP four-year contract rate at less than $50,000 per year (3) Services may set MSP four-year contract rate at less than $33,000 per year (4) Cardio-thoracic, colon/rectal, oncology, pediatric, plastic, vascular, trauma/critical care surgery; transplant; (5) Nuclear medicine; (6) Residency trained in allergy/immunology; nephrology; hematology/oncology; pediatric cardiology; neonatology; and fellowship-trained critical care or intensive medicine specialists; (7) All internal medicine/pediatric subspecialties not listed in Subspecialty Categories I or III. (8) 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 | $4,000 | $2,500 | ||
| 3 to 5 years | 7,000 | 6,000 | 2,500 | ||
| 6 to 7 years | 7,000 | 6,000 | 2,500 | ||
| 8 to 9 years | 12,000 | 6,000 | 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 | ||
| Pay grade 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(1) | $25,000 | $38,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Comprehensive/operative dentistry | 25,000 | 38,000 | 50,000 | ||
| Endodontics | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Prosthodontics | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Orthodontics | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Oral pathology/diagnosis/medicine | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Pediatric dentistry | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Periodontics | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Public health dentistry | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Dental research | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Endodontics (Advanced Clinical Practice) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | ||
| Exodontia (ACP) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | ||
| General dentistry (ACP) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | ||
| Periodontics (ACP) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | ||
| Prosthodontics (ACP) | 13,000 | 19,000 | 25,000 | ||
| (1) 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. | |||||
| * Optometrists and Veterinarians: Optometrists and veterinarians serving on active duty are entitled to $100 a month in special pay. Optometrists who draw special pay, have completed their obligation for education/training and agree to remain for two years qualify for the $6,000 per year retention special pay. | |||||
| * 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 at least one more year qualify for retention special pay (see rates under dental officer variable special pay, above). | |||||
| * 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 beginning in fiscal 2008 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: | |||||
| Medical specialties | Amount | Dental specialties | Amount | ||
| Aerospace medicine | $175,000 | Comprehensive dentistry | $225,000 | ||
| Anesthesia | 350,000 | Endodontics | 225,000 | ||
| Diagnostic radiology | 300,000 | Prosthodontics | 225,000 | ||
| Emergency medicine | 175,000 | Oral/Maxillofacial surgery | 275,000 | ||
| Family Practice | 175,000 | ||||
| General surgery | 300,000 | ||||
| Internal medicine | 150,000 | ||||
| Neurosurgery | 350,000 | ||||
| OB/GYN | 175,000 | ||||
| Ophthalmology | 150,000 | ||||
| Orthopedics | 200,000 | ||||
| Otolaryngology | 200,000 | ||||
| Pediatrics | 150,000 | ||||
| Preventive medicine | 150,000 | ||||
| Psychiatry | 175,000 | ||||
| Pulmonary medicine | 250,000 | ||||
| Urology | 175,000 | ||||
| Vascular surgery | 300,000 | ||||
