Specialty Incentive Pay (IP) & Retention Bonus (RB) - FY2025
Effective October 1, 2024
DoD FMR Volume 7A Chapter 5 (The following amounts are the maximum allowed by the Department of Defense. For your specific service amount consult with your service personnel office.)
| SPECIALTY |
PAID ANNUALLY |
| FULLY QUALIFIED IP RATE/YEAR (WITH OR WITHOUT RB) |
RB Rate |
| 2-Year |
3-Year |
4-Year |
6-Year |
| Laboratory Officer |
$0 |
N/A |
N/A |
$10,000 |
N/A |
| Occupational Therapist |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$7,500 |
N/A |
| Optometrist |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
| Pharmacist |
N/A |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
N/A |
| Physician Assistant |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
$15,000 |
$25,000 |
$35,000 |
| Psychologist |
$5,000 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
| Public Health Officer (Air Force) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$6,250 |
$7,500 |
$0 |
| Registered Dietician |
N/Q |
N/A |
N/A |
$7,500 |
N/A |
| Social Worker |
$2,500 |
$10,000 |
$18,000 |
$30,000 |
$25,000 |
| Veterinary Biomedical Scientist Officer (Army, PhD Complete Only) |
$5,000 |
7,000 |
$11,000 |
$15,000 |
N/A |
| Veterinarians (Army) Preventive Medicine |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$6,250 |
$7,500 |
N/A |
| Veterinary Officer |
$5,000 |
$2,500 |
$3,750 |
$5,000 |
N/A |
NOTE: Bolded information reflects changes in current chart.
Page updated October 1, 2024