MEDICAL CORPS BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY, INCENTIVE PAY (IP) and 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)
| Board Certification Pay (prorated monthly) |
$8,000 |
| MEDICAL CORPS |
IP 1-YEAR RATE
(PRORATED MONTHLY) |
| General Medical Officer (GMO) |
$20,000 |
| GMO with Aerospace Medicine or Undersea Medical Officer Training (Note 1) |
$25,000 |
| Internship (First Year of Graduate Medical Education) |
$1,200 |
| Initial Residency (Post-Graduate Year 2) |
$8,000 |
| POST RESIDENT or FELLOW GRADUATE (initial residency is the first residency completed) |
FULLY QUALIFIED IP RATE (prorated monthly) |
RB Rate (paid annually) |
| 2-year |
3-year |
4-year |
6-year |
| Anesthesiology |
$59,000 |
$40,000 |
$55,000 |
$105,000 |
$125,000 |
| Cardiology-Adult/Pediatric |
$59,000 |
$26,000 |
$39,000 |
$76,000 |
$95,000 |
| Dermatology |
$43,000 |
$17,000 |
$25,000 |
$43,000 |
N/A |
| Emergency Medicine |
$49,000 |
$26,000 |
$39,000 |
$76,000 |
$95,000 |
| Family Medicine |
$43,000 |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$48,000 |
$60,000 |
| Flight Surgery/Aerospace Medicine Primary Course (AMP), Other Residency Trained |
Note 2 |
Note 2 |
Note 2 |
Note 2 |
Note 2 |
| Gastroenterology Adult/ Pediatrics |
$49,000 |
$25,000 |
$36,000 |
$58,000 |
N/A |
| General Internal Medicine |
$43,000 |
$13,000 |
$23,000 |
$40,000 |
N/A |
| General Surgery |
$57,000 |
$50,000 |
$65,000 |
$105,000 |
$125,000 |
| Gynecological Surgery and Obstetrics |
$54,000 |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$46,000 |
$58,000 |
| Neonatology |
$50,000 |
$24,000 |
$34,000 |
$63,000 |
$78,000 |
| Neurology Adult/ Pediatrics |
$43,000 |
|
$19,000 |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
| Neurosurgery (Note 3) |
$65,000 |
$75,000 |
$100,000 |
$150,000 |
|
| Ophthalmology |
$51,000 |
$15,000 |
$21,000 |
$32,000 |
N/A |
| Orthopedics |
$59,000 |
|
$58,000 |
$95,000 |
$115,000 |
| Otolaryngology |
$53,000 |
$22,000 |
$30,000 |
$43,000 |
N/A |
| Pathology |
$43,000 |
$13,000 |
$20,000 |
$35,000 |
N/A |
| Pediatrics |
|
|
$20,000 |
$35,000 |
N/A |
| Physiatrist/Physical Medicine |
$43,000 |
|
$13,000 |
$20,000 |
N/A |
| Preventative/Occupational Medicine |
$43,000 |
$13,000 |
$20,000 |
$35,000 |
N/A |
| Psychiatry Adult/ Pediatrics |
$43,000 |
$19,000 |
$31,000 |
$65,000 |
$85,000 |
| Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine |
$46,000 |
|
$34,000 |
$63,000 |
$78,000 |
| Radiology Diagnostic/Therapeutic |
$59,000 |
$34,000 |
$49,000 |
$76,000 |
N/A |
| Residency in Aerospace Medicine (RAM) |
$43,000 |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
N/A |
| RAM (other residency trained) |
Note 4 |
Note 4 |
Note 4 |
Note 4 |
Note 4 |
| Subspecialty Category I (Note 5) |
$59,000 |
$50,000 |
$65,000 |
$110,000 |
$130,000 |
| Subspecialty Category II (Note 6) |
$51,000 |
$12,000 |
$18,000 |
$32,000 |
N/A |
| Subspecialty Category III (Note 7) |
$46,000 |
$18,000 |
$25,000 |
$43,000 |
$55,000 |
| Subspecialty Category IV (Note 8) |
$46,000 |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$48,000 |
$60,000 |
| Subspecialty Category V (Note 9) |
$59,000 |
$26,000 |
$36,000 |
$55,000 |
N/A |
| Urology |
$51,000 |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$55,000 |
N/A |
NOTES:
1. GMO aerospace medicine training: Physicians who have completed the Aerospace Medicine Primary courses.
2. Physicians who are trained in a primary specialty and have completed the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course (AMP, USAF) or Undersea Medical Officer Training (USN) are eligible for a $3,000 increase in Incentive Pay and Retention Bonus above their primary specialty rates.
3. The annual IP amount for the 4-year Neurosurgery retention agreement is $80,000.
4. Physicians who are trained in a primary specialty and have completed Residency in Aerospace Medicine (RAM) are eligible for a $5,000 increase in Incentive Pay and Retention Bonus above their primary specialty rates.
5. Requires primary specialty in General Surgery or as listed:
a. Cardio Thoracic Surgery;
b. Colon Rectal Surgery;
c. Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeons;
d. Oncology Surgery;
e. Organ Transplant;
f. Pediatric Surgery;
g. Plastic Surgery;
h. Trauma/Critical Care Surgery; or
i. Vascular Surgery.
6. Internal medicine nuclear medicine physicians only.
7. All internal medicine/pediatric fellowship-trained subspecialties not listed separately.
8. All family medicine fellowship trained subspecialties.
9. Physicians who are fellowship trained in:
a Ophthalmology;
b. Otolaryngology;
c. Obstetrics/gynecology; and
d. Urology
NOTE: Bolded information reflects changes in current chart.
Page updated October 1, 2024