2022 Military Allowances, Incentives, Bonuses and Special Pay
Updated: December 24, 2022
Written by Veteran.com Team
The 2022 military allowances, incentives, bonuses and special pay rates are available.
Many service members qualify for special pays and incentives that are part of their branch’s recruitment and retention efforts. Some compensate members for assignment to hazardous or difficult duty conditions.
See 2024 military pay rates and charts here.
- Military Pay Calculator
- Basic Pay Charts
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Rates
Reserve Component/Transient (Non-Locality BAH Rates)
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) Rates
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Military Clothing (Uniform) Allowance Rates
- Effective Oct. 1, 2021
- Aviation Incentive, Bonus and Critical Skills Pay
- Drill Pay
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Monthly Career Sea Pay (Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Army Service Members)
- Dislocation Allowance Rates
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB)
- Updated March 2021
- Hardship Duty Pay Location (HDP-L) Rates
- Updated Dec. 2020
- Muster Duty Allowance (MDA) Rates
- Effective Jan. 1, 2022
- Family Separation Allowance
- All pay grades: $250 per month
- Personal Money Allowance (Monthly Amount)
- Updated Oct. 2019
- While serving as chairman or vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army or Air Force chief of staff, chief of Naval Operations or commandant of the Marine Corps: $333.33
- Senior member of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations: $225
- General or admiral: $183.33
- Lieutenant general or vice admiral: $41.67
- Senior enlisted advisor of a military service: $166.67
- Updated Oct. 2019
- Incentive and Special Pays
- Hazardous duty incentive pay for flying (non-aircrew members): $150
- Hazardous duty incentive pay for flying (aircrew members): $150
- Member qualified for high altitude, low opening (HALO) Pay: $225
- Hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay (HFP/IDP): $225
- Combat-Zone Tax Exclusion
- Basic pay for the Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JCS or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau: $9,355.46. Combat Zone Tax Exclusion for O-1 and above is based on this basic pay rate plus HFP/IDP ($225).
Submarine Duty Incentive Pay
(effective Oct. 1, 2021)Cumulative Years of Service
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| Pay Grade | Two or Fewer | More than Two | More than Three | More than Four | More than Six | More than Eight | More than 10 | More than 12 | More than 14 | More than 16 | More than 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-6 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 950 |
| O-5 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 880 | 930 | 950 |
| O-4 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 580 | 655 | 805 | 805 | 805 | 880 | 880 | 880 |
| O-3 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 560 | 655 | 805 | 805 | 805 | 805 | 805 | 805 |
| O-2 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 |
| O-1 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 |
| W-5 | 320 | 420 | 420 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| W-4 | 320 | 420 | 420 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| W-3 | 320 | 420 | 420 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| W-2 | 320 | 420 | 420 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| W-1 | 320 | 420 | 420 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| E-9 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 600 |
| E-8 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 550 |
| E-7 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 |
| E-6 | 175 | 190 | 190 | 335 | 370 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 |
| E-5 | 155 | 170 | 170 | 275 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| E-4 | 90 | 105 | 110 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| E-3 | 90 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| E-2 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| E-l | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Submarine Duty Incentive Pay for O-7 through O-10 is $355.00.
| Health Professional Officer (HPO) Special and Incentive Pay Plan | ||
| Health Professional Officer (HPO) Special and Incentive Pay Plan | |||
| FY2022 | |||
| Critically Short Wartime Accession Bonus (CSWSAB) | |||
| Medical Specialty | Four-Year Obligation | ||
| Aerospace Medicine | $200,000 | ||
| Anesthesia | $400,000 | ||
| Cardiology | $325,000 | ||
| Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | $400,000 | ||
| Diagnostic Radiology | $375,000 | ||
| Emergency Medicine | $300,000 | ||
| Family Practice | $275,000 | ||
| General Surgery | $400,000 | ||
| Internal Medicine | $250,000 | ||
| Infectious Diseases | $200,000 | ||
| Neurosurgery | $400,000 | ||
| Ophthalmology | $225,000 | ||
| Orthopedics | $400,000 | ||
| Preventive Medicine | $225,000 | ||
| Psychiatry | $300,000 | ||
| Pulmonary Medicine | $300,000 | ||
| Trauma/Critical Care Surgery | $400,000 | ||
| Urology | $300,000 | ||
| Vascular Surgery | $400,000 | ||
| Dental Specialty | Four-Year Obligation | ||
| Comprehensive Dentistry | $300,000 | ||
| General Dentistry | $150,000 | ||
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | $400,000 | ||
| Prosthodontics | $300,000 | ||
| Specialty CSWSAB | Three-Year Obligation | ||
| Clinical Psychologist | $42,500 | ||
| Specialty CSWSAB | Four-Year Obligation | ||
| Clinical Psychologist | $65,000 | ||
| Health Professions Accession Bonus | ||
| FY2022 | ||
| Nurse | Three-Year Obligation | Four-Year Obligation |
| Nursing (any specialty) | $20,000 | $30,000 |
| Critical Care Nursing | $0 | $100,000 |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | $0 | $250,000 |
| Specialty | Three-Year Obligation | Four-Year Obligation |
| Dietician | $0 | $30,000 |
| Medical Lab Technologist | $0 | $30,000 |
| Occupational Therapy | $0 | $30,000 |
| Pharmacist | $0 | $30,000 |
| Physical Therapist | $0 | $30,000 |
| Physician Assistant | $37,500 | $60,000 |
| Public Health Officer (Air Force) | $22,500 | $40,000 |
| Social Worker | $18,750 | $30,000 |
| Veterinary Officer | $0 | $20,000 |
Board Certification Pay (BCP) annual rate (prorated monthly): $6,000
Note: All officers, including general/flag officers at the rank of O-7 or higher, are eligible for the HPO BCP.
There are more than 60 special and incentive pays. All other special and incentive pay can be found at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Special and Incentive Pay website.
