2022 Military Allowances, Incentives, Bonuses and Special Pay

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 2025 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
  • 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
(for mobile scroll left and right to view all)

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.

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Health Professional Officer (HPO) Special and Incentive Pay Plan	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.

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