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Home » 2022 Military Allowances, Incentives, Bonuses and Special Pay

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.

Military Allowance, Incentive, Bonus & Special Pay

    • 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 GradeTwo or FewerMore than TwoMore than ThreeMore than FourMore than SixMore than EightMore than 10More than 12More than 14More than 16More than 18
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O-5655655655655655655655655880930950
O-4400400400580655805805805880880880
O-3390390390560655805805805805805805
O-2335335335335335335470470470470470
O-1255255255255255255470470470470470
W-5320420420475475475475475475475475
W-4320420420475475475475475475475475
W-3320420420475475475475475475475475
W-2320420420475475475475475475475475
W-1320420420475475475475475475475475
E-9450450450450450450450450450450600
E-8450450450450450450450450450450550
E-7445445445445445445445445445445445
E-6175190190335370430430430430430430
E-5155170170275315315315315315315315
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Submarine Duty Incentive Pay for O-7 through O-10 is $355.00.



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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